User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
Changing the appearance of bound text
Once you bind text to a path using the Path Text tool or Bind Text command, use the context menu to
change the orientation of the text characters relative to the path, and to make the path visible or
invisible. The bound text commands appear in the context menu when a bound text object is
selected.
To access the context menu:
Select an object with bound text and right-click (see "Using context-sensitive menus" on page
46).
Bound text commands
Command Description
Show Path/Hide Path Choose Show Path to make the path visible. Choose Hide Path to make the
path invisible.
Vertical Text Choose Vertical Text to keep the baseline of the text characters
horizontal, rather than perpendicular to the path. This also keeps the
vertical axis of each character vertical, rather than angled to follow a
curved path. The Vertical Text command is available when the text is
bound with the Tangent Text option.
Tangent Text Choose Tangent Text to keep the baseline of the text characters tangent
to the path, rather than horizontal. This angles the vertical axis of each
character away from vertical as needed to follow the path. By default,
Canvas uses the Tangent Text option when it first binds text to a path.
The Tangent Text command is available in the context menu when the
text is bound with the Vertical Text option.
To remove a text bind effect:
Select a bound text object and choose Effects | Remove Effects. Canvas straightens the text
baseline and separates it from the vector object.
Binding text to a circle
Create circular logos with text on top flowing clockwise and text on the bottom flowing
counterclockwise. Achieve this effect by binding two text objects to a circle and using the Bind
Position handles to arrange the text.
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