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– Spacing – sets the spacing between the characters of the font, which can be defined
in number of points.
– Pair kerning – automatically adjusts the spacing between certain pairs of characters to
visually improve the appearance.
Paragraph formatting
Any individual paragraph formatting will override any formatting that has been applied using a
drawing object style.
Note
If the text box has been selected, then any individual paragraph formatting to text will
be applied to all of the text contained within the text box. For more information about
selecting text, see “Selecting text” on page 175.
Figure 213: Paragraph dialog
1) Click on the Text icon then select the paragraph you want to format. See “Selecting text” on
page 175 for information on how to select text.
2) Go to Format > Paragraph on the main menu bar, or click the Paragraph icon on the
Text Formatting toolbar, or right-click on the selected text and select Paragraph to open the
Paragraph dialog (Figure 213).
3) Make your changes to the paragraph formatting using the available options in the tabbed
pages in the Paragraph dialog, then click OK to save your changes.
To cancel any changes you have made to the paragraph format, click Reset and the text
reverts back to its original formatting.
Alternatively, use the tools available on the Paragraph subsection (Figure 214) on the Sidebar to
format the selected paragraphs.
Alternatively, right-click on the selected paragraphs and use the options available in the context
menu (Font; Size, Style, Alignment and Line Spacing).
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