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Where is CS5 Text Menu Located?

sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
edited March 20, 2011 in Finishing School
I can't for the life of me find the Text Menu in CS5. Yes, there are a few options in the bar above (font, size, etc.), but isn't there a box with more options? If so, where is this? Maybe it's so obvious I've missed it. :D

Thanks!

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    RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,937 moderator
    edited March 19, 2011
    Menu Bar->Window->Character has a few more options.
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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    Try clicking what I have circled here
    20110319-ge8nj4hry1we8xde2itgic4xxy.jpg
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    sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    Menu Bar->Window->Character has a few more options.

    Precisely what I was looking for. Thanks, Richard :D
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    sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    Andy wrote: »
    Try clicking what I have circled here
    20110319-ge8nj4hry1we8xde2itgic4xxy.jpg

    Good stuff, Andy - thank you! :D
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited March 19, 2011
    Hey Andy, how do you make those neat straight arrows too? Mine are always curly cued.
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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    pathfinder wrote: »
    Hey Andy, how do you make those neat straight arrows too? Mine are always curly cued.

    Best tool ever, http://skitch.com thumb.gif
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    colourboxcolourbox Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    Something that will help in general, and text is a good example, is the options bar at the top of the screen is always a subset of what is in a more dedicated palette. For any feature, whenever you see that icon Andy circled on the right, clicking it leads to more specific options. In this case, the options bar currently contains a subset of what's in the Character and Paragraph palettes, so clicking the icon opens the palettes themselves. The reason they put the subset of tool-relevant features in the options bar is to minimize the number and size of palettes you have to constantly open.
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    sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    colourbox wrote: »
    Something that will help in general, and text is a good example, is the options bar at the top of the screen is always a subset of what is in a more dedicated palette. For any feature, whenever you see that icon Andy circled on the right, clicking it leads to more specific options. In this case, the options bar currently contains a subset of what's in the Character and Paragraph palettes, so clicking the icon opens the palettes themselves. The reason they put the subset of tool-relevant features in the options bar is to minimize the number and size of palettes you have to constantly open.

    Thank you, good to know.
    The Menu Bar>Window>Character was what I was after, but no matter what I tried, couldn't find it.
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    ToshidoToshido Registered Users Posts: 759 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    Andy wrote: »
    Best tool ever, http://skitch.com thumb.gif

    Looks good, but MAC only :(
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