Text selections When you make a selection by highlighting text,
you can apply the following formatting to the selection: font, type
size, type styles, fill ink, text frame ink, text background ink, text
frame stroke, and character style.
If you apply justification, leading, kerning, or paragraph styles, the
formatting applies to all paragraphs that contain selected text.
Before typing When you place the insertion point in a text object,
you can use the Text Ruler to set formatting for the next text you
type. For example, to apply bold style, click the Bold style button on
the Text Ruler before typing.
When the insertion point is in a paragraph (and no text is selected),
you can set the following formatting: font, type size, text style, fill
ink, text frame ink, text background ink, and character style.
If you apply justification, leading, or paragraph styles, the formatting
applies to the paragraph that contains the insertion point.
To use the Text Ruler
1
Select the text you want to format.
2
Depending on the formatting you want to apply, select one of
the following modes:
Type mode Use this mode to adjust fonts, type styles, leading, and
kerning. Click the T on the Text Ruler.
Styles mode Use this mode to apply paragraph and character for-
matting (see Applying character formatting, page 28.540 and
Applying paragraph formatting, page 28.551). Click the S on the
Text Ruler.
3
Select formatting options (see The Text Ruler, page 28.535).
Type mode
Styles mode
Tip
To apply text attributes, set
tabs, and specify leader char-
acters, the Text Ruler can be
in either mode.