Operation Manual

Figure 168: Text information on the Status Bar
Text properties can also be changed during text input, with any changes taking effect from the
cursor position onwards. To change the properties for all of the text in the text frame, you have to
highlight all text in the text frame.
You can create Graphics styles that you can reuse for other text frames. Select Format > Styles
and Formatting or press F11 to open the Styles and Formatting dialog. Graphics styles affect all
of the text within a text frame. To only format parts of the text, use direct formatting with the toolbar.
Text frames can also have fill colors, shadows, and other attributes, just like any other Draw object.
You can rotate the frame and write the text at any angle. These options are available by right-
clicking on the text frame itself.
If you double-click on a graphic object, or press F2 or click on the Text icon when an object is
selected, you can add text to the graphic object. This text then becomes part of the graphic object.
A graphic object is not dynamic and does not behave like a text frame. To keep text within the
borders of the object, you have to use paragraphs, line breaks, or smaller text size, increase the
object size, or combine all four methods.
For more information about text, see the Draw Guide Chapter 2 Drawing Basic Shapes and
Chapter 9 Adding and Formatting Text.
Glue points and connectors
Glue points
All Draw objects have glue points, which are not normally displayed. Glue points become visible
when the Connectors icon on the Drawing toolbar is selected. Most objects have four glue
points (Figure 169). You can add more glue points and customize glue points, using the Glue
Points toolbar (Figure 170). Go to View > Toolbars > Glue Points on to open the toolbar.
Figure 169: Glue points
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