User Guide

42 Working With Type
 2001 Cheltenham Computer Training PageMaker 6.5 Intermediate
FOR USE AT THE LICENSED SITE(S) ONLY
 Cheltenham Computer Training 1995-2001 - www.cctglobal.com
Applying
paragraph
rules
To apply a Paragraph Rule:
• From the tools palette, selected the Text tool.
• Point and click the mouse in a paragraph you want to format
OR
highlight several paragraphs at once.
• From the main menu, choose Type > Paragraph.
OR
press the Ctrl + M key combination.
• Click the Rules button.
• Check the Rule Above Paragraph and/or Rule Below Paragraph
checkbox.
• Define the desired stroke attributes and OK.
Using the
Paragraph
Rule Options
dialog box
• With the Paragraph Rule Options you can set the space between the
paragraph and the rules.
To display the Paragraph Rule Options dialog box:
• From the main menu, choose Type > Paragraph.
OR
press the Ctrl + M key combination.
Click the Options button to open the Paragraph Rule Options dialog
box:
Top - this field allows you to enter an amount (in inches) of the space
above the baseline of the first line in the paragraph before the rule.
Bottom - this field allows you to enter an amount (in inches) of the
space below the baseline of the last line in the paragraph before the
rule.
Align Next Paragraph to Grid - this checkbox allows you to align the
baselines of columns, so that the paragraph rules will align vertically.
Grid Size - allows you to match the leading of your body text.
Reset - this button allows you reset the amount in the Top and
Bottom fields to Auto.