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Formatting text
CorelDRAW offers many tools and controls for formatting individual characters, entire paragraphs, and text in frames.
This section contains the following topics:
• “Choosing typefaces and fonts” (page 407)
• “Formatting characters” (page 410)
• “Changing text color” (page 412)
• “Kerning a range of characters” (page 413)
• “Changing text case” (page 414)
• “Working with OpenType features” (page 415)
• “Adjusting character and word spacing” (page 419)
• “Adjusting line and paragraph spacing” (page 421)
• “Adding bullets to text” (page 422)
• “Inserting drop caps” (page 424)
• “Changing character position and angle” (page 425)
• “Aligning text” (page 426)
• “Adding tabs and indents” (page 428)
• “Working with text styles” (page 429)
• “Hyphenating text” (page 429)
• “Inserting formatting codes” (page 432)
• “Displaying nonprinting characters” (page 433)
Choosing typefaces and fonts
Text is an important element in the design and layout of documents. In CorelDRAW, you can choose the typeface that is best suited to your
project. You can specify the font size and style. In addition, you can use an OpenType font to achieve a unique and distinctive style. For more
information, see “Working with OpenType features” on page 415. The default unit of measure for text is points; however, you can change
the unit of measure for the active drawing and all subsequent drawings. For information about previewing fonts, see “Viewing fonts” on
page 443.
Fonts vs. typefaces
“Font” and “typeface” are two typography terms that are often used interchangeably, but they do not have the same meaning. A font is a
collection of characters that includes letters, numbers, and symbols of one variation of a typeface, such as bold or italic. A typeface, which
is also known as a font family, is made up of several fonts that share similar design characteristics. In other words, a font is the mechanism