MACROMEDIA FreeHand MX, Use Manual

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To show or hide stroke and fill colors applied to selected text blocks:
1
From the Properties list in the Object panel, select the Text Block property.
2
In the bottom half of the Object panel, select Display Border to show strokes and fills applied
to text blocks. Deselect the option to hide the strokes and fills.
To remove a stroke or fill from text:
1
Select the entire text block with the Pointer tool or a range of text with the Text tool.
2
Select the Stroke or Fill property you want to remove in the Properties list of the Object panel.
3
Click the Delete button near the top of the Object panel.
To control how the Swatches panel selectors apply color to selected text or text blocks:
1
Display color preferences by doing one of the following:
•
In Windows, press U, then click the Colors tab.
•
On the Macintosh, press U, then click the Colors category.
2
Select a Color List Shows option:
Container Color
displays the stroke and fill attributes of selected text blocks and applies color to
the selected text block, not the text.
Text Color
displays the stroke and fill attributes of selected text and applies color to the selected
text, not the text blocks.
3
Click OK.
Copying type attributes
You can copy type attributes from one text selection to another by copying and pasting. Attributes
you can copy include the Character, Paragraph, and Spacing options in the Object panel, as well
as tabs, indents, margins, and text fill and stroke colors.
To copy and paste type attributes between text selections:
1
Use the Pointer tool to select a text block whose attributes you want to copy, or use the Text
tool to select a range of text.
2
Select Edit > Special > Copy Attributes.
3
Select the text or text block to which you want to apply the attributes.
4
Select Edit > Special > Paste Attributes.
Working with columns, rows, and tables
You can format text into columns and rows. Using columns and rows or tabs and paragraph
breaks, you can create tables. You can balance text in columns to control how the text flows across
a group of columns.