Operation Manual
438 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
To limit font property changes to multilingual text
1
Using the Text tool , select the text.
If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties.
2
In the Object properties docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
3 In the Character area of the Object properties docker, choose one of the following language options from the Language group and
script list box:
• All languages
• Latin
• Asian
• Middle Eastern
4 Change any font properties.
The Language group and script list box is available only when using an Asian or Middle Eastern operating system or when language
support is installed on the operating system.
To set right-to-left text flow in text
1 Do one of this following:
•
Using the Text tool , position the cursor in a block of text.
•
Using the Pick tool , click an artistic text object or a text frame.
If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties.
2
In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button to display the paragraph-related options.
3 In the Paragraph area of the Object properties docker, choose an option from the Text direction list box.
The Text direction option is available, and visible, only when you use a Middle Eastern operating system or when language support is
installed on a non-Middle Eastern operating system.
You can also change the direction of text flow in columns. For more information, see “To change the flow of bidirectional text in
columns” on page 388.
To specify spacing between Latin and Asian words
1
Using the Text tool , select the paragraph that combines both the Latin and Asian text.
2
In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button to display the paragraph-related properties.
3 In the Paragraph area of the Object properties docker, type values in the Language spacing box.
The language spacing value is based on the percentage of a standard space. For example, two spaces are represented by typing a
value of 200.