New formatting options are available for text boxes and text strings created with the Text command . They also are available when:
You use the Text Box Properties dialog box to modify the properties of a selected text box.
You use the Modify Text Style dialog box to modify the Text style with the Styles command .
The Bullets and Numbering tab now is available in the text box style.
The following new list numbering options are available:
Roman numerals (uppercase)
Roman numerals (lowercase)
Latin alphabet (uppercase)
Latin alphabet (lowercase)
You can select the number style from the Bullets and Numbering list on the command bar, as well as using the Style list on the Bullets and Numbering tab.
You can apply left, right, and center justification to the numbers within a numbered list using the new Justification option on the Bullets and Numbering tab.
Example:
Left justified numbered list |
Center justified numbered list |
Right justified numbered list |
9. List item |
9. List item |
9. List item |
10. List item |
10. List item |
10. List item |
11. List item |
11. List item |
11. List item |
In ST5, you can use different character spacing within a single text box when you select the text and then use the Character spacing options on the Paragraph tab in the Text Box Properties dialog box.
In ST5, each paragraph within a text box can have different line spacing and paragraph spacing. Also, new Line spacing options are available on the Indents and Spacing tab for you to customize spacing between lines:
At Least
Exactly
Multiple
These reference the new At box, where you enter the measurement for the line spacing.
In ST5, you can have different text aspect ratios within a single text box. You can set the aspect ratio for selected text using the Aspect ratio box on the Paragraph tab in the Text Box Properties dialog box.
You also can use a new option—Minimum aspect ratio—to specify that text does not get too small when the text box changes size. This option is available on the Paragraph tab.
Like callouts, when a text box exists but does not contain text, the empty text box indicator is displayed, but it does not print.
To learn how to use these options, see the following help topics: