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TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY
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, use the Paragraph 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 Measurements palette.
Using anchored boxes
You can paste boxes and lines of any shape in text, which makes them act like
characters and flow with text. This is especially helpful when text reflows, because
anchored items reflow like other characters in the text. If items are not anchored
and text reflows, they become displaced, and can end up overlapping text.
Anchored objects (boxes, lines and tables) can be nested as deep as you like with no
limit.
You can paste boxes and lines of any shape in text, which makes them act like
characters and flow with text. This is especially helpful when text reflows, because
anchored items reflow like other characters in the text. If items are not anchored
and text reflows, they become displaced, and can end up overlapping text.
Anchoring boxes and lines in text
When you anchor an item, it behaves like a character flowing in text. To anchor an
item:
Select the Item tool , then select the item you want to anchor.
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