Operation Manual

Text and Fontwork
Text
Draw treats text like an object which can be converted to 3D as easily as any other object in your
drawing.
1) Click on the Text icon on the Drawing toolbar.
2) Move the cursor onto your drawing and click once to create a text box, then type your text.
3) Click again on the text box to select it. Selection handles will show on the text box.
4) Click the To 3D icon on the Drawing toolbar, or go to Modify > Convert > To 3D or To
3D Rotation object, or right-click on the object and select Convert > To 3D or To 3D
Rotation object from the context menu and the selected text is converted into a 3D scene.
5) See “Editing 3D objects” on page 143 on how to change the 3D effects for 3D text.
Fontwork
The Fontwork Gallery in Draw contains a set of templates allowing you to create artistic text for
your drawings. Click on the Fontwork icon on the Drawing toolbar to open the Fontwork
Gallery (Figure 168). See the Impress Guide Chapter 5 Managing Graphic Objects for more
information on the Fontwork Gallery and its tools.
After creating your text using the Fontwork Gallery, it can be converted to a 3D shape using the
information in “Extrusion” on page 139, and into a 3D scene using “Rotation” on page 140,
“Conversion” on page 141, or “Text” above.
Figure 168: Fontwork Gallery
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