Create a Headline Dialog

You can create headlines with a wide range of shapes, styles, and special effects. Click the Insert Headline button on the Objects toolbar, or choose Headline from the Insert menu. To customize a headline, click the Customize radio button. The Customize pane of the dialog has six tabs, each of which has a set of controls for adding special effects to a headline.

To insert a headline on your page:

1.  Click the Insert a Headline button on the Objects toolbar. The Create a Headline dialog appears.

2.  In the Create a Headline dialog you can type in your headline message and choose from a gallery of predesigned headline effects.

3.  Customize the features of your headline by clicking the Customize radio button. For information on using the Customize pane, see below.

4.  When you are through creating your headline, click the OK button to add it to your project, or click Cancel to leave the Create a Headline dialog without adding a headline.

To enter a headline text:

1.  Click in the Enter Headline Text Here box (at the top left of the dialog) and type in your text.

2.  You will see a preview of your headline in the preview area (on the right side of the dialog).

3.  A headline can have up to three lines of text, each containing up to 100 characters.

To use a ReadyMade headline:

1.  Click in the Enter Headline Text Here box and type in your text.

2.  Scroll through the gallery of ReadyMade headline previews, and click the one you want to use.

3.  Your ReadyMade headline is displayed with your text in the preview area.

4.  When you have found the ReadyMade headline you want to use, click the OK button, or click Cancel to leave your project unchanged.

TIP: You can use any of the horizontal ReadyMade headlines in a vertical headline shape. Click the ReadyMade headline you want to use. Click the Customize button to open the Customize pane of the Create a Headline dialog. Click the Shape tab and click the vertical Orientation button. The ReadyMade headline is displayed vertically in the preview area.

To edit a headline:

1.  Double-click the headline on your page, or click the headline and press the Return key. The Create a Headline dialog appears.

2.  When you are through editing your headline, click the OK button to apply the changes, or click Cancel to leave the Create a Headline dialog without changing your headline.

Refer to one of the following topics for more information:

Customizing Headline Effects

Color and Texture

Working with Headlines and Text