Powerful Typography

October 10, 10109

All of the typographic features and more.
Edit attributes variable fonts.
Use OpenType color fonts.
Use text and glyphs as shapes of objects.
Flow text in multiple frames and columns, across multiple artboards and canvases.
Setup advanced character and paragraph formatting options.
Align text along a path using advanced options.
Use text specific tools to edit text content, link text frames, position text along a path, and transform characters individually.
Organize fonts into groups for easy access and improved workflow.
Access font collections from custom folders, without installing the fonts into the system.

Create text as a shape, using the Vector Text tool.
Edit vector text. by double clicking the text object.
Assign multiple fill and outline styles to the vector text, just like any other object.
Clip any group of objects inside a vector text shape, while keeping the text editable.
Convert the vector text to curves, and edit the curves making up the glyphs.
Style individual characters, or a selection of characters, using object styling attributes.

Create rectangular text frames using the Text Frame tool.
Assign any shape to the text frame, or edit the shape using the Node tool, to flow text into arbitrarily shaped frames.
Assign styles to the text frame for background fill and frame outline.
Flow text into multiple frames.
Setup multiple columns and balance text vertically in a text frame.

Select character formatting options using the Character Panel or the Character Options menu command.
Select typeface, weight, size, tracking, word spacing, kerning and leading attributes.
Select advanced OpenType typography features like ligatures. Customize subscript and superscript positions and sizes.
Automatic spelling and hyphenation.
Select underline, over line and strike through options, using custom stroke attributes.
Select character background fill and stroke styles, to create frame around a part of the text.
Select fill and stroke styles, opacity and transparency masks for characters.
Apply optical kerning to glyphs in a text flow.

Align paragraph text in various directions.
Use single or multiple line composer for a paragraph, to achieve better typographic results.
Select text frame margin overflow mode.
Edit the amount of indentation of the first and last lines or the left and right margins.
Create paragraph rulers before and after a paragraph using custom stroke styles.
Specify advanced Drop Capitals options.
Select paragraph labeling, numbering or bullet point options.
Edit spacing rules used in text justification.
Setup hyphenation and tab stops rules.

Fill characters in a text flow using any fill style (color, gradient, tiling pattern noise).
Assign outlines to characters using the stroke options.
Create styled background of a selected range of characters, that automatically aligns with the characters.
Insert arbitrary glyphs, shapes or styled objects as glyphs into the text.
Edit details of underline, over line and strike through styles in the text decorations panel.
Use dashes, stripes and variable width strokes in text underline, over line and strike through.
Create, use and manage Character and Paragraph styles for improved text workflow.

Create and use text frame styles, to automatically adjust the attributes of multiple text frames.
Vertical alignment of text flow in a frame: top, center, bottom or justified.
Set spacing around the frame and between paragraphs inside a text frame.
Split the text frame into multiple columns and rows, with gaps and directions.
Balance text flow between multiple columns.
Setup baseline alignment options inside a text frame.

Align text and flow along arbitrarily shaped objects.
Change the shape of the text baseline, into an arbitrary shape using the Node tool.
Move text along the path, using the interactive Text on Path tool.
Edit the text on path alignment attributes, using the Text on Path panel or the Text on Path menu command.
Create and reuse various text on path attribute styles and presets.
Align multiple lines of text on a path, using various rules to achieve better text effect.
Offset the text along the path, or set the distance of the text from the path.

Create and edit vector text shapes using the vector text tool.
Create and edit text, flown in multiple frames, using the Text Frame tool.
Position text along a path interactively, using the Text on Path tool.
Link text frames or flow text into shapes, using the Frame Link tool.
Position and transform individual characters of both vector and frame text, using the Character tool.
Insert special characters.
Convert punctuations.
Use the Typography panel to select OpenType features.

Use the Glyph panel, to browse and use glyphs and glyph alternates from any font.
Drag and drop glyphs from the glyph panel into the canvas as shapes.
Insert glyphs at the current cursor position into the text.
Select OpenType alternates of glyphs.
Open any TrueType, OpenType or other font files, into new glyph panels.
Open SVG font files into new glyph panels.
List and select object shapes and symbols used as glyphs.