Editing text

You can use any text tool to edit frame text or artistic text directly on the page. As well as selecting and entering text, you can set paragraph indents and tab stops, change text properties and apply text styles.

To select text on the page:

Do one of the following:

To select... Action Example
a single worddouble-tapSingle word select
multiple wordsdouble-tap separate words with pressed on the Command ControllerMultiple word select
a linetriple-tapSingle line select
a text rangedrag across the text. Use one-finger hold to select text between two insertion points.Text range select
a paragraphquadruple-tapSingle paragraph select
all paragraphsquintuple-tapAll paragraph select
To edit text on the page:
  1. Do one of the following:
    • Select any text tool, then tap (or drag) in the text object. A standard insertion point appears at the tap position.
    • Select a single word, paragraph or portion of text (see above).
  2. Type to insert new text or overwrite selected text, respectively.
To start a new paragraph:
Insert Menu To create a line break:

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