User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
To extrude text:
1. Select a text object and choose Effects | Extrude to open the Extrude palette.
2. Choose Parallel in the menu.
3. Configure the settings and click Apply.
4. Use the extrusion handles to shape and rotate the text.
Converting text to paths
Canvas can create path outlines of characters so you can edit the shape of each character. Once you
convert text to paths, Canvas treats the paths as objects. You cannot edit the objects as text (change
font type, type size, or run spell check, etc.).
To convert text to paths:
1. Select a text object and choose Path | Convert to Paths. If the text object contains multiple
characters, Canvas creates a grouped object.
2. To ungroup the object and edit individual characters, choose Object | Ungroup. You can also
use the Direct Selection tool to select individual objects without ungrouping.
3. Double-click an object to place it in path edit mode. To put several shapes in path edit mode
at the same time, select multiple objects and choose Path | Edit Path.
4. Use path-editing techniques to change the object, and then press Esc to exit edit mode.
Typing text on paths
Use the Path Text tool to type text so it follows the path of a vector object, such as a circle, polygon,
or open curve. You can also use the tool to create text that flows along multiple paths.
To type text on a path:
1.
Select the Path Text tool.
In the document window, the pointer is an arrow. The arrow changes to an I-beam when you
point to a vector object path.
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