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- Creating Text Frames
- Typing Text
- Selecting Text
- Moving and Deleting Text
- Using the Character Palette
- Setting the Typeface and Point Size
- Styling Text
- Setting Line and Character Spacing
- Applying Text Distortions
- Setting the Language
- Applying Paragraph Formatting
- Setting Alignment and Indents
- Inserting a Manual Indent
- Setting Paragraph Effects
- Working with Hidden Characters
- Using the Glyphs Palette
- Working with Text Flow
- Setting Text Frame General Controls
- Using the Control Palette for Text
- Using Special Text Characters
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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Typing Text
The two most important parts of working with text are typing the text and then selecting it to make changes.
To type text:
- Click with the Type tool in a frame.
- Begin typing.
- Press Return to begin a new paragraph.
or
Press Shift-Return to begin a new line without starting a new paragraph.
. You can reshape the frame (see page 90) or flow the text into a new frame (see page 75) to eliminate the overflow.
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To add text into a passage you have already typed, you move the insertion point to where you want to place the new material. The point blinks to help you find it 
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To move the insertion point:
- Position the Type tool cursor where you want the insertion point.
- Click to set the insertion point.
To move the point using the keyboard:
- Use the arrow keys to move the insertion point left or right one character at a time or up and down one line at a time.
- Use the Cmd/Ctrl key with the arrow keys to move the insertion point one word or one paragraph at a time.