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Glossary Words - Q X Y Z

From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

There may not be a lot of terms that start with Q, X, Y, or Z but you'll find a lot of information for those that do. Learn your QR Codes and your X-Height. Highlight your knowledge of Yellow and Yen. Zoom in on all these terms and more. These are just the briefest of definitions. For more detailed descriptions see the individual page for each term.

# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | (Q) X Y Z
Specialty Glossaries: Graphics | Layout & Design | Prepress | Printing & Finishing | Software | Type & Fonts | Business | Paper

QR Code

A type of 2D code used for tying print to Web...

Quark

The company, not the software...

QuarkXPress

Desktop publishing software from Quark, Inc. ...

QXB

QuarkXPress book file...

QXD

Older QuarkXPress project file format...

QXP

QuarkXPress file...

QXT

QuarkXPress template file...

X-Height

Distance between the baseline of a line of type and tops of the main body of lower case letters...

Xerographic Paper

Another name for bond paper...

XTension

Plug-ins for QuarkXPress...

Yellow

A sunshine color and an ink used in processing printing...

Yen Symbol (¥)

Currency symbol in Japan...

Zig Zag Fold

Fold it this way, then that way, in a Z or M pattern...

Zine

A self-published specialty magazine or fanzine...

Zoom

Magnifying your work...

Desktop Publishing Glossary Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | (Q) X Y Z

Specialty Glossaries
Graphics | Layout & Design
Prepress | Printing & Finishing
Software | Type & Fonts
Business | Paper

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