InDesign CS5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

3. Basic Text

In This Chapter:

Creating Text Frames 54

Typing Text 57

Selecting Text 58

Moving and Deleting Text 60

Using the Character Panel 62

Setting the Typeface andPoint Size 63

Styling Text 64

Setting Line and Character Spacing 66

Applying Text Distortions 68

Setting the Language 69

Applying Paragraph Formatting 70

Setting Alignment and Indents 71

Inserting a Manual Indent 73

Setting Paragraph Effects 74

Working with Hidden Characters 76

Using the Glyphs Panel 77

Working with Text Flow 80

Setting Text Frame General Controls 81

Spanning and Splitting Columns 84

Using the Control Panel for Text 85

Using Special Text Characters 86

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