User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
An object with a repel setting repels all text. Move the object and it will repel text wherever you place
it.
You can apply repel settings to objects before any text has been created or placed in a document. You
can also apply a repel setting to a text object to make it repel the text in other text objects.
An object can repel text that is contained in text objects. A repel setting does not repel text that has
been bound to a path with the Path Text tool or the Bind Text command.
Examples of repelled text
One object
repelling text
Two objects
repelling text
Two objects
repelling two
columns of text
To make objects repel text:
1. Select one or more objects that you want to repel text.
2. Choose Text | Wrap | Repel. Canvas applies the repel setting. The initial repel amount is zero
points.
To set repel space:
Use this procedure to set the amount of space between an object and text that it repels.
1. Select the object that has a repel setting and choose Text | Wrap | Repel Options.
2. Enter a value from -30 to 30 points in the four boxes. These values specify the amount of
space between the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the object and text that the object
repels.
When entering values, you can use the Tab key to move between value fields.
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