Adding Paragraph Rules; To Edit Paragraph Rules - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

Adding paragraph rules

To provide a stronger visual break between paragraphs, you can apply paragraph rules, or lines
below paragraphs. You select the line weight, color, and style for paragraph rules using the options
for the Stroke property in the Object panel.
A paragraph rule flows with its paragraph. You can center paragraph rules in the column or text
block, or align paragraph rules to the preceding paragraph.
To apply paragraph rules:
Select a text block with the Pointer tool or select paragraphs with the Text tool.
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Display the Paragraph options in the Object panel. For more information, see "Displaying type
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attributes in the Object panel" on page 248.
Select an option from the Rules pop-up menu:
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places a rule that is centered in the column or text block.
Centered
applies a rule of the same alignment as the paragraph above it.
Paragraph
From the Properties list in the Object panel, select the Text Block property.
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Click the Add Stroke button near the top of the panel.
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Note: Rules won't appear until a stroke has been added to the text block.
Use the options in the bottom half of the panel to apply a style, stroke weight, and color to the
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Stroke property, which affects the appearance of paragraph rules. For more information, see
"Applying attributes to strokes" on page 166.
(Optional) From the Properties list in the Object panel, select the Text Block property; then
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deselect Display Border in the bottom half of the panel. This action removes the text block
border that appeared when you applied a stroke. If you want to keep the text block border,
leave this option selected.

To edit paragraph rules:

Select a text block with the Pointer tool or select paragraphs with the Text tool.
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Display the Paragraph options in the Object panel. For more information, see "Displaying type
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attributes in the Object panel" on page 248.
Select Edit from the Rules pop-up menu.
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In the Paragraph Rule Width dialog box, enter a percentage value to change the width of
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the rule.
Select an option from the pop-up menu:
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sizes the rule to a percentage of the last line in a paragraph.
Last line
sizes the rule to a percentage of the width of the column.
Column
Click OK.
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