To add text color You are now going to change the color of the text in the headline on page 3. 1 Select the headline. 2 Use the Text Fill Ink icon in the Text Ruler to select a color. The black text changes to the color you choose. To format paragraphs with the Text Ruler The next step is to format the caption on the bottom of page 3. 1 To change the text alignment to the right, click in the text next to the picture at the bottom of the page. 2 Press the right-alignment button on the Text Ruler. Canvas aligns the text to the right. Changing text with paragraph styles You can apply paragraph and character styles using the Styles mode in the Text Ruler. A style is made up of several attributes, such as font, type size, leading, and justification. Canvas stores type styles in individual documents. When you open a document, Canvas loads the associated styles so you can apply them when needed. You can then access the various styles from the Styles button in the Text Ruler. For the purpose of this exercise, we are going to use styles that have already been created. To learn how to create your own styles, refer to the Canvas User’s Guide. Verify that you are on page 4 by choosing the page 4 icon or by selecting Page 4 in the Document Layout palette. To apply a paragraph style 1 Click the “S” on the Text Ruler to access Styles mode so you can choose a style from the pop-up menu. 2 Select the Text tool and click anywhere in the first paragraph of text under the number 1. 3 Press the down arrow to the right of the paragraph symbol (¶). Choose “Body text 1.” The style of the paragraph where you clicked changes to the selected style. Text Fill Ink icon Right-alignment button selected Right-justified text
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