Modifying sections
If you choose the Column Guides command, and the current page
contains one or more sections, you can use the Column Guides dialog
box to modify or delete a section.
Enter the name of the section to modify in the Section Name box.
You can use the menu to select the name of any section on the page.
When you click OK, Canvas applies the settings in the Column
Guides dialog box to the section specified in the Section Name box.
If you choose the Delete Section command in the dialog box, Canvas
deletes the section specified in the Section Name box.
Using the Section tool
You can drag the Section tool in a document to create a section. You
can also use the Section tool to move and modify sections. The Sec-
tion tool is in a toolbar with other text tools in the toolbox.
To create a section with the Section tool
1
Select the Section tool, and then drag in the document to set the
width and height of the section.
2
In the Column Guides dialog box, select options for the section.
You can select preset column guides or specify a custom setup. See
Column Guides settings on page 26.502.
3
Click OK to create a new section with the current settings.
Modifying sections with the Section tool
You can use the Section tool to move, resize, and modify sections.
Moving sections
To move a section, drag it with the Section tool. When you move a
section, text objects contained in the section move with the section.
Resizing sections
To change the width of a section, drag one of its sides. To change the
height of a section, drag the top or bottom border of the section. To
change both dimensions at once, drag a corner of the section.
To adjust the width of columns in a section, use the Section tool to
drag column guides. The Fixed Widths and Fixed Gutters options in
the Column Guides dialog box limit how sections can be resized. If
both options are selected, you cant drag the sides, columns, or gut-
Section tool
Drag to create a section
Tip
You must use the Section tool
to move or resize a section.
Unlike vector, paint, and text
objects, you cant use the
Selection tool to modify a
section.