User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
so that each line is at least 1.5 inches wide. Only the last line in a paragraph is unaffected
by the “Minimum line widths” setting.
For full-justified text: To tell Canvas when the last line of a paragraph is wide enough
to be justified (flush with both right and left margins), enter a percentage in the “Justify
Last Line Within” box; e.g., you create a two-inch wide, full-justified paragraph and tell
Canvas to justify the last line within 75%. If the last line is less than 1.5 inches wide,
Canvas does not justify the line. However, if the last line is wider than 1.5 inches, Canvas
justifies the line.
5. To set letter and word spacing parameters, click the Spacing tab to bring it to the front, if
necessary. Set the minimum, desired, and maximum spacing in the Letter and Word areas.
Specify each setting as a percentage of the current spacing. The desired spacing must be
greater than the minimum and less than the maximum. The maximum spacing cannot be less
than the minimum.
Canvas will try to adjust spacing to the desired percentage, but might not be able to
depending on minimum line width and justification settings. In these cases, Canvas will then
try to adjust the spacing within the minimum and maximum percentages you specify.
However, if the minimum and maximum spacing parameters are still in conflict with
minimum line width or full justification settings, Canvas will ignore the spacing parameters.
If you applied kerning to characters within the selection, Canvas adjusts the
spacing as a percentage of the kerning.
To change the spacing of a paragraph by a set amount, you can set the minimum, desired,
and maximum percentages to the same value. This has a similar effect to kerning the entire
paragraph.
6. Click Apply to implement the settings.
Automatic hyphenation
Canvas can insert a hyphen in the last word of a line to give text objects a more balanced, even
appearance. You can also control the hyphenation properties so that Canvas only hyphenates under
specific circumstances. Hyphenation settings apply to entire paragraphs. To hyphenate a specific
word, you can manually insert a hyphen.
To use automatic hyphenation:
1. Click the Hyphen tab to bring it to the front. Turn hyphenation on and configure the following
settings.
2. Click Apply to implement the hyphenation settings.
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