MACROMEDIA FreeHand MX, Use Manual

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Using Type 275
To create a new text style based on another text style:
1
In the Styles panel, select a text style from the list.
2
Click the Styles panel Options menu control and select New.
A new text style is added to the list. New styles are named Style-1, Style-2, and so on. To
choose specifications for the style or rename the style, see the procedures below.
To create a new text style based on the current text selection in the document:
1
Use the Pointer tool to select a text block that has the desired attributes, or use the Text tool to
select a range of text.
2
Click the Styles panel Options menu control and select New.
To edit a text style:
1
In the Styles panel, select the style in the list.
2
Select the Text property in the Object panel Properties list.
3
Make changes to the style’s attributes in the bottom half of the Object panel.
All new text blocks you create using this style will reflect the attribute changes, until you select
a different text style or further modify the default text attributes. To update the attributes of
existing text blocks that possess this style, you must redefine the style. For more information,
see “Overriding and redefining text styles” on page 277 and “Changing default attributes” on
page 146.
For information on selecting type formatting options, see “Setting precise type specifications”
on page 250, “Setting tabs, indents, and margins” on page 261, and “Applying text effects” on
page 278.
To preserve settings for specified attributes when applying a text style:
1
In the Styles panel, select the style in the list.
2
Click the Styles panel Options menu control and select Style Behavior.
3
In the Edit Style dialog box, do any of the following:
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To preserve Font, Font Style, Leading, Text Effects, or Rules settings, select No Selection from
the respective pop-up menu.
Note: Selecting None in the Rules pop-up menu removes all paragraph rules in paragraphs to which the style is
applied. Selecting No Effect in the Text Effect menu removes all text effects.
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To preserve Justification, click the Blank button in the button bar.
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To preserve color, deselect the Style Affects Text Color option.
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To preserve hanging punctuation, select Hang Punctuation until a dimmed check mark
(Windows) or hyphen (–) (Macintosh) appears. (An empty checkbox indicates that hanging
punctuation is turned off.)
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To preserve size and spacing settings (Point Size, Paragraph Spacing, Spacing %, Range
Kerning, Baseline Shift, and Horizontal Scale), clear the respective text boxes.
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To preserve Tabs and Margins, select No Selection in the text ruler.