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Anchored Objects
If you want a graphical object to appear next to a particular part of a block of text, you
can anchor the object to the text so it moves with it.
Right click the object and choose
ANCHOR TO TEXT. Using the SELECTOR TOOL click
and drag the anchor symbol that appears in the top left of the object to the location in
the text where you would like the object anchored. Now if you edit or move the text,
the anchored object moves with the anchor point.
Spell Checker
On the TEXT TOOL InfoBar is a button that selects the spell checker options and
language. If you select
CHECK SPELLING AS YOU TYPE this will also mark all
unrecognized words with a red dotted underline. Right click on any marked
word to be presented with suggested alternatives.
Embedded Fonts
Page & Layout Designer stores the character shapes of all the fonts used in your
document. This means if you give someone else your Page & Layout Designer file, or
transfer the file to another computer they will see exactly what you see, even if the
correct fonts are not installed on that computer. But this only embeds the characters
that are used in the document (it's not a full font that is included). So on computers
with the fonts missing, any text that is added in the missing fonts may be missing the
correct character shapes.
Text Tip: There are a lot of shortcuts available in the TEXT TOOL. Refer to
the reference section on keyboard shortcuts (on page 382) to see them all. One
useful one for experimenting with page layouts, "Ctrl + Shift + L", inserts a block of
random pseudo Latin.
Page Size
You can set any page size you like by selecting the PAGE SIZE tab of the OPTIONS
DIALOG
(right click > "Page Options" or choose Page Options from the File menu).
The dialog offers a range of commonly used page sizes in the drop-down list. Or
Choose the custom option to enter any other page size.
Attention: If you plan to print your design in a printing company please put attention to the Bleed
setting as well!