Changing the position and size of a text block

You can directly set the position and size of a text block.

To specify the position and size of a text block:

  1. Double-click the text block graphic of the text block in the Title Explorer. Alternatively, you can right-click the graphic and select Properties or right-click on the text block in the work-area and select Properties.

  2. Click the Position & Size ribbon.

  3. Specify the following information. All measurements are based on pixels.

    Lock/Unlock Specify whether to lock or unlock the object's position and size. To lock the position and size so that the object cannot be changed, click the graphic to display the locked lock () graphic in the Position & Size group. This disables the other position and size controls. To unlock the position and size so that the object can be changed, click the graphic to display the unlocked lock () graphic in the Position & Size group. This enables the other position and size controls.

    X Coordinate

    Specify the horizontal distance of the object relative to the top-left corner of the page. To do so, updated the number of pixels specified in the X Coordinate field in the Position group.

    Y Coordinate

    Specify the vertical distance of the object relative to the top-left corner of the page. To do so, update the number of pixels specified in the Y Coordinate field in the Position field.

    Offset from right

    Specify whether to change the reference point (from the right) from which the object is placed. To do so, enable the Offset from Right check box in the Position group.

    Offset from bottom

    Specify whether to change the reference point (from the bottom) from which the object is placed. To do so, enable the Offset from Bottom check box in the Position group.

    Width

    Specify the width of the object. To do so, update the number of pixels in the Width field in the Size group.

    Height

    Specify the height of the object. To do so, update the number of pixels in the Height field in the Size group.
    Rotate Right 90° Rotate the object 90° to the right.
    Flip Vertical Flip the object vertically.
    Rotate Left 90° Rotate the object 90° to the left.
    Flip Horizontal Flip the object horizontally.
    Angle Specify the rotation angle of the object.

You can also specify the position of your text block directly from the status bar.

See also: Using the status bar

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