I tend to use the text inset option in Quark quite a lot. You can also create white space around your text by placing a text box within another box but the text inset option allows you to specify exactly how much you want to leave, making the final publication a bit neater.
On this example below you can see that the text is flush to the frame giving it a rather untidy and squashed appearance.
You can access the text inset option through the Modify menu either by selecting Modify from the item menu or by pressing Apple M. The inset option is found in the text tab as shown in the picture below.
Here you can specify whether you want multiple insets by ticking the text box. If you leave the text box un-ticked then the same inset will be applied to each side of your text box. Generally I prefer to specify multiple insets because I find you tend to end up with too much space at the bottom otherwise. After entering the values you require click apply and ok and you can see that the text in the box now has a nice even white space around it leaving it room to breathe within its frame.
