User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
Page numbering commands
To insert In this type of object Do this
Current page
number
Header or footer (page
count is static in normal
text objects)
Choose Text | Insert | Page #, or type $p
Total page
count
Header or footer (page
count is static in normal
text objects)
Choose Text | Insert | Total Page #, or type $t
Page # of total
pages
e.g., Page 2 of
8
Header or footer (page
count is static in normal
text objects)
Choose Text | Insert | Page # of Total Page #, or type
Page $P of $T
Page -# of total
pages
e.g., Page -2 of
4
Header or footer (page
count is static in normal
text objects)
Choose Text | Insert | Page #+4-8 of Total Page
#+4-8, or type Page $P+4-8 of $T+4-8
If you unintentionally place spaces between the page numbers and operators, the page
numbering will create errors; e.g., the formula Page $P+4 -8 of $T+4 -8 would appear as
Page 6 -8 of 12 -8.
Working with type styles
Define text formatting settings and save them as character and paragraph type styles using the
Styles tab in the Type palette. Canvas stores type styles with documents. When you open a
document, Canvas loads the associated styles so you can apply them; however, Canvas also gives you
the option of saving defined styles in a file which can be shared with others (see "Saving and loading
type styles" on page 609).
Before you start defining type styles, see "Formatting text" on page 577 to learn about
fonts, font styles, etc.
Type styles make it easy to apply formats and maintain consistency throughout a document. Base
styles on each other to form a “family” of styles, so that styles inherit the character and paragraph
attributes of a parent style. Organizing styles in this manner makes global style changes a simple
matter of changing the parent style.
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