Adding horizontal lines

To visually separate blocks of text, you can use horizontal lines (also called rules). Horizontal lines can be placed in layout text boxes, but should never be added directly to a layout grid.

To add a horizontal line to a text area:

1. Drag the Line icon from the Basic set in the Objects palette into a text area, or double-click the Line icon to place it at the insertion point in the text. (Horizontal lines should never be placed directly on a layout grid--but in a layout text box instead.)
2. In the Line Inspector, do any of the following:
• Click a button for Style: the left button to apply a solid style, or the right button to apply a three-dimensional style.
• Choose a measurement from the Width pop-up menu. Full and Percent are measured in relation to the container (such as a layout text box, table cell, or the document window).
• In the Height text box, enter a new line height in pixels. You can also select the line, and drag its handle to adjust the height.
• Click a button to align the line in relation to the layout text box, layout grid, or document window. (The buttons are dimmed if the line is full width.)