User Guide
Chapter 8 Working with Text 183
To create and format columns using the Text inspector:
1 Select the text box or rectangular shape with text you want to divide into columns.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text inspector button, and then click Columns.
3 To indicate how many columns you want, use the Column eld.
4 To use equal-width columns, select “Equal column width.”
To set up dierent column widths, deselect “Equal column width,” double-click
a Column value in the table, and type a new width.
5 To change the distance between columns, double-click a Gutter value and change it.
Putting Text Inside a Shape
All shapes, except lines, can contain text.
To add text to a shape:
1 Place a shape where you want it on the sheet.
To learn about adding shapes, see “Adding a Predrawn Shape” on page 198 and
“Adding a Custom Shape” on page 199.
2 Double-click the shape and type the text you want.
The clipping indicator
shows that text
extends beyond the
borders of a shape.
3 To resize the shape, select it and drag the selection handles. (If the insertion point is
inside the shape, press Command-Return to get out of text editing mode and select
the shape.)
You can format the text within a shape. You can also rotate a shape while keeping its
text horizontal. After rotating the shape, choose Format > Shape > “Reset Text and
Object Handles.”
4 To add text to a shape that’s part of a group, double-click in the text area of any shape
in the group.
If you resize the group, everything resizes except for the text. Of course, you can still
select text and change its font size.
See “Grouping and Ungrouping Objects” on page 215 for details about grouping
objects.