On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 09:47:00AM +1100, Roger wrote: > > I am designing a DVD jacket cover. On the back I must fit a large amount of > text into a small space, and I need multiple font weights on one single > line. It is the sort you have probably seen on movie posters: > > producer PRODUCER NAME director DIRECTOR NAME composer COMPOSER NAME > > ...and so forth. I put the plain text into the "story editor" window but > the "Style" selector boxes in the left-hand column seem to apply to an > entire line of text at once. In this case, I need to alternate styles for > almost every word on a line. > HI > I must do similar to create a directory of people associated with our > Eckankar > newsletter group. > I find it easier to use text boxes for each item and position these with the > x,y > co ordinates in the Properties dialog for absolute accuracy then lock them in > place. You can still change the text in a locked text box. > This way if you need to twig a dimension, it has no effect on anything else > on > the page, which is vital in small spaces. > It means having many text boxes and means naming each text box from the > Properties dialog and saving each text content as a separate text file but in > the end its easier and far faster and safer to do it this way. > Roger
Have you tried "Edit contents of Frame"? Just highlight the selection of text you want to change and change it in size/font/color plus various spacings Doesn't take much time Owen
