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Create a text frame from an object by using the Text tool
Click the Text tool . Move the pointer over the outline of the
object, and click the object when the pointer changes to an Insert
in object pointer . Type inside the text frame.
Create a text frame from an object from the right-click menu
Right-click the object, and click Frame type Create empty text
frame.
Create a text frame from an object by using the Layout toolbar
Click View Toolbars Layout. Using the Pick tool , click the
object in which you want to insert a text frame. Click the Text
frame button.
To convert a text frame back to an object
• Right-click the text frame, choose Frame type, and click None.
If the frame contains content, the content is deleted when the frame reverts to a regular object.
You can also click the No frame button on the Layout toolbar. To open the Layout toolbar, click View Toolbars Layout.
To separate a text frame from an object
1
Click the Pick tool .
2 Select the object that includes the text frame.
3
Click Object Break paragraph text inside a path apart.
The text frame and the object can now be moved or edited separately.
When you separate a text frame from some objects, such as ellipses or stars, the text does not retain the shape of the object.
Alternatively, the text is contained in a standard rectangular text frame.
To insert placeholder text
1 Select an empty text frame.
2
Click Text Paragraph text frame Insert placeholder text.
You can customize the placeholder text by creating text in a word processor or text application and saving the document as
placeholder.rtf. You then need to store the file in the following Users folder: My Documents\Corel\Corel Content. The next time
that you launch the application, the customized placeholder text is inserted in the text frame. However, if you save the file using an
incorrect file name or in the wrong folder, the default Lorem ipsum placeholder text is inserted in the text frame.