Using The Paragraph Rules Dialog Box - Adobe PAGEMAKER 6.5 Training Manual

Working With Type
PageMaker 6.5 Intermediate
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Using the
The Paragraph Rules dialog box allows you to add a horizontal rule
Paragraph
above or below a paragraph. The rules become part of the paragraph,
Rules dialog
so if you move, or resize the text block or text frame the rule will also
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be adjusted.
To display the Paragraph Rules dialog box:
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From the main menu, choose Type > Paragraph.
OR press the Ctrl + M key combination.
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Click the Rules button to open the Paragraph Rules dialog box:
Rule Above Paragraph - this checkbox is used to turn the rule above
the paragraph on or off.
Stroke Style - this drop-down list allows you to specify the weight or
style of a rule. Select the custom option to type in a weight (from 0 to
800 points) not available in the list.
Stroke Color - this drop-down list allows you to specify the color of the
rule.
Tint - this drop down list allows you to specify a tint of the rule color.
Width of Text - this radio button allows you to create a rule that starts
from the left indent to right indent or the end of the first line.
Width of Column - this radio button allows you to create a rule that
starts from the left side of the text block or frame to the right.
Left or Right Indent - these fields allow you to apply an indent for the
rule. The value entered in the Paragraph Rule field will not change the
paragraph indents.
Rule Below Paragraph - this checkbox is used to turn the rule below
the paragraph on or off.
Note: The options under the Rule Below Paragraph have the same
function as the options for the Rule Above Paragraph, described
above.
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