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 Pound sign (#) stacks text diagonally, separated by a diagonal line.
 Carat (^) creates a tolerance stack, which is stacked vertically and not
separated by a line.
To stack characters manually within the In-Place Text Editor, select the text
to be formatted, including the special stacking character, and right-click. From
the shortcut menu, click Stack.
Stack Numeric and Tolerance Characters Automatically
You can specify that numeric characters entered before and after a slash, pound
sign, or carat will stack automatically. For example, if you enter 1#3 followed
by a nonnumeric character or space, the AutoStack Properties dialog box is
displayed by default, and you can change the settings in the Stack Properties
dialog box to specify your formatting preferences.
The automatic stacking feature applies only to numeric characters immediately
before and after the slash, pound sign, and carat. For tolerance stacking, the
+, -, and decimal character also stack automatically.
See also:
Work with Text Styles (page 605)
Create and Edit Columns in Multiline Text
You can create and edit multiple columns using the In-Place Text Editor
column options and column grips.
Multiple columns can be created and edited with the In-Place Text Editor and
through grip editing. Editing columns using grips allows you the flexibility
of seeing the changes as you make them.
Columns follow a few rules. All columns have equal width and equal gutters.
A gutter is the space between columns. The height of columns remains constant
unless more text than the column can accommodate is added, or you manually
move the editing grip to adjust the column height.
Editing Columns in the In-Place Text Editor
When you are working with columns in the In-Place Text Editor, the columns
will be in a frame. The ruler bar spans across all columns, but is only active
for the current column.
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