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Adding text and pictures to boxes
To add text to a box, choose the Text Content tool , double-click the box, and then
either start typing, paste text copied from elsewhere, or choose File > Import.
To place a picture in a box, select the box with the Picture Content tool and then
either paste a picture copied from elsewhere or choose File > Import.
Changing box type
To convert a selected box to a different type, choose Picture, Text, or None from the
Content submenu (Item menu). However, you can also change a text box to a picture
box by choosing File > Import and selecting a picture. You can change a picture box
to a text box by choosing File > Import and selecting a text file.
To convert a selected text box to a text path, choose a line shape from the Item >
Shape submenu.
When you select a Box tool, you can use the following modifier keys to create text or
picture boxes:
• Press T as you draw to create a text box.
• Press R as you draw to create a picture box.
Creating a box from a clipping path
If a picture box has an associated clipping path (embedded or automatically created),
you can create a new box that has the shape of that clipping path by selecting the
picture box and choosing Item > New Box From Clipping.
Super Step and Repeat XTensions software
You can use Super Step and Repeat to transform items as you duplicate them by scaling,
rotating, and skewing the items.
Using Super Step and Repeat
Use Super Step and Repeat to quickly and easily duplicate items while rotating, scaling,
or skewing them. To use Super Step and Repeat:
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Select a picture box, text box, text path, or line.
• To specify the number of times you want the item to be duplicated, enter a number
from 1 to 100 in the Repeat Count field.
• To specify the horizontal placement of copies relative to the original item, enter
a value in the Horizontal Offset field. A negative value places copies to the left
of the original; a positive value places copies to the right of it.
• To specify the vertical placement of copies relative to the original item, enter a
value in the Vertical Offset field. A negative value places copies above the original;
a positive value places copies below it.
• To rotate each duplicated item, specify the rotation value for each item in degrees
in the Angle field. For example, if you enter 10, the first duplicated item will be
rotated 10 degrees from the original item; the second duplicated item will be
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