User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
Link Info: Use the Link Info tool to check text flows in a document. The tool displays arrows
showing the flow of text among linked text objects.
Text Path: Use the Path Text tool to type text along a vector path.
Text Form Field: Use the Text Form Field tool to create form text boxes.
Text Section: Use the Text Section tool to create sections and columns in the text.
Text Format Brush: Use the Text Format Brush tool to copy a text format and apply it to
other text.
Vertical Text: Use the Vertical Text tool to create text objects and edit text when you are
using a double-byte language.
Vertical Text Object: Use the Vertical Text Object tool to draw fixed text objects for page
layouts when you are using a double-byte language.
Using the Text tool
Use the Text tool to create new text objects, type text into a document, and edit text.
When you create text objects with the Text tool, you can choose whether or not to set the column
width before typing.
If you set the column width before typing, text wraps to the next line when it reaches the
right boundary of the text object.
If you don’t set the column width before typing, the right margin expands indefinitely to
accommodate the amount of text you type. This is called a “caption” text object.
Whether you should set the column width before or after typing depends on the amount of text you
want to type. For short labels and callouts, you might find it easier to simply type and let Canvas
adjust the right margin. However, for paragraphs or newsletter columns, it is probably easier to set
the column width before typing.
You can change the size of the text object by selecting it and dragging a selection handle.
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