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are automatically repelling - the text will always flow around these objects as you drag them around.
Repelling objects only repel text that is behind the object - so you may have to 'bring to front' the object
in order for the repel to work ("Ctrl + F"). Alternatively if you only want an object to repel text within an
individual layer, you can prevent text that is below that layer from being repelled (useful for popup layers
within a web page) - see Layer Properties
.
All operations in the Text Tool
are live - the text re-formats and re-flows as you adjust the column width or move repelling objects
around.
Note: You can now also repel text around anchored objects
.
Anchored Objects
If you want a graphical object to appear next to a particular part of a block of text, you can anchor the
object to the text so it moves with it.
Right click the object and choose Anchor to text. Using the Selector Tool
click and drag the anchor symbol that appears in the top left of the object to the location in the text
where you would like the object anchored. Now if you edit or move the text, the anchored object moves
with the anchor point.
Note: You can also repel text
from an anchored object.
Text Panels
Just as some Design Gallery
buttons stretch to accommodate the text, so some text panels can adapt to the width or length of text
entered into them.
The panel background changes to accommodate longer or wider blocks of text.
You can adjust the width of a text column by going into the Text Tool and dragging the column width
handles (under the first line of text). Most of the Design Gallery
templates provide a few text panels in keeping with the theme. Some text panels will only stretch
vertically, others will stretch vertically and horizontally.
To create your own stretching button or text panel, use one of the existing ones from the Design
Gallery
and adapt this by re-coloring the background or adjusting text color / size / width.
Note
: You can create new stretching components using Xara Designer Pro.
Spell Checker
On the Text Tool InfoBar is a button that selects the spell checker
options and language. If you select Check Spelling as you type
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