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Entering Text

When you begin to edit a new component, the cursor (insertion point) appears at the upper left of the screen. You can begin typing text directly; the text appears in the default font and size. If you press Shift-Enter, a line break (<BR> element) is inserted after the line. If you want a paragraph element (<P>), press Enter. See Structure Elements for information on other types of text elements.

The top row of the toolbar contains a set of buttons that operate on the currently selected text. If no text is selected, they change the setting for any text typed in at the insertion point.

: In the layout view, these buttons allow you to toggle the style of the currently selected text. You can set any combination of bold (<B>), italics (<I>), underline (<U>) and typewriter (fixed-width) font (<TT>). In the source view, these buttons insert the code for the text style at the insertion point, or around selected text.

: This pop-up list allows you to set the font size of the currently selected text.

: This color well allows you to set the color of the currently selected text. To change the color, click on the border of the color well and select a color from the Colors panel. See Setting Colors for more information.

: This pop-up list allows you to center or justify text.

: This pop-up list allows you to choose the font of the currently selected text.

If you make a mistake, simply choose Undo from the Edit menu.