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l Color button: Click to select a color for the line using the Color Picker.
l Settings:These are pre-defined border settings you can use:
l None: Select to make the border of the background box invisible.
l Box: Select to use a rectangle as the border of the background box.
l Shadow: Select to use a rectangle with a drop shadow as the border of the background box.
l Round: Select to use a rectangle with rounded corners as the border of the background box. Use the Radius
box to define the curve that occurs at each corner.
Color
l Fill:Click to fill the object with a specific color or gradient. This enables the properties in the Fill group
l Color box: View the current fill color for the background box.
l Color button: Click to select the fill color for the background box using the Color Picker.
l Gradient fill
l 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.
l Color box: View the end color for the gradient.
l Color button: Click to select the end color for the gradient using the Color Picker.
l Steps: Enter the number of gradations you want to use in the gradient, or use the spin buttons to set the
value. The number of gradations determines how obvious the transition is between the Fill color and the
Gradient fill color. The maximum number of gradations is 100.
l Gradient direction: Select the direction for the gradient.
l Reverse: Select to reverse the start and end colors for the gradient.
l Shadow: Select to display a drop shadow with the background box.
l Color box: View the current color for the drop shadow.
l Color button: Click Color to select a color for the shadow using the Color Picker.
l Width: Enter the width for the drop shadow. Units are typographical points.
l Scale ratio: Enter the percentage by which you want to scale the text object to create the drop shadow.
l X shift, Y shift: Select the X and Y offsets respectively for the center of the drop shadow. The coordinates
(0,0) align the center of the drop shadow with the center of the text object. Positive X values move the shadow
to the right of the center of the text object, and negative X values move it to the left of the center of the text
object. Positive Y values move the shadow below the center of the text object, and negative Y values move it
above the center of the text object.
Text
This is the primary settings tab for the Text and box object. It contains different sections that help you manipulate the text in
the object itself.
Menu:
l Format
l Font...:Opens the Font selector, which is essentially the same as the Style Toolbar as well as the Style Selector
(See Apply a Style to Text in a Text Object)
l Margin...:Opens the Margins dialog which lets you set the Left and Top margins for the text object.
l Word Wrap:Enables or disables Word Wrap in the text object. Applies to all the contents of the text object.
l Skip Empty Variable Paragraphs:Enables or disables skipping any line where variables do not have any
content. Does not apply to empty lines with no variables on them.
l Text in box:This option is only available when Word Wrap is turned off. Click to display a list of possible align-
ments available for the text in the box. 9 positions are available.
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