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 tabs
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.
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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
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