2023

Table Of Contents
User Guide | 304
To add text to a line or path, select the Text Content tool and double-click the
line or path.
To control the way text rides the selected text path, use the Text Box tab of the
Measurements palette. Choose an option from the Text Orientation area to
choose how the text should ride the path. You can also choose an option from
the Align Text drop-down menu to determine which part of a font is used to
position characters on the path. You can choose an option from Align with Line
to determine how you wish to align the text with respect to the path. You can
choose to Flip the Text.
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.