Operation Manual

104 Working with Text
Using artistic text
Artistic text is standalone text you type directly onto a page. Especially useful
for headlines, pull quotes, and other special-purpose text, it's easily formatted
with the standard text tools.
Here are some similarities between
frame text and artistic text. Both text types
let you:
• vary character and paragraph properties, apply named text styles, edit
text in WritePlus, and
import text.
• apply different line styles, fills (including gradient and bitmap fills), and
transparency.
• embed inline images.
• apply filter effects and rotate/flip.
• use proofing options such as AutoSpell/Spell Checker, Proof Reader, and
Thesaurus.
• manage their content and track font usage via the Site Manager.
And some differences:
• You can initially "draw" artistic text at a desired point size, and drag it to
adjust the size later. Frame text reflows in its frame upon frame resize.
• Artistic text can be applied to a path but frame text cannot.
• Artistic text won't automatically line wrap like frame text.
• Artistic text doesn't flow or link the way frame text does; the Frame
context toolbar's text-fitting functions aren't applicable to artistic text.