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Sort Paragraphs

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 sorts all the paragraphs of a selected text box, in the order based on input from user.

Prerequisites

none

Notes

This sample ships with QuarkXPress 2018.

Warning

This Script will remove all features which are NOT supported by qxml yet, such as Callouts, Footnotes, Endnotes, Cross References, Anchors etc. from the selected box.

Screenshots

How to sort:
Ascending or descending
What to sort:
Sort text or numbers

Version History

May 2018: Initial version

How to install

  1. On the GitHub page, download the ZIP by clicking on the green button "Clone or download"
    Step 1
  2. In the popout menu click on "Download ZIP"
    Step 2
  3. Save to your Desktop
  4. Unzip (so that you get a folder)
  5. Copy the resulting folder to the js folder in your documents folder (see below)
  6. In QuarkXPress open the "JavaScript" palette
    (via "Window" menu)
  7. If you do not see a folder with the name of this JavaScript, click on the little "Home" ("House") symbol.
    Step 7
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/

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