The Text Ruler The Text Ruler has two modes, Type and Styles. One mode is active at a time. A   Justification. Click a but- ton to set the alignment of se- lected text objects, the current paragraph, or all highlighted paragraphs. Select left, center, right, or full justification. B   Tabs. To select a type of tab to insert, choose the sym- bol for left, center, right, deci- mal, or comma tab in the pop- up menu. Click in the ruler bar to set a tab. C   Tab menu. To edit a tab’s properties, select the tab in the pop-up menu when the inser- tion point is in the paragraph that contains the tab. D   Text attributes. Use the pop-up palettes to apply (from left to right) a text character ink, text background ink, text frame ink, and text pen size to selected text or text objects. Type mode Click the “T” on the Text Ruler to use Type mode. The follow- ing can be set in Type mode: font, size, styles, leading and kerning. E   Font. Type a font name in the box and press Enter or choose one from the pop-up menu. The font applies to se- lected text objects, highlighted text, or the next text you type. F    Type size. Enter a type size in the box and press Enter or select one from the pop-up menu. The type size applies to selected text objects, high- lighted text, or the next text you type. G   Type styles. Select but- tons to apply standard type styles. To raise the baseline of selected characters, click the style button on the far right. This also reduces the type size by a fixed percentage. H   Leading. By default, “auto” appears in the Leading text box and leading is 120% of the type size. To change it, enter the leading in points and press Enter. Leading applies to selected text objects, the cur- rent paragraph, or all highlight- ed paragraphs. I Kerning. Enter the amount of kerning in points and press Enter. To tighten kerning, type a negative number. To loosen kerning, type a positive num- ber. Styles mode Click the “S” on the Text Ruler to use Styles mode. You can select saved Character and Paragraph styles. J Paragraph style. Type a paragraph style name in the box or select one from the menu. K   Character style. Type a character style name in the box or select one from the menu. Type mode Styles mode B D C A E F G I J K H
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