Create Grid by Dividing a Box
This JavaScript needs to be installed in QuarkXPress 2018. Feel free to modify this script to your own needs.
Please see here on how to install: Installation Instructions
What it does
This script creates a grid of boxes from an existing box.
Prerequisites
Select a box
Notes
This sample ships with QuarkXPress 2018
Screenshots
Before:
After (parameters: 5 columns with 2pt padding, 3 rows with 2pt padding):
Version History
May 2018: Original version as supplied with QuarkXPress 2018
How to install
- On the GitHub page, download the ZIP by clicking on the green button "Clone or download"
- In the popout menu click on "Download ZIP"
- Save to your Desktop
- Unzip (so that you get a folder)
- Copy the resulting folder to the js folder in your documents folder (see below)
- In QuarkXPress open the "JavaScript" palette
(via "Window" menu) - If you do not see a folder with the name of this JavaScript, click on the little "Home" ("House") symbol.
| Step 5: On MacOS copy to | Step 5: On Windows copy to |
|---|---|
| ~/Documents/Quark/QuarkXPress 2018/js/ | Documents\Quark\QuarkXPress 2018\js\ |
| (so into your "Documents" folder) | (so into your "Documents" folder) |
Run the JavaScript by first double clicking the folder; and then double clicking the Script itself (in the JavaScript palette of QuarkXPress).
More Information
More information on QuarkXPress and how to use JavaScript in QuarkXPress can be found here:
http://www.quark.com/Support/Documentation/QuarkXPress/