Changing character attributes of placed text

Next you'll format the type that you just imported. You'll change the character font of the placed text to match the rest of the poster, and reformat the first two paragraphs, which are a quote and a byline.

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Select the type tool (), click anywhere in one of the three text columns, and then choose Select > All to select all of the imported text automatically after it is placed.
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In the Character palette, use the Font Menu (at the top of the palette) to choose a font (we chose Adobe Garamond Regular). Enter sizes for the type and the leading in the Font Size and Leading text boxes. (We specified 8.5 ...

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