Tools and options for two-byte and vertical text A special preference appears on the Type tab if your system is capa- ble of using two-byte languages. If your system is not equipped for two-byte text, the option does not appear on the Type tab. The Enable two-byte script option tells Canvas to accommodate text characters that require twice as much data (two bytes) as text charac- ters in most Western languages. This makes it possible to create doc- uments using specialized two-byte fonts, including Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. The “two-byte” preference also can make available several tools and options that let you create vertical text objects (with or without two- byte fonts), and use an entry window for typing two-byte characters. These tools and options are described in this section. You can select Enable two-byte script in any version of Canvas. However, to use two-byte fonts in a document, you must have an operating system that supports two-byte fonts. For Mac OS, you must have a two-byte system version, or a software package such as the Japanese Language Kit. For Windows ME, 2000, and XP, the OS supports almost any language setting, including Japanese. Unlike other preferences, which take effect immediately, you must quit and restart Canvas to activate or deactivate the two-byte text preference. If the two-byte text option is selected, after you start Can- vas, you can use two-byte text characters. Depending on the amount of text in your documents, activating the two-byte text preference might slow down text editing. Two-byte text tools and options When the two-byte text preference is active, the following items appear: •   “Vertical” options appear in the Column Guides dialog box and the Type palette; see “Options for vertical text and col- umns” on page 15.233. •   The Vertical Text tool appears in the Toolbox; see “Vertical Text tool” on page 15.234. •   The Vertical Text Object tool appears in the Toolbox; see “Vertical Text Object tool” on page 15.235. •   The Inline tab appears in the Preferences dialog box; see “To set inline text-entry preferences” on page 15.236. Tip When you activate the two- byte text preference, Canvas selects the metric measure- ment system by default. You can select another system for measurement units by choos- ing Layout > Rulers (see “Set- ting up rulers and the drawing scale” on page 11.125). Tip For Windows 98, verify your system documentation for two-byte font compatibility.
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