Operation Manual

396 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
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
CorelDRAW offers different methods for moving text. If you select text as an object, such as a block of artistic text or a text frame, you can
move it to a new position, as you would any other object.
You can also move a selection of paragraph text between text frames or move artistic text between artistic text objects. Conversely, you can
move paragraph text to an artistic text object, or artistic text to a paragraph text frame.
To move a text object
1
Click the Pick tool .
2 Drag the text object to a new position in the drawing window.
To move a text selection
1
Click the Text tool .
2 Select the text that you want to move.
3 Perform a task from the following table.
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To Do the following
Move text within the same text object Drag the text to a new position within the text object. The text
cursor appears to indicate the insertion point.
Move the text to another text object. Drag the text to another text object. The text cursor appears to
indicate the insertion point.
Move or copy selected text to a new text object With the right mouse button, drag the text to a new position,
release the mouse button, and click Copy here or Move here.