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BeyondPress is fully scriptable and recordable, lets you add a Scripts menu to QuarkXPress, and includes a variety of sample scripts.

Recording scripts

You can record BeyondPress actions with the AppleScript Script Editor. Click Record in the Script Editor then perform operations in BeyondPress. The recorded code shows you the syntax for BeyondPress events.

Adding a Scripts menu in QuarkXPress

To add a Scripts menu to QuarkXPress, check Use Scripts Menu in the Application panel of BeyondPress Preferences. Create a folder called "Scripts" and place it in your QuarkXPress folder before you launch QuarkXPress. Any script you place in that folder will be listed in the Scripts menu.

Using BeyondPress sample scripts

BeyondPress includes a sample script, "Auto Link URLs," and a sample applet, "Convert Everything." These samples are immediately useful and provide examples of how scripts may be used to automate tasks.

Auto Link URLs

When you put the Scripts folder in your QuarkXPress folder, Auto Link URLs appears in the QuarkXPress Scripts menu. Choose Auto Link URLs to create links for all Web, ftp, and email addresses in the text of your document.

Convert Everything

"Convert Everything" is in the Applets folder in the BeyondPress folder on your hard drive. It will convert any file that can be imported into BeyondPress -- picture files, text files, word processor files, and QuarkXPress documents. Drop any collection of these files onto the Convert Everything icon to convert them. Convert Everything will use your BeyondPress Preferences settings when converting files.

For more information

See the Scripting information on the BeyondPress page of the Extensis Web site (http://www.extensis.com/beyondpress/) for more information.

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