About TXT and RTF files

When you add a TXT file to a project, the following occurs:

• The text is formatted based on the settings in the Text Inspector.

• The Layout Method (in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector) is set to Paragraph.

  Note: To change the layout of the text, choose another option from the Layout Method pop-up menu. The ruler and scroll controls become available in the Paragraph and Scroll layouts. The scroll control becomes available in the Crawl layout.

• The paragraph margins are set to the Safe Zones of the project. (Press the Apostrophe key to turn Safe Zones on and off.)

When you add an RTF file to a project, the following occurs:

• The formatting of the text (font, style, line spacing, outline, and other styles set in the text editing application) is preserved in the project.

• The Layout Method (in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector) is set to Paragraph.

• Margins in the original text file are preserved in the Canvas.

• When you double click the imported text in the Canvas, a paragraph-style text-entry field becomes active, displaying the following in the Canvas:

  • An adjustable bounding box representing the margins of the text

  • A ruler at the top of the bounding box

  • A scroll control to the right of the bounding box (if text extends vertically beyond the borders of the bounding box)

  • Any tabs from the original text file, displayed as black icons in the ruler at the top of the bounding box

  You can resize the margins by dragging the edges of the bounding box or adjusting the Margins controls in the Layout pane of the Text Inspector. See Select and modify text in the Canvas and Display the Layout pane of the Text Inspector.