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 1 Depending on how you want the letter- and word-spacing set- tings to apply, do one of the following:
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