Captivate 8: adding text to a shape

when I add text to a smart shape, the text stays really close to the lines of the smart shape. It looks awful. Is there any way to format this or prevent it?

Will try to translate Rod's instructions to Captivate 8 that has no longer a Format accordion at all.
Go to the Style tab for that shape, scroll down and you'll find the Margins part between the Character and the Shadow part.
Beware if you are creating a responsive project: Margins are not responsive! That means that you'll have to edit the margins for each breakpoint.

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