Impress Guide

Figure 112: Main dialog box to set the text properties
The top section of the dialog box offers several options in the form of
options. Some of the options will be grayed out, depending on the
object to which the text will be attached.
• Select Fit width to text to expand the width of the shape or line
if the text is longer than it.
• Select Word wrap text in shape to automatically start a new line
when the edge of the shape is reached.
• Select Fit height to text to expand the object height whenever it
is smaller than the text (set by default for lines.
• Select Resize shape to fit text to expand a custom shape when
the text inserted in the shape is too large.
• Select Fit to frame to expand the text so that it fills all the
available space.
• Select Adjust to contour to make the text follow a curved line.
In the Spacing to borders section, specify the amount of space to be
left between the border of the shape or line and the text; this is similar
to the settings for indentation and spacing for paragraphs.
The text anchor grid is used to decide where to anchor the text. The
Full width option determines if the anchoring should be performed to
the full width of the shape.
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