User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
Using the Text Format Brush
Use the Text Format Brush to copy text attributes, such as font, font style, fill ink, pen ink, as well as
pen stroke, so that you can apply them to other text. This tool does not copy frame ink, frame stroke,
or background ink. To apply these items to text, see "To apply a background ink:" on page 633, "To
apply a frame stroke:" on page 633, and "To apply a frame ink:" on page 633.
To copy and apply text attributes:
1.
Select the Text Format Brush tool.
The cursor changes to an eyedropper.
2. Click on a text object to copy the text attributes.
3. Then, click on the text object to which you want to apply the text attributes.
If you want to apply the text attributes to a single character or group of characters, drag across the
character or characters until they are all selected. When you release the mouse, the text attributes
will be applied.
Creating text layouts
Use the Text Object tool to place text objects, or columns, in page layouts. Text objects created with
this tool keep their width and length, unlike text objects made with the Text tool, which shrink and
expand in length to fit the amount of text you type. The Text Object tool is especially useful for
designing templates and master pages, because you can set up text columns and add type later.
If you enter text into a text object created with the Text Object tool, and there is more text than will fit
in the column, an overflow indicator appears at the bottom of the text object (see "Flowing overset
text into new text columns" on page 572).
To hide the bounding boxes of text objects, choose Layout | Display | Hide Text Boxes. To
show them again, choose Layout | Display | Show Text Boxes.
The Text Object tool doesn’t select text or place a text object in edit mode. For these
operations, use the Text tool (see "Using the Text tool" on page 561).
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