User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
To create a circular logo:
1. Create a circular object using the Oval tool and then two text objects.
2. Use the Path Text tool to create and bind the first text object. Then create the second text
object and bind it to the vector object by using the Bind Text command. One text object is
bound to the top of the circle, the other to the bottom of the circle. Text initially flows
clockwise.
3. Clicking the Reverse Flow handle makes “FACTOR” flow counter-clockwise inside the circle.
4. Dragging the Baseline Shift handle positions “FACTOR” outside the circle. Removing the
circle completes the design.
Using text as clipping paths
Make a pattern, gradient, or image appear to span an entire selection, rather than begin and end
within each character; e.g., instead of a gradient completing a blend pattern within each character of
a word, make a gradient begin a blend in the first character and finish the blend in the last character.
In Canvas, you create these kinds of “continuous” fills using background objects and foreground text
object clipping paths. The intersection of the background and foreground objects provides the
appearance of a continuous fill. This method lets you use elaborate background designs, including
paint objects, to fill characters. For more information, see "Using clipping paths" on page 374.
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