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You can also create your own frame styles in the Dashes and Stripes dialog box (Edit
menu) and specify frame settings in an Item Style. For more about Item Styles, see
"Item Styles."
Applying colors to boxes
To apply a background color to active boxes, do one of the following:
• (Windows only) Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M), click the Box tab,
and then use the controls in the Box area.
• Display the Colors palette (Window > Colors), click the Background Color
button , and then use the controls in the palette.
• Use the controls in the Home tab of the Measurements palette.
The controls available in these tabs and palette are as follows:
• Box or Background Color: Lets you specify the background color for the box.
• Shade: Lets you specify the tint of the background color (0% = white, 100% = full
color).
• Opacity: Lets you control the transparency of the box background (0% = fully
transparent, 100% = fully opaque).
You can also specify box color in an Item Style. For more about Item Styles, see "Item
Styles."
Applying gradients to boxes
A gradient is a gradual transition from one color to another. To apply a gradient to
the background of active boxes, see Creating gradients".
Specifying number of columns in text boxes
To specify the number of columns in a text box, do one of the following:
• (Windows only) Choose Item > Modify, click the Text tab, and use the Columns
field and the Gutter Width field to specify how many columns the text box should
have and how wide their gutters should be.
• Use the Cols field and the Gutter field in the Home tab and the Text tab of the
Measurements palette to specify how many columns the text box should have
and how wide their gutters should be.
The Line Between option available in the Text tab allows you to specify that a line
will be drawn between columns in a multi-column text box and and its height will be
equivalent to the height of the text in the column.
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