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Note: Resetting parameter groups does not affect the activation checkbox for the group.
General Text Controls in the Layout Pane
Use the Text Layout controls in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector to specify general
arrangement of your text. These controls allow you to make text flow in a single line, in
a paragraph with set margins, or on a path.
Layout Controls: This section of the Layout pane contains basic layout options for a text
object.
• Layout Method: Use this pop-up menu to specify whether the text layout is set to Type,
Paragraph, Path, Scroll, or Crawl.
Note: When Layout Method is set to Scroll or Crawl, the Transform Glyph tool is not
available. The Offset, Rotation, and Affects Layout parameters in the Format pane are
also not available.
The Layout Method menu has the following options:
• Type: Creates a single line of text. This is the default method. As text is added, the
string of text continues off the Canvas. If you create multiple lines of text by using
hard returns, set Layout Method to Paragraph. This will allow you to use the Margin
controls, as well as align text when using tabs.
• Paragraph: Makes the Margin controls available in the lower area of the Layout pane.
Use the sliders to change margin size. Double-clicking the text in the Canvas when
Layout Method is set to Paragraph displays a ruler and scroll control around the text
entry field. When text is deleted from a paragraph text entry field, paragraph margins
do not scale. For information on modifying or creating a paragraph, see Adding
Paragraph Text in the Canvas.
• Path: Creates text on a path and makes the Path Options parameter group available.
The path can be an open or closed spline, a circle, a rectangle, a wave, or based on
a shape.
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