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Adjusting the left and right margin of text on a curve
If you just start typing or place a column of text on a curve, you can change the start and end position of
the red handles. Just drag them along the curve as required. If you center text it will be between these
two margins.
Swapping sides of the line
Right click on the text and select the Reverse text on curve
menu option.
Alternatively, if you reverse the direction of the line (Shape editor Tool, Reverse paths
button on the InfoBar), then the text will move to the other side of the line or, in the case of a closed
shape, move from the inside to the outside of the shape.
An example
Create an ellipse. Convert to editable
shapes. In the shape editor, select the top
half (top three control points) and select
the "Break at points" function. Remove
the top half to leave just the lower half as
seen. In the Text Tool click at about 6
o'clock and type.
Right click and select Reverse text on
curve
to flip the text to the other side.
Drag the red margin handles in from
either end. Select the center text
alignment option.
To create offset text, create a separate curve and adjust its curvature and offset. In this case the line has
also been made invisible and the text reduced in size.
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