The trick is to drag out a rectangle for your text, rather than just clicking with the text tool.
As Don noted, the rectangle dragged is the available space for your text. You can then select the justification et al, and type away. It will automatically wrap within the area you have dragged.
When you are done, and you want to reposition the text area to center it or whatever, change to the move tool (V), and drag it where desired with the mouse.
Ron Hirsch
First of all, thank you for you attempted help, but I’m still stuck. I followed your instructions, but it still didn’t work out. I selected the Text tool, clicked and dragged a workspace on the canvass. In the paragraph block, I clicked on Justificate It All, and began typing within the block. Onced I reached the far right of the box border, my text disappeared, and a small cube appeared in the lower right corner. I then followed the same first two steps, began typing, then pressed enter where I wanted my next line to begin, and nothing happened. Any other suggestions? I’m getting such a headache.
Thanks.
Louise,
Even without a text box you can hit enter for a new line with the text tool, Unless you hold down CTRL but in your case I don’t think it is simply a stuck key. The only advantage of a text box is that it will auto wrap lines.
Try resetting your preferences.
Set your Leading value in the Character Palette to "Auto."
That’ll fix your present problem, Louise.
And if you want to FORCE a carriage return, use SHIFT + Return.
Can’t help you with the "Justificate" thang.
I attempted to type something on the canvass again, hit enter, and nothing appears. I went to the Preferences, and I’m not sure what I should enter to reset my preferences. Once I type something and hit enter, the cursor that USE to be at the end of the word last typed disappears.
(Crying)
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH PHOSPHOR!!! THAT DID IT!
(Smiling Now!)