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Double-clicking the text in the Canvas when Layout Method is set to Paragraph displays
a ruler and scroll control around the text entry field.

Note: When text is deleted from a paragraph text entry field, the paragraph margins
do not automatically scale. For information on modifying or creating a paragraph, see

Adding Paragraph Text in the Canvas

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Path: Creates text on a path and makes the Path Options parameter group available.

The path can be an open or closed spline, a circle, a rectangle, a wave, or based on a
shape.

Scroll: Positions the margins of the text entry field to match the project’s safe zones in

preparation for a scrolling animation. When Layout Method is set to Scroll,
double-clicking the text in the Canvas displays a ruler and an enhanced scroll control
that displays a preview of the text contents around the text box. Drag in the scroll bar
to navigate through large amounts of text.

Drag to scroll through
the text.

For more information on safe zones, see

Safe Zone

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Scroll does not automatically animate the text—text is only positioned and formatted
in preparation for you to create scrolling animation using keyframes or behaviors. For
more information on animating text, see

Animating Text

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When Layout Method is set to Scroll, the following occurs:

• The Adjust Glyph tool is not available.

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Chapter 13

Creating and Editing Text