User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
2. Place the insertion point by clicking the I-beam where you want the new formatting to begin.
3. Use one of the methods to choose formatting options. If you use the Type palette, be sure to
click the Apply button after making changes.
4. Begin typing. The text appears with the chosen formatting. If you begin typing in the middle
of a paragraph, only the new text has the new settings.
Formatting text with the Properties bar
When using various tools to create or select text objects, the text formatting options appear in the
Properties bar. Format your text using the Properties bar options in addition to the Type palette (Text
| Type) and Text menu commands.
Text formatting options
Font Select one from the menu. The font applies to selected text objects,
highlighted text, or the next text you type.
Size Select a size or enter one and press Enter. The size applies to selected
text objects, highlighted text, or the next text you type.
Horizontal alignment Select left, center, right, or justify.
Text attributes Use the pop-up palettes to apply a text fill ink, text pen ink, background
ink, and text frame ink. For the text stroke and frame stroke, you can
also assign a pen width.
Leading Select an option or enter a value and press Enter.
Scaling Specify percentages (horizontal & vertical) by which you want to scale
the current type size.
Space Insert spacing before or after a paragraph by entering values in the
fields.
Vertical alignment Select top, bottom, center, or justify.
Text styles Click buttons to assign standard text styles.
Tab Select left, right, center, decimal, or comma from the menu and then
click in the ruler to set the tab (see "Positioning tabs" on page 587).
Kerning Select an option from the menu or enter a value and press Enter.
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