Adobe InDesign CS4
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A common way to format and manipulate your text is to use the
Type Menu
at the top of
the screen. You will notice the first few items under the pull down menu are rather basic
and self-explanatory (such as font, size, style, etc.), however, there are other more
advanced features used for formatting text under the
Type Menu
.
CONTROL PALATTE
Another way to adjust the font, style, and size of your text is to use the
Control Palette
.
The Control Palette is full of quick formatting options used to manipulate the text,
images, and shapes you place in your document. It should be displayed at the top of
your screen; if it is not, click
Window > Control
(
Fig. 12
).
ALIGNMENT
Next you may want to adjust the alignment or justification of the text
Element
. Granted,
you probably could try to center your text
Element
just by moving it to the center of the
page; however, InDesign’s method of aligning text is much more versatile and precise.
To adjust the alignment of your text, do the following:
1. Switch to the
Text Tool
and highlight your block of text.
2. Click
Type > Paragraph
. You are given nine options of alignment for text; Left,
Right, Center, Justify Left, Justify Right, Justify Center, Justify All, Align Towards
Spine, and Align Away From Spine (
Fig. 13
).
3. Notice that if you select Center, for example, your text will always remain
centered within the
Element
, even if you adjust the width of the
Element
.
Fig. 12 Control Palette for type
Fig. 13 Paragraph Box from Type Menu