Operation Manual

Adding and manipulating text | 389
To straighten a shifted or rotated character
1
Using the Text tool , select one or more characters.
2
Click Text Straighten text.
To return a vertically shifted character to the baseline
1
In the toolbox, open the Shape tool flyout.
2
Click the Shape tool .
3 Select the text object, and select the node to the left of the shifted character.
4
Click Text Align to baseline.
To mirror text
1
Using the Pick tool, select a text object.
2 On the property bar, click one of the following buttons.
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Mirror horizontally — flips the text characters from left to right
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Mirror vertically — flips the text characters from top to bottom
You can also mirror text by holding down Ctrl and dragging a selection handle to the opposite side of the object.
You can also mirror text fitted to a path. For more information, see “To mirror text that is fitted to a path” on page 393.
Left to right: Text in original form, mirrored vertically, and mirrored horizontally
To flip text by dragging diagonally
1
Using the Text tool ,select the artistic text or the paragraph text frame.
2 Drag a middle selection handle across the text and past the corner handle on the opposite side.
Moving text
Corel DESIGNER lets you move paragraph text between frames, and artistic text between artistic text objects.onversely, you can move
paragraph text to an artistic text object, or artistic text to a paragraph text frame.