Formatting paragraphs

You can edit the paragraph properties for an entire text object, or for a specific paragraph within the text object.

To edit paragraph properties

1	Select the text object or paragraph, and select Object > Paragraph. The Paragraph dialog box opens.

2	Edit the paragraph properties.

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Click OK.

 

Paragraph properties
Indentation	Left indent – The left indent of the paragraph. Right indent – The right indent of the paragraph. First line indent – The left indent for the first line in the paragraph.
Spacing	Before paragraph – The space before the paragraph. After paragraph – The space after the paragraph.
Line spacing	Auto – Select to use the default line spacing. Fixed – Select to use a fixed line spacing (in points). Relative – Select to use a relative line spacing (in percent of the row height). The row height is equal to the maximum font cell size for a capital letter, including line spacing, plus any baseline shift.
Alignment	Left – Select to align the paragraph to the left. Centered – Select to center the paragraph. Right – Select to align the paragraph to the right. Justified – Select to adjust the horizontal spacing so that the text is aligned evenly along the right and left margins. The last line will be aligned according to the selected option above. Dotted fill – Select to fill any remaining unused space with a dotted line.
Tabs	Click to specify the tab settings. Note: To be able to use tabs in text, you must enable the use of the TAB key, see Specifying general Overlay Editor settings.