User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To apply paragraph rules:
1. Place the insertion point or make a selection in the paragraph. You can highlight multiple
paragraphs to select them.
2. Choose Text | Rules.
3. In the Paragraph Rules dialog box, select Rule Above or Rule Below. You can select either or
both options. The options for Rule Above and Rule Below can be set independently.
4. Select rule options, then click Apply to preview the rules.
5. Click OK to apply the rules and close the dialog box.
The Paragraph Rules command is not available unless a text object is in edit mode.
Paragraph Rules options
Rule Above and Rule
Below
Draws rules above or below selected paragraphs. Both can be selected.
The size, placement, and attributes of rules are based on the settings in
the dialog box. If a paragraph has rules and you clear the check boxes,
Canvas removes the rules.
Length Use the menu to choose an option for the length of paragraph rules.
Indents Sets the rule length based on the values in the From Left and From Right
boxes. These values set the distances from the ends of the rules to the
right and left borders of the text object (independent of paragraph
indents).
Text Makes the rule length equal to the first line (for rules above) or last line
(for rules below) of a paragraph. The From Left and From Right options
are not available when the Text option is selected.
Offset Enter a value in points to space the rule away from the adjacent line of
text. The position for rules above is measured from the descenders of
the last line of the previous paragraph. For rules below, the position is
measured from the descenders of the last line of the current paragraph.
You can enter a minimum value of -10 points to move the rule closer to
the text. You can enter a maximum value of 72 points to move the rule
away from the text.
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