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Paragraph text is for larger bodies of text that require formatting. It can be used to create documents like brochures and newsletters. Artistic text is for single words or short lines that can have effects applied. The document discusses how to add, format, and manipulate both paragraph and artistic text in the text tool, including fitting text to paths and converting between the two text types. Formatting options for text like font, size, style, and alignment are also covered.

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Text Tool

Paragraph text is for larger bodies of text that require formatting. It can be used to create documents like brochures and newsletters. Artistic text is for single words or short lines that can have effects applied. The document discusses how to add, format, and manipulate both paragraph and artistic text in the text tool, including fitting text to paths and converting between the two text types. Formatting options for text like font, size, style, and alignment are also covered.

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WORKING WITH

TEXT TOOL
Paragraph Text
-also known as "block text," is generally
reserved for larger bodies of text that
have greater formatting requirements.
For example, you can use paragraph
text when creating brochures,
newsletters, catalogues, or other text-
intensive documents.
To Add Paragraph Text
1. Click the Text tool.
2. Drag in the drawing window to size
the paragraph text.
3. Type in the text frame.
You can also:
1. Select text frame column width to
adjust automatically to fit the text.
2. Apply a background color to text
frame.
To create a frame from an object:
1. Do one of the ff:
• Using the Pick tool, click the object in
which you want to insert a text frame.
• Using a drawing tool, draw a closed
shape.
2. Select the object, and click
Text>Paragraph text frame>Create
empty text frame.
To convert a text frame from an
object:
Right-click the text frame, choose Frame
type, and click None.
To separate an object from a text
frame:
1. Click Pick tool.
2. Select the object that includes the text
frame.
3. Click Object>Break paragraph text inside
a path apart.
To insert a placeholder text:
1. Select an empty text frame.
2. Click Text>Paragraph text frame>Insert
Placeholder text.
To adjust text to fill the text
frame:
1. Select a text frame.
2. Click Text>Paragraph text>Fit text to
frame.
Artistic Text
-is useful for adding single words or short
lines of text such as headlines, to a
document. You can then apply a wide
range of effects to the artistic text such
as drop shadow or contours.
To add Artistic text:
1. Using the Text tool, click anywhere on
the drawing page and type.
You can convert artistic text to paragraph
text by selecting the artistic text using the
Pick tool and then clicking Text Convert to
paragraph text.
Formatting Text
1. Changing the Font for specific characters.
2. Changing the Font for the whole text
objects.
3. Change the Font size.
4. Apply Bold Formatting.
5. Apply Italic Formatting.
6. Align Paragraph Text Horizontally.
7. Align Paragraph Text Vertically.
Converting Artistic Text:
To Do the following
Convert paragraph text to Using the Pick tool , select the
artistic text text, and click Text Convert to
artistic text.
Convert artistic text to Using the Pick tool , select the
paragraph text text, and click Text Convert to
paragraph text.
Convert artistic or paragraph Using the Pick tool , select the
text to curves text, and click Object Convert
to curves.
Fitting Text to a Path
To add text to a path:
1. Using the Pick tool select a text object.
2. Click Text>Fit text to path.
-the pointer changes to the For text to
path pointer . By moving the pointer over
the path, you can preview where the text
will be fitted.
3. Click a path.
To adjust the position of text that is
fitted to a path:
1. Using the Pick tool select the text that is fitted to a
path.
2. Choose a setting from any of the following list boxes on
the property bar:
• Text Orientation – specifies how the text bends to follow
the path.
• Distance from path – distance between the text and
the path.
• Offset – horizontal position of the text along the path.
To mirror text that is fitted to a path:
1. Using the Pick tool, click the text that is fitted
to a path.
2. On the Property Bar, click one of the
following buttons:
• Mirror text horizontally – flip the text
characters from left to right.
• Mirror text vertically – flips the text character
upside down.
To separate text from a path:
1. Using the Pick tool, select the path
and the fitted text.
2. Click Object>Break text apart.
To straighten text:
1. Using the Pick tool, select the path
and the fitted text.
2. Click Object>Break text apart.
3. Using the Pick tool, select the text.
4. Click Text>Straighten text.

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