Operation Manual

388 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
To Do the following
Convert artistic or paragraph text to curves
Using the Pick tool , select the text, and click Object Convert
to curves.
Paragraph text cannot be converted to artistic text when it’s in a linked frame, has text overflow, or has special effects applied to it.
You can also convert text to curves by clicking the Pick tool , right-clicking the text, and clicking Convert to curves.
Shifting, rotating, mirroring, and flipping text
You can shift the characters of artistic and paragraph text vertically or horizontally or rotate them to create interesting effects.You can
straighten characters into their original position, and you can return vertically shifted characters to the baseline. You can also mirror or flip
artistic and paragraph text characters.
If you want to adjust the position of an entire text object that is fitted to a path, such as a circle or a freehand line, see “To adjust the
position of text that is fitted to a path” on page 392.
Rotated characters
To shift or rotate a character
1
Using the Text tool , select the character or characters.
2
In the Property manager docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
To display the Property manager docker, click Window Property manager.
3
Click the arrow button at the bottom of the Character area to display additional options.
4 Type a value in one of the following boxes:
• Horizontal character offset — A positive number moves characters to the right, and a negative number moves characters to the left.
• Vertical character offset — A positive number moves characters up, and a negative number moves characters down.
• Character angle — A positive number rotates characters counterclockwise, and a negative number rotates characters clockwise.
You can also use the Shape tool to shift or rotate characters. Select the character node or nodes, and then type values in the
Horizontal character offset box, Vertical character offset box, or Character angle box on the property bar.