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Text Box Properties Dialog

This dialog is used to set properties for a text box. Following are the primary tasks that you can perform in this dialog. For more information see About Text Boxes, Inserting Text Boxes, and Editing Text Boxes.

Background You can add background settings to a text box. This includes the ability to specify a color, an image, and a repeating pattern for the background image. See Adding Backgrounds to Text Boxes.
Borders You can add borders around a text box, specifying the border size, color, and type. See Adding Borders to Text Boxes.
Hyphenation You can adjust the way that the text within a text box is hyphenated. See Setting Hyphenation in Text Boxes.
Margins You can adjust the margins around a text box so that there is extra space above, below, to the right, or to the left of it. See Adding Margins to Text Boxes.
Padding You can add padding (i.e., extra space) between a text box's border and the text within it. See Adding Padding to Text Boxes.
Position You can adjust the positioning of a text box on a page. This includes the ability to float text boxes to the left or right, or even outside of page frames. See Positioning Text Boxes.
Size You can adjust the width and height of a text box. See Specifying the Size of Text Boxes.