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CHARACTER AND PARAGRAPH FORMATTING
A Guide to XPress Tags 2019 | 13
Dash Dot, 4 for All Dots, 5 for Double, 6 for Thin-Thick, 7 for Thick-Thin, 8
for Thin-Thick-Thin, 9 for Thick-Thin-Thick, and 10 for Triple. Shade is a
percentage. You can specify a rule’s offset value in points or as a percentage (#%).
For example, <*rb(2,0,C,50,6,18,30%)> would format a Rule Below 2
points wide in the Solid style, 50% Cyan, indented 6 points From Left and 18
points From Right, and Offset 30%.
Drop cap : <*d(character count,line count)> •
Keep with Next Paragraph : <*kn1> or <*kn0>1 = keep with next; 0 = •
don’t keep
Keep Together : <*ktA> or <*kt(#,#)> A = All; #,# = Start line number, •
End line number To return to the setting used in the Normal style sheet, enter
<*kt($)>
Hanging character set: <*s"hanging character set name">. If the layout •
does not contain a hanging character set by this name, no hanging character set
is applied. However, if you subsequently add a hanging character set with this
name, that hanging character set is applied to the text.
Bullet style: <*bb"Bullet Style Name"(7.2,0,0)>. If the layout does not •
contain a bullet style by this name, no bullet style is applied. In the
parenthesized list, the first number is the minimum distance between the bullet
and the text, the second number is the Start At value, and the third number is
the Restart Numbering flag (0 = false, 1 = true). Note that the last value is
irrelevant for bullet styles.
Numbering style: <*bb"Numbering Style Name"(7.2,0,0)>. If the layout •
does not contain a numbering style by this name, no numbering style is applied.
In the parenthesized list, the first number is the minimum distance between the
bullet and the text, the second number is the Start At value, and the third
number is the Restart Numbering flag (0 = false, 1 = true).
Outline style: <*bo"Outline Style Name"(7.2,0,0)>. If the layout does not •
contain an outline style by this name, no outline style is applied. The
parenthesized list of values is ignored for outline styles. In the parenthesized list,
the first number is the minimum distance between the bullet and the text, the
second number is the Start At value, and the third number is the Restart
Numbering flag (0 = false, 1 = true). Note that the last value is irrelevant for
bullet styles.
Indent level: <*l1>. The lowest level is l0 (level 1), and the highest level is l8 •
(level 9).
If a $ replaces any or all format codes (for example, <*t$>), the current
paragraph style sheet values are used. If a style sheet is not currently applied, the
Normal style sheet is used. All numeric values in these two commands are
measured in points.
Any or all of the format codes can be replaced by a $ to use the current style
sheet’s definition, or by a 0 to specify no rule (for example, <*ra$> and <*ra0>).