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TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
Choose options from the Style > Color, Style > Shade, and Style > Opacity •
submenus.
Display the Colors palette (Window > Show Colors), click a color, and then •
choose or enter Shade and Opacity values.
Use the color, shade, and opacity controls in the Home or Character tab of the •
Measurements palette.
Use the color, shade, and opacity controls in the Measurements palette. •
Applying horizontal or vertical scale
To apply horizontal or vertical scaling to selected text, do one of the following
things:
Choose Scale Text Horizontally or Scale Text Vertically from the Character •
tab of the Measurements palette, and enter a value in the field.
Use the ticker controls with or without Shift or Alt/ Opt modifier to modify the •
scale value.
Use the keyboard commands. If a range of text is selected that has both •
horizontal and vertical scaling applied, the keyboard commands will increase or
decrease the text accordingly.
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You cannot apply horizontal and vertical scaling values simultaneously.
Applying baseline shift
You can place characters above or below their baseline without affecting paragraph
spacing. A positive value raises the text; a negative value lowers the text. To apply
baseline shift to selected text, do one of the following things:
Enter a value in the Baseline field of the Character tab of the Measurements •
palette.
Use the ticker controls with or without Shift or Alt/ Opt modifier to modify the •
baseline shift value.
Use the keyboard commands. •
Applying emphasis value
To apply an emphasis mark to a character, select the character, click the Emphasis
Mark drop down in the Text Styles menu on the Home or Character tab of the
Measurements palette to display the emphasis mark options, and then click one of
the options. These options are also available in the Emphasis Mark drop-down
menu under Style > Type Style.
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