User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
3. Click Apply to implement the justification setting.
Using vertical justification
Canvas can align text relative to the top and bottom borders of text objects. Canvas has four vertical
justification, or alignment, settings: Top, Bottom, Vertical Full, and Vertical Center. Vertical
justification applies to an entire text object. Top vertical justification is the default setting for new
text objects. Copying or duplicating text objects preserves their vertical justification settings;
however, if you copy a text selection and paste it into another object, the text follows the vertical
justification of the text object in which you paste it.
To change the vertical justification:
1. Select one or more text objects.
2. Choose Text | Justification.
3. Choose a vertical justification setting. A checkmark appears next to the selected setting.
There must be space in the text object to use vertical justification, not including space
created by empty paragraphs. The text objects must be created with the Text Object tool,
not the Text tool.
Vertical justification settings
Top: Sets all lines of type starting from the top of a text object. This is the traditional vertical
alignment for text objects; e.g., if a text object contains three lines of type, they appear at
the top of the text object. Spacing between lines is controlled by the Line Spacing, Before
Paragraph, and After Paragraph settings of the text.
Vertical Center: Sets all lines of type so they are spaced evenly above and below the
vertical center of a text object. If a text object contains three lines of type, for example, the
lines appear at the center of the text object. Spacing between lines is controlled by the Line
Spacing, Before Paragraph, and After Paragraph settings of the text.
Bottom: Sets all lines of type at the bottom of the text object. If a text object contains three
lines of type, for example, the lines appear at the bottom of the text object. Spacing between
lines is controlled by the Line Spacing, Before Paragraph, and After Paragraph settings of the
text.
Vertical Full: Sets all lines of type so they are evenly spaced between the top and bottom
borders of the text object. If a text object contains three lines of type, for example, one line
appears at the top, one appears at the center, and one appears at the bottom of the text
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