Artistic Text Tool

Settings

The following settings can be adjusted from the context toolbar:

• Font Family—sets the font of the text. Select from the pop-up menu.
• Font Style—click to display a pop-up menu with optional formats for the selected font.
• Font Size—type directly in the text box or drag the pop-up slider to set the value.
• Bold/Italic/Underline—select one or more of these to apply these properties to your text.
• Font Variations—when a variable font is applied to the selected text, click to reveal settings for each of the font's adjustable axes.
• Font Color—click the color swatch to display a pop-up panel to update fill color.
• Character Style—applies a character style to the selected text. Select from the pop-up menu.
• Update Character Style—updates the character style of the selected text.
• Character—provides access to the Character panel for advanced text settings.
• Paragraph Style—applies a paragraph style to the selected text or to the paragraph in which the caret currently resides. Select from the pop-up menu.
• Update Paragraph Style—updates the paragraph style of the selected text.
• Paragraph—provides access to the Paragraph panel for advanced paragraph settings.
• Left Align—sets the paragraph alignment to the left margin.
• Center Align—sets the paragraph alignment to be equidistant from the left and right margins.
• Right Align—sets the paragraph alignment to the right margin.
• Justified (with additional pop-up menu options).
• Justified Left—sets the paragraph alignment to both the left and right margins. The last line of a paragraph is left aligned.
• Justified Center—as with Justified Left, however, the last line of a paragraph is center aligned.
• Justified Right—as with Justified Left, however, the last line of a paragraph is right aligned.
• Justified All—as with Justified Left, however, the last line of a paragraph is justified regardless of length (sometimes known as Force-Justified).
• Bulleted List—inserts a bulleted list.
• Numbered List—inserts a numbered list.
• Paragraph Leading (distance between text baselines)—type directly in the text box or select from the pop-up menu.
• Typography—provides access to the Typography panel for advanced typography settings.