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To se l ec t an en ti r e text object, click the Pick
tool in CorelDRAW or the Object pick tool
in Corel PHOTO-PAINT, and click the text
object. To select individual text characters,
click the Te x t tool, and drag across the
text.To change the default font, click the Te x t
tool, and choose a new font from the Font
list box on the property bar.To change the position of individual
characters in CorelDRAW, click the Shape
tool in the toolbox, and drag the character
nodes to reposition the characters.To change the properties of artistic text in
CorelDRAW, such as kerning or character
rotation, select the text with the Te x t tool,
click Te x t ` Te x t p r o p e r t i e s, and choose
the settings you want in the Te x t
properties docker.In CorelDRAW, you can use the Shape tool to change
the position of characters in artistic text.
Tex t f ra m e s
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To add paragraph text, you must first create a
text frame. You can create a text frame by using
the Te x t tool. By default, text frames have a
fixed size, regardless of how much text you add
to them. Therefore, any text that continues
past the border of the text frame is hidden until
you resize the frame. If you want new text
frames to adjust automatically to fit the text,
you can change the default setting and enable
this option.
When designing a page layout that contains
both text and graphics, you can wrap text
around a graphic within the text frame.Give it a try
1 In the toolbox, click the Te x t tool.
2 Drag in the document window to create a
text frame.
3 Type text inside the frame.To resize a text frame, select the frame by
using the Pick tool, and drag a selection
handle.To set new text frames to adjust
automatically to fit the text, click Tools `
Options. In the Workspace list of
categories, expand Te x t, and click
Paragraph text frame. Enable the
Expand and shrink paragraph text
frames to fit text check box.To wrap text around a graphic, right-click
the graphic, and choose Wrap paragraph
text. Using the Te x t tool, drag to create a
text frame around the graphic, and type
text in the frame. To see more options for
wrapping text, select the graphic, and click
the Wrap text button on the property bar.Text is wrapped around a graphic.