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 can’t 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 can’t use the Selection tool to modify a section.
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