2018

BOXES, LINES, AND TABLES
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You can change the shape entirely by choosing a different option from the Item•
> Shape submenu.
You can use the Box Corner Radius field in the Home or Space/Align tab of the•
Measurements palette. Enter the value manually or place the cursor in the fields
and use the up/down arrow keys to automatically increase/decrease the value.
Using th Shift/Alt key in conjunction with the up/down arrow keys changes the
amount the value is increased/decreased. See the chart in “
Palettes.”
You can reshape Bézier boxes by repositioning points, curve handles, and line•
segments. For more information, see “
Understanding Bézier shapes.”
Adding borders to boxes
Borders are decorative that can be placed around any type of box. To access border
controls for active boxes, display the Border tab of the Measurements palette.
Use the controls in these tabs to specify a border style, width, color, and opacity. If
the border style contains gaps, you can also specify gap color and opacity.
When using the Border tab of the Measurements palette, you can choose to apply
the same border to all sides of the box, or different boders to each side. Check
Multiple Borders to apply different borders to all sides of the box. Select the top,
bottom, right, or left box frame icons to apply a border to one or more sections of
the box at a time.
Use Line Drawing Order to choose the drawing order for the borders
(Vertical/Horizontal on Top).
You can only apply different border styles to different sides of a rectangular text
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box. This feature is not available for picture boxes or text boxes of any other shape.
You can also create your own border styles in the Dashes and Stripes dialog box
(Edit menu) and specify border settings in an Item Style. For more about Item
Styles, see “
Item Styles XTensions software.”
Applying colors to boxes
To apply a background color to active boxes, do one of the following:
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 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).