BlackLining Track changes made to the text of a document as it is being revised in QuarkXpress 7
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BlackLining Description

Track changes made to the text of a document as it is being revised in QuarkXpress 7 BlackLining works in conjunction with QuarkXPress 7 to allow a user to retain a complete audit trail of all changes made to text. Those who work with financial, legal, and other exact documentation will find this an essential tool.BlackLining tracks changes made to the text of a document as it is being revised. BlackLining is designed to allow a user or viewer of a document to be able to see a complete history of changes that have occurred. Text inserts are shown as underlines and text deletes can either be shown as strike through, or have a caret mark from where text has been deleted.BlackLining has the unique feature of tracking different revision cycles. By choosing different revision cycles it is possible to show a complete history of all the text changes made to a document as it passes through the revision process.BlackLining In Operation: If a run of text or word or letter is deleted, it will be marked as "Struck-Through" that is a line through the centre of it in a bold form or colour that shows it as being struck out. New text that is inserted will be marked as underlined again in bold or coloured so that it is apparent to the reader that it is a new insert.It may be obvious though, that to retain all the deleted text in a document could mean that it becomes greatly increased in pagination to encompass all the deletes; to enable the pagination to remain correct, it is possible to change views so that struck-through text is hidden but its presence marked only by a small mark or caret to show that a deletion has occurred.Words that have been deleted or inserted will disappear or appear depending on the revision level being displayed; up to 98 revisions level can be recorded.Preferences govern the screen display and the printed output, and these can be set for individual revision levels as well. In addition there is an option to highlight all onscreen marks and have sidebar markers when printed.A special characters' feature allows a live header of a document to be created so that, if used on a master page for example, all pages can have document information such as name, date and time, as well as BlackLining revision numbers and a checksum.A history file records the actions taken in a documents' history and this can be printed or exported — which may be useful for billing or auditing. Here are some key features of "BlackLining": · deleted text can be shown as strike-through or by caret mark; · inserted text will be shown as underlined · up to 98 revision levels can be recorded · through the active revision display, a true history of the document can be shown · words that have been inserted or deleted will appear or disappear depending on the revision level being displayed · allow to paste text with BlackLining marks in place · special characters allow a live header to be built for displaying job information · comprehensive set of preferences give full options and control · on-screen highlight display · merge, remove, and erase functions for BlackLining marks at all levels · complete document BlackLining history log file · manual BlackLining marking and clearing · special characters allow a live header to be built for displaying job information; · compatibility for Acrobat Distiller PDF drivers · optionally show the BlackLining level(s) in the same line as the document name; · generate and print a checksum on the same line as the document name when printing with registration marks (checksum is a unique number generated for the page, and if the items on the page differ from one print session to the next then the number will be different) · export all text from a document · enhanced BlackLining user information report · Open architecture allows ease of interface with other developers and customisation · Mac and Windows (coming soon) versions available. (Mac Universal PowerPC and Intel for XPress 7) Requirements: · QuarkXPress 7.2 Limitations: · Restricts the blacklining to the first 5 pages of a document and will print with a BlackLining Demo watermark.

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