Add Text Dialog

To access: Press Space Bar and enter Text.

Use Add Text Dialog to specify text, and its format in a text frame.

Objects

Field	Description
Edit window	Enter the text you want to display. Mandatory.
Font	Select the font type, size and color for the text, and whether the text is bold, italic or both. Mandatory.
Height	Specify the height of the text, and select the unit of measurement from the dropdown list. Mandatory.
Color	Specify the color of the text. To use the default color, select Default from the dropdown list. To use a different color, click the color preview field to invoke the Choose Text Color dialog where you can specify the color. Mandatory.
Opacity	Select whether object lines are visible behind the text (Transparent), or are not visible behind the text (Opaque). Mandatory.
Rotation	By default, this is 0 for the text to run horizontally (left to right). Enter a different value manually, or select a value from the dropdown list, for example, 270 for the text to run vertically (bottom to top). Mandatory.
Auto flip	If selected, the text flips automatically so that it never appears upside down when it is rotated, or flipped. If not selected, a flip, or rotation results in the text being displayed upside down.
Justification	Specify the justification of the text within the text frame. Mandatory.
Layout	Specify the position of the text within the text frame. Mandatory.
Preview	Displays a preview of the current Layout selection.

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Image and Text Frames

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