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To add text to a line or path, select the Text Content tool and double-click the line or
path.
To control the way text rides the selected text path:
• (Windows only) Display the Text Path tab of the Modify dialog box (Item menu), and
then click a button in the Text Orientation area to choose how the text should ride the
path. You can also choose an option from the Align Text drop-down menu to determine
which part of a font is used to position characters on the path
• (Mac OS X only) Use the Text Box tab of the Measurements palette .
Creating drop caps
Drop caps are initial caps that hang two or more lines below the first line of a paragraph.
The automatic Drop Caps feature enlarges the drop cap characters and runs the paragraph
around the drop caps automatically. The typeface and styles match the rest of the paragraph.
To apply drop caps to a selected paragraph, display the Formats tab of the Paragraph
Attributes dialog box (Windows) or the Paragraph/Paragraph Attributes tab of the
Measurements palette, and check Drop Caps. To specify how many characters to use as
drop caps, enter a value from 1 to 127 in the Character Count field. To specify the number
of lines the characters are dropped, enter a value from 2 to 16 in the Line Count field.
Drop caps are a great way to make text visually distinctive.
Drop caps are measured by percentage rather than by points. When you select a drop cap,
the default size is 100%.
Creating rules above and below paragraphs
Rules are frequently used above or below text to set off paragraphs, to indicate related
information, or just to add a graphic flair to page design. To create rules, use the Rules tab
of the Paragraph Attributes dialog box (Style menu) (Windows), or the Rules tab of the
Measurements palette (Mac OS X).
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