8.5

Snapping items to design grids
You can make items snap to master page grid lines, and when you resize a text box, you
can snap to the text box grid.
To snap to a master page grid line, display the master page grid (View > Page Grid) and
then choose View > Snap to Page Grid.
The Snap Distance field in the Guides & Grids pane of the Preferences dialog box enables
you to change the 6-pixel default distance at which items snap to page grids when Snap
to Page Grids is chosen (View menu).
To snap to a text box grid line when you resize a text box, display the text box grid and
resize the box.
Aligning grids
To align a text box grid line or cell to a master page grid line or a guide:
1
Make sure View > Guides, View > Page Grids, and View > Text Box Grids are checked.
2
Select the Item tool .
3
Click a grid line in the text box and then drag the box. Note that even as you move the
grid line, the original position of the box continues to display. You can align the selected
grid line with another grid line in the box, a master page grid line, or a guide. (See notes
on Live Drag below.)
4
Click a grid line or cell in the text box and then drag the box. Notice how the selected
grid line or cell you're moving displays and the original position of the box continues to
display. You can align the selected grid line with another grid line or cell in the box, a
master page grid line, or a guide.
Live drag is a feature that lets you see the contents of an item while you are moving the
item. However, selected grid lines or cells do not display when live drag is active.
Working with rubi text
Rubi text clarifies the meaning or pronunciation of base text. Base text can run vertically
or horizontally, and rubi text usually follows the direction of the base text. Rubi text can
be placed to the right of or to the left of base text in a vertical story, and above or below
base text in a horizontal story.
There are two types of rubi text: mono rubi and group rubi. Mono rubi is rubi text that is
associated with a single character of the base text. Group rubi is rubi text that is associated
with more than one character of the base text.
You can manipulate the alignment, placement, scale, font, color, opacity, shade, type
style, and relative size of both base text and the rubi text. In addition, you can choose
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