Getting Started Guide

Using Fontwork
With Fontwork you can create graphical text art objects for making your work more
attractive. There are many different settings for text art objects (line, area, position,
size, and more), so you have a large choice. You will surely find one that fits your
document.
Fontwork is available with each component of OOo, but you will notice small
differences in the way that each component displays it.
The Fontwork toolbars
You can use two different toolbars for creating and editing a Fontwork object.
• Go to View > Toolbars > Fontwork.
Figure 289: The floating Fontwork toolbar
• If you click on an existing Fontwork object, the Formatting toolbar changes to
display the Fontwork options as shown in Figure 294. The contents of this
toolbar vary depending on the OOo component with which it is being used.
Creating a Fontwork object
1) On the Drawing or Fontwork toolbar, click the Fontwork Gallery icon . If the
Drawing toolbar is not visible, go to View > Toolbars > Drawing to display it.
2) In the Fontwork Gallery (Figure 290), select a Fontwork style, then click OK.
The Fontwork object will appear in your document. Notice the blue squares
around the edge (indicating that the object is selected) and the yellow dot;
these are discussed in “Moving and resizing Fontwork objects” on page 306.
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