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▪ Insert PlanetPress Talk code before or after individual paragraphs in the text object.
▪ Adjust the view to show or hide the rulers and/or control characters, or show or hide toolbars or
toolbar items.
▪ Change the background color of the Text area.
▪ Change the width of the text object when you are working in the Text area.
5. Click Manipulation and define any constraints you want to set on resizing, moving, or selecting the text
object with the mouse or with keyboard shortcuts.
6. If necessary, click Snapping points to set either or both snapping points for the text object.
7. If necessary, add PlanetPress Talk code to the object.
▪ In the Text properties dialog box, click PlanetPress Talk before to enter PlanetPress Talk code
that you want the document to execute before it executes the text object. Click PlanetPress Talk
after to enter PlanetPress Talk code that you want the document to execute after it executes the
text object.
8. If necessary, click Repeat to set the Repeat properties for the text object.
9. Click OK.
Related topics:
• Text and Box Objects (Page 119)
• Styles (Page 119)
• Add a Box Object (Page 137)
• Define the Colors or Borders of a Box or Text Object (Page 139)
• Change the View on the Text Properties (Page 142)
• Change the Width of the Text Object in the Text Area (Page 142)
• Change the Background Color of the Text Area (Page 143)
• Adjust Margins and Indents (Page 143)
• Set Tabs (Page 144)
• Select, Cut, Copy, Paste, Move or Delete Text in a Text Object (Page 146)
• Undo or Redo Editing Operations (Page 147)
• Insert Text from an External Application into a Text Object (Page 148)
• Use Variables in a Text Object (Page 148)
• Apply a Style to Text in a Text Object (Page 150)
• Adjust Text Justification and Lines per Unit (Page 151)
• Position Text within the Text Object (Page 152)
• Turn Word Wrap On or Off (Page 153)
• Spell Check Text in a Text Object (Page 133)
• Use the Thesaurus (Page 135)
• Insert PlanetPress Talk Code Before or After Individual Paragraphs (Page 131)
10.6.17 Define the Colors or Borders of a Box or Text Object
To define the colors of a Box or Text object:
1. Double-click the object.
2. In the Box or Text properties dialog box, click Color and set the fill and shadow properties of the
background box. Use the Object Preview to verify the result as you work.
Fill color
Fill: Select to set a fill color for the background box.
Color box: View the current fill color for the background box.
Color button: Click to select the fill color for the background box using the Color Picker.
Gradient fill
Gradient fill: Select to use a gradient fill for the background box. The start color for the gradient is the
fill color. Use the controls in this area to set the end color for the gradient, the number of gradations the
gradient uses, and the direction of the gradient. Gradients are not available if the background box you
select for the text/box object has one or more rounded corners.
Color box: View the end color for the gradient.
Color button: Click to select the end color for the gradient using the Color Picker.
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