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Last updated 12/5/2011

Formatting paragraphs

Format paragraphs

For point type, each line is a separate paragraph. For paragraph type, each paragraph can have multiple lines,

depending on the dimensions of the bounding box.

You can select paragraphs and then use the Paragraph panel to set formatting options for a single paragraph, multiple

paragraphs, or all paragraphs in a type layer.

❖ Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool .

• To apply formatting to a single paragraph, click in a paragraph.

• To apply formatting to multiple paragraphs, make a selection within a range of paragraphs.

• To apply formatting to all paragraphs in the layer, select the type layer in the Layers panel.

More Help topics

“Formatting characters” on page 379

“Line and character spacing” on page 387

“Scaling and rotating type” on page 377

“Editing text” on page 374

Paragraph panel overview

You use the Paragraph panel to change the formatting of columns and paragraphs. To display the panel, choose

Window

> Paragraph, or click the Paragraph panel tab if the panel is visible but not active. You can also select a type

tool and click the Panel button

in the options bar.

To set options with numeric values in the Paragraph panel, you can use the up and down arrows or edit the value

directly in the text box. When you edit a value directly, press Enter or Return to apply a value, Shift+Enter or

Shift+Return to apply a value and then highlight the value just edited, or Tab to apply a value and move to the next

text box in the panel.

Paragraph panel

A. Alignment and justification B. Left indent C. First line left indent D. Space before paragraph E. Hyphenation F. Right indent G. Space

after paragraph

You can access additional commands and options in the Paragraph panel menu. To use this menu, click the triangle

in the upper right corner of the panel.