Length Use the pop-up menu to choose an option for the length of
paragraph rules.
Indents sets the rule length based on the values in the From
Left and From Right boxes. These values set the distances
from the ends of the rules to the right and left borders of the
text object (independent of paragraph indents).
Text makes the rule length equal to the first line (for rules
above) or last line (for rules below) of a paragraph. The From
Left and From Right options are not available when the Text
option is selected.
Offset Enter a value in points to space the rule away from the adja-
cent line of text. The position for rules above is measured from the
descenders of the last line of the previous paragraph. For rules below,
the position is measured from the descenders of the last line of the
current paragraph. You can enter a minimum value of -10 points to
move the rule closer to the text. You can enter a maximum value of
72 points to move the rule away from the text.
Pen Select a stroke for the rule from the Pen pop-up palette. You
can select a solid pen, neon, or parallel stroke.
Dash To apply a dash to the rule, select a dash style from the Dash
pop-up palette.
Color Select a color for the rule from the Color pop-up palette.
Adjusting letter and word spacing
Depending on the type of justification you choose, you might want to
adjust letter and word spacing to reduce raggedness or eliminate
unusual spacing. For example, left-justified paragraphs might appear
too ragged on the right edge, and full-justified paragraphs might have
large spaces between characters and words.
You can specify a minimum line width for a paragraph to reduce rag-
gedness. In addition, Canvas has letter- and word-spacing parameters
to let you specify minimum, maximum, and desired spacing guide-
lines.
To adjust letter- and word-spacing
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Depending on how you want the letter- and word-spacing set-
tings to apply, do one of the following: