Can I create a keyboard shortcut for an AppleScript built into Quark6

I do a lot of photo scatters and sometimes have to use the "Picture box" "place name" script in Quark6. I wish I had a keyboard shortcut, because I use it as many as 80 times on a set of scatter images.
I am clueless about how do do this, is it possible?

Not only is this very possible, it's also very easy. You can do this not just for Quark but for any application in OS X. To accomplish what you want, do the following:
* Firstly, quit QuarkXPress completely. The rest of the steps won't work if it is still running.
* Go to the Apple menu and select System Preferences.
* Click the Keyboard & Mouse System Preference Pane
* Click Keyboard Shortcuts
* Click the + button to add a new shortcut.
* Select QuarkXPress as the application.
* In the Menu Title field type "Place Name" exactly like that but without the quotes.
* Click inside the Shortcut field and type the key combination you want to use for this shortcut. I suggest using Command + one of the F keys, like Command+F1.
* Click Add.
* Close System Preferences
* Run Quark, open a document, and try it out!
Robert

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