X-Ray Magazine v5n3 GLUON's ProBullets & Numbers

By Cyndie Shaffstall

If you work with outlines, create tables of content manually, or just generally make lots of bulleted (unordered) or numbered (ordered) lists, GLUON's ProBullets & Numbers is a QuarkXPress XTensions module must have.

Gaining access

There are two components to GLUON ProBullets & Numbering: the palette and the setting dialogue box. Access to the palette interface is gained through QuarkXPress' Window menu. Simply choose the appropriate entry to either show or hide the palette.

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Figure 1 Choose Show GLUON ProBullets to access the small floating palette shown in figure 2.

Figure 2 The ProBullets palette, shown here also provides access to the settings dialog box.

As you install GLUON XTensions they are added to a dedicated menu in the top menu bar as shown in figure 3. My GLUON menu contains only ProBullets.

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Figure 3 If you have installed any GLUON products, the GLUON menu is added to your top menu bar when you launch QuarkXPress. Choose this entry to access the settings dialogue box.

Additionally, you can access the settings dialogue box by clicking the double arrows of the palette.

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Figure 4 The palette enables you to quickly and easily apply either bullets or numbers to selected text, but also gives you one-click access to the settings dialogue box.

The settings dialogue box


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All pre-formatting of the bullet and number styles are controlled within the settings dialogue box. This is an easy-to-use, one-stop access to everything you need. The settings you save with a document open are embedded into the current document and will travel with that document. This is very useful when you want to use the style sheet functions or special characters particular to a given document. If, when you launch ProBullets, no settings are found in a document, the globally saved settings will be used. If no global settings exist, default settings are used.

Note: When you save settings with no document open, a settings file will be created in the [user] > library > preferences > GLUON folder.
This folder can be shared with other users ensuring
consistency across a workflow.

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About the author:

Cyndie Shaffstall is publisher, editor, and contributing author to X-Ray Magazine. She began her career working in print and type shops. At the introduction of the Macintosh to the print industry in the mid-80s, Shaffstall became a corporate trainer helping print-shop professionals adopt and adapt to the Mac. She has authored or co-authored many books on computer software, and self-published her first, QuarkXPress: Making the Most of Your Negative Experiences and her most recent, QuarkXPress 8: production tricks and experts' tips. In 1995, Shaffstall founded ThePowerXChange, a software-distribution company dedicated to extensions technology. In addition to ThePowerXChange, Shaffstall is the managing member of StrappyArt, LLC, the distributor of StrappyArt, which she invented in 2006. She has recently joined Spider Trainers, LLC, as the SEO/SMO advisor. She is also director of QuarkAlliance at Quark, Inc.