2
To change format settings, use Text menu commands, the Type
palette, or the Text Ruler. If you use the Type palette, be sure to
click the Apply button after making changes.
Canvas uses the specified settings to format new text objects that you
create.
To change formatting before typing new text
You can set the format for text you are about to type without
changing the preset format for new text objects.
1
Place the text object in edit mode (see To select text within a
text object, page 28.530). The pointer should appear as an I-beam
and an insertion point (a flashing vertical line) should appear in the
text.
2
Place the insertion point by clicking the I-beam where you
want the new formatting to begin.
3
Use the Text menu commands, the Type palette, or the Text
Ruler to choose formatting options. If you use the Type palette, be
sure to click the Apply button after making changes.
4
Begin typing. The text will appear with the formatting you
chose. If you begin typing in the middle of a paragraph, only the
new text will have the new settings.
Using the Text Ruler
You can use the Text Ruler to set fonts, sizes, styles, and other for-
matting. To set tabs, you must display the Text Ruler.
To display the Text Ruler: Choose Layout > Display > Show
Text Ruler. The Text Ruler and document rulers appear. To hide the
Text Ruler, choose Layout > Display > Hide Text Ruler. This
removes the Text Ruler, but leaves the document rulers. To hide the
document rulers and the Text Ruler, choose Layout > Display > Hide
Rulers.
Selecting text for formatting
You can use the Text Ruler to apply formatting to text objects,
selected text characters, and text you are about to type.
Text objects
When you select text objects, any formatting you set
with the Text Ruler will apply to the entire text objects.
Tip
You can also display the Text
Ruler by using the keyboard
commands Option+Com-
mand+T (Mac) or Alt+Ctrl+T
(Windows).