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2. In the Glyphs available in TrueType font box, edit the glyph correspondence. Glyphs available in
TrueType font: Select the TrueType glyph you want to associate with the PostScript glyph currently
selected in the Glyphs list. When you select a glyph, PlanetPress Design immediately updates the Glyphs
list to reflect the new correspondence.
Things to Remember
• Use PostScript fonts when possible to improve printer performance and reduce the file size of a
document.
• PlanetPress Design must include in the document any PostScript fonts that the document uses and that
do not appear in the PPD selected for the document.
10.6.16 Add a Text Object
To add a text object by dragging and dropping text:
1. In the external application, highlight the text you want the text object to contain, and drag and drop it
in the Page area.
2. Adjust the properties of the new text object as necessary. To display the properties dialog box for the
object, in either the Structure area or the Page area, double-click the text object, or select the text
object and press ENTER.
To add a text object using the Data Pane of the Program window:
1. In the Data Pane, click and drag to select a region of data.
If you selected Show position hint in the Data Selector, PlanetPress Design displays information about
the current mouse position in the Data Pane, under and to the right of the pointer.
2. Release.
3. Right-click on the selected region, drag it into the Page area and release.
4. In the menu that appears, choose Add Text.
5. Adjust the properties of the new text object as necessary. To display the properties dialog box for the
object, in either the Structure area or the Page area, double-click the text object, or select the text
object and press ENTER.
To add a text object:
1. Choose Home | Text. Move the pointer inside the Page area, and click at the point at which you want to
add the object, and release to display the Text properties dialog box.
2. In the Text properties dialog box, click Basic attributes and enter the name, position, size, style, and
condition properties for the text object.
3. In the Text properties dialog box, use the Borders and Color properties to define the background box
for the text.
4. In the Text properties dialog box, click Text and enter and format the text for the text object by doing
any of the following. Use the Object Preview to verify the result as you work. The Object Preview
displays the result the contents of the Text area yield when the document executes, and also lets you do
the following.
▪ Enter text directly in the Text area.
▪ Insert text from an external application.
▪ Copy, paste, delete, or move text.
▪ Insert data selections.
▪ Use variables.
▪ Apply a style to any or all of the text.
▪ Adjust margins and indents.
▪ Set tabs.
▪ Adjust text justification and lines per unit.
▪ Position text within the text object.
▪ Turn word wrap on or off.
▪ Spell check the text.
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