User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Widow Turn on to activate widow protection.
Specify the minimum number of lines that can appear in the last
paragraph of a column.
Orphan Turn on to activate orphan protection.
Specify the minimum number of lines that can appear at the top of a
column in a linked flow.
Keep all lines To prevent Canvas from inserting a column break in a paragraph, turn
on this option. This prevents widows and orphans, but might leave a lot
of blank space at the bottom of a column.
Keep with next To prevent two paragraphs from being separated by a column break,
turn on this option. This option is useful for keeping a one-line
paragraph, such as a heading, together with its section.
Setting drop caps
Drop caps are large characters that extend below the normal baseline of the first line of an opening
paragraph. Canvas indents the text below the first line to make room for the drop caps. You can
format drop caps for any selected paragraphs.
To create a drop cap:
1. Choose Text | Type.
2. Click the Indents tab to bring it to the front.
3. Depending on how you want the drop cap to apply, do one of the following:
To apply to Do this
First paragraph in a Select the object or place the insertion point anywhere in the first
text object paragraph.
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