2 To change format settings, use Text menu commands, the Type palette, or the Text Ruler. If you use the Type palette, be sure to click the Apply button after making changes. Canvas uses the specified settings to format new text objects that you create. To change formatting before typing new text You can set the format for text you are about to type — without changing the preset format for new text objects. 1 Place the text object in edit mode (see “To select text within a text object,” page 28.530). The pointer should appear as an I-beam and an insertion point (a flashing vertical line) should appear in the text. 2 Place the insertion point by clicking the I-beam where you want the new formatting to begin. 3 Use the Text menu commands, the Type palette, or the Text Ruler to choose formatting options. If you use the Type palette, be sure to click the Apply button after making changes. 4 Begin typing. The text will appear with the formatting you chose. If you begin typing in the middle of a paragraph, only the new text will have the new settings. Using the Text Ruler You can use the Text Ruler to set fonts, sizes, styles, and other for- matting. To set tabs, you must display the Text Ruler. To display the Text Ruler:  Choose Layout > Display > Show Text Ruler. The Text Ruler and document rulers appear. To hide the Text Ruler, choose Layout > Display > Hide Text Ruler. This removes the Text Ruler, but leaves the document rulers. To hide the document rulers and the Text Ruler, choose Layout > Display > Hide Rulers. Selecting text for formatting You can use the Text Ruler to apply formatting to text objects, selected text characters, and text you are about to type. Text objects When you select text objects, any formatting you set with the Text Ruler will apply to the entire text objects. Tip You can also display the Text Ruler by using the keyboard commands Option+Com- mand+T (Mac) or Alt+Ctrl+T (Windows).
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