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Note: The Outline fill controls—Color, Gradient, and Texture—are equivalent to the
controls for the Face parameters. For information on using these controls, see Text Face
Controls in the Style Pane.
To change the color of a text outline
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Click the color well, then select a color from the Colors window.
To adjust the opacity of a text outline
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Use the Opacity slider or value field to change the opacity of the outline.
To adjust the blur of a text outline
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Use the Blur slider or value slider to change the blur of the outline.
To change the width of a text outline
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Use the Width slider or value slider to change the width of the outline.
To set the layer order of a text outline
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Make a choice from the Layer Order pop-up menu:
• Choose Under Face to place the outline behind the text face.
• Choose Over Face to place the outline in front of the text face.
To reset the text outline parameters
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Click the reset button in the Outline parameter row.
Text Glow-Related Tasks
These tasks are useful when editing text Glow parameters, including glow color, softness,
opacity, radius, scale, and position.
Adding a Text Glow
To create a text glow, select the Glow checkbox in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
To create a glow for text
1 Select the text.
2 In the Inspector, open the Style pane of the Text tab.
3 Select the Glow checkbox.
The default glow is yellow, with Scale and Opacity set to 100%, and Radius set to 1.
805Chapter 13 Creating and Editing Text