Matakuliah : U0344 / DESKTOP 1
Tahun
: 2006
Pertemuan 10
Using Type
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creating text
In FreeHand, you create text by clicking or dragging
with the Text tool to create a text block, and then
typing in the text block to enter text.
New text that you enter in FreeHand is formatted with
the default text attributes in the Object panel or the
currently selected text style in the Styles panel.
By default, clicking with the Text tool creates an autoexpanding text block that expands as you enter text.
You can change this behavior by setting text
preferences. Dragging with the Text tool creates a
fixed-size text block in which text automatically wraps
from one line to the next.
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creating text
To create text:
1 Click the Text tool in the Tools panel.
2 Do one of the following:
• To create an auto-expanding text block, click in the
Document window and begin typing to enter text.
To create a line break, press Enter (Windows) or
Return (Macintosh).
• To create a fixed-size text block, drag in the
Document window and begin typing in the text block
that appears.
• To open the Text Editor as you create a new text
block, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh) as you click in the Document window.
3 To finish entering text, click outside the text block.
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working with text blocks
You can manipulate text blocks as you do other
objects in FreeHand. You can move, delete, and resize
text blocks. You can also convert fixed-size text blocks
to auto-expanding text blocks, or the reverse.
Fixed-size text blocks can be a fixed width, a fixed
height, or both. When selected, a fixed-width text
block has solid side selection handles, and a fixedheight text block has a solid bottom center handle.
A square link box appears at the lower right corner of
a selected text block. When a fixed-size text block
contains more text than it can display, a dot appears
in the link box to indicate overflow text. You can link
text blocks to flow text from one block to another.
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working with text blocks
To remove transformations applied to a text
block:
1 Using the Pointer tool, select the text block.
2 Select Text > Remove Transforms.
Except for move transformations, all other
transformations applied with the Modify >
Transform submenu options or the transformation
tools in the Tools panel are removed.
Note: Live effects applied through the Object panel
are not removed.
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importing text
To import a text file:
1 Select File > Import to display the Import
Document dialog box.
2 Select a text file to import and click Open.
3 Place the imported text by doing one of the
following:
• Click to place the text file at its original size.
• Drag to set the position and the size of the text
block.
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selecting text
To select text:
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Click the Text tool.
2
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Do one of the following:
To select characters, words, or paragraphs, click
in a text block to place an insertion point and
drag to make a selection.
To select a word, double-click anywhere in the
word.
To select a paragraph, triple-click anywhere in the
paragraph.
To select all text within a text block, click in the
text block and select Edit > Select > All.
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linking text blocks
To create a link:
1 Using the Pointer tool, select the fixed-size text
block that you want to link.
2 Drag from the link box of the originating text block
to the inside of another text block or onto a path. A
link indicator appears in the link box of the
originating text block to indicate that the block is
linked. If the originating text block contains
overflow text, the text flows into the empty text
block or path.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to link additional text blocks or
paths. You can link any number of text blocks or
paths on a single page or across multiple pages.
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editing text
To edit text in the Text Editor:
1 Do one of the following:
• Using the Pointer tool, select the text block you
want to edit and select Text > Editor.
• Using the Pointer tool, hold down Alt (Windows) or
Option (Macintosh) and double-click a text block.
• Using the Text tool, Alt-click (Windows) or Optionclick (Macintosh) a text block.
• In Windows, right-click a text block with the
Text tool and select Editor from the context menu.
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editing text
2 Select 12 Point Black to ignore formatting attributes
and display text in 12-point black type in the Text
Editor window.
3 Select Show Invisibles to display nonprinting
characters, such as spaces, tabs, or paragraph
breaks, in the Text Editor window.
4 Edit the text in the Text Editor window.
5 Click one of the following:
•
OK applies the changes and closes the Text
Editor.
•
Cancel closes the Text Editor without applying
changes.
•
Apply applies changes to the text without leaving
the Text Editor.
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aligning paragraphs
To precisely control how paragraphs align and to fine-tune
the length of lines of justified text, you use the Object
panel. You can align text by a ragged width, spreading it
over a column.
To adjust a text column’s ragged width:
1 Select a text block with the Pointer tool or a range of text
with the Text tool.
2 Display the Character options in the Object panel.
3 Click the Edit button to display the Edit Alignment dialog
box.
4 In the Edit Alignment dialog box, enter a percentage for
Ragged Width to justify text.
5 Enter a percentage in the Flush Zone text box to specify
the point at which the last line in a paragraph justifies.
6 Click OK.
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applying color to text and text blocks
To apply a fill color to a range of text:
1 Using the Text tool, select the text inside the text block.
2 Select Window > Color Mixer and Window > Swatches to
display those panels if they are not already displayed.
3 Drag a color from the Color Mixer or Swatches panel onto
the Text Fill property’s color box in the Object panel.
To apply a stroke color to a range of text:
1 Using the Text tool, select the text inside the text block.
2 Click the Add Stroke button near the top of the Object
panel.
3 Select Window > Color Mixer and Window > Swatches to
display those panels if they are not already displayed.
4 Drag a color from the Color Mixer or Swatches panel onto
the Text Stroke property’s color box in the Object panel.
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working with columns, rows and tables
To create columns or rows:
1 Using the Pointer tool, select the text block in which you
want to create columns or rows.
2 Display the Columns and Rows options in the Object
panel.
3 To create columns, enter the number of columns in the
Columns text box.
4 Enter a value for Height (h) in points to specify the height
of the columns.
5 Enter a value for Spacing in points to specify the width of
the space between columns.
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working with columns, rows and tables
6 To add rules between columns, select an option from the
Rules pop-up menu:
• Select Inset to create rules the length of the inset text as
specified by the Text Block property in the Object panel.
• Select Full Height to create rules the height of the full
column (regardless of the height of inset text).
7 To create rows, enter the number of rows in the Rows
text box.
8 Enter a value for Width (w) in points to specify the width
of the rows.
9 Enter a value for Spacing in points to specify the height
of the space between rows.
10 To add rules between rows, select an option from the
Rules pop-up menu:
• Select Inset to create rules the width of the inset text as
specified by the Text Block property in the Object panel.
• Select Full Width to create rules the width of the full row.
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using text styles
Creating and editing text styles
When you create a new text style, the style’s settings are
based either on the currently selected style in the Styles
panel or on the attributes of the text selection in the
document.
To create a new text style based on the current text
selection in the document:
1 Use the Pointer tool to select a text block that has the
desired attributes, or use the Text tool to select a range of
text.
2 Click the Styles panel Options menu control and select
New.
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converting text to path
To convert text to paths:
1 Using the Pointer tool, select the text block you want
to convert.
2 Select Text > Convert to Paths or click the Convert to
Paths button in the Text toolbar. The following
conversions occur:
• Text attached to a path remains in place, but the path
disappears.
• The text in the text block converts to a group of
objects.
• Letters with more than one component, such as the
letter i, convert to composite paths.
• Letters with enclosed areas, such as B and O, convert
to composite paths with transparent holes.
• All other letters, such as L and Z, convert to a single
path.
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