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Settingtextualattributes;¬Setting textual attributes 

¬	Set the font characteristics of selected text using the Font Panel.

¬	Set the alignment of selected text within its boundaries using commands on the Text menu.

Almost all palette objectsÐfrom buttons to browsersÐcan display text. You can set the font and alignment attributes of this text.

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The Text submenu of the Format menu also has commands that affect selected text; it offers options for aligning text and for displaying, copying, and pasting the ruler in a Text object. With rulers you can set tabs and indentation. Note that rulers can only appear in NSText objects (for instance, inside a scroll view).

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