Setting Text properties

The Text set  of the CSS  Inspector lets you define spacing, case, and alignment properties for the selected style. For more information on units, see About relative, absolute, and percentage units.

To edit the text spacing, case, and alignment properties of a style:

1. Select a style in the CSS Editor. In the Text set  of the CSS  Inspector, choose a length unit or a percentage from the Units pop-up menu to set the text indent. Enter a numeric value in the Text Indent text box.
2. To set word spacing (add to the default word spacing), choose a length unit from the Units pop-up menu, and enter a numeric value in the Word Spacing text box.
3. To set letter spacing (adding to the default space between letters), choose a length unit from the Units pop-up menu, and enter a numeric value in the Letter Spacing text box.
4. To set vertical alignment of a style, choose an option from the pop-up menu:
• % raises or lowers the line-height property of the item relative to its parent. Enter a value followed by the percent symbol (%).
• Baseline aligns the baseline of the style item with the baseline of the parent.
• Sub subscripts the style item.
• Super superscripts the style item.
• Top aligns the top of the style item with the tallest item on the line (relative to the formatted line that the style item is a part of).
• Text Top aligns the top of the style item with the top of the parent's font.
• Middle aligns the vertical midpoint of the style item (typically an image) with the baseline plus half the x-height of the parent.
• Bottom aligns the bottom of the style item with the lowest item on the line (relative to the formatted line that the style item is a part of).
• Text Bottom aligns the bottom of the style item with the bottom of the parent's font.
5. To set small caps, choose Small Caps from the Font Variant pop-up menu.
6. To set the text case (Capitalize, Uppercase, Lowercase, or None), choose an option from the Transformation pop-up menu.
7. To set the horizontal alignment (Left, Center, Right, and Justify), choose an option from the Alignment pop-up menu.