CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

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3 Do one of the following:

• In CorelDRAW, click Te x t ` Fit text to
  path.


• In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, click Object Te x t Fit text to path.
  The pointer changes.

4 Move the pointer over the path.

In CorelDRAW, you can preview where the

text will be fitted.

5 Click where you want to place the text.

If the text is fitted to a closed path, the text

is centered on the path. If the text is fitted

to an open path, the text flows from the

point of insertion.

6 Adjust the text’s orientation, distance from
path, mirroring, and other properties by
using the controls on the property bar.

To s e p a r a t e t e x t f r o m a p a t h i n C o r e l D R A W,

select the text, and click Arrange ` Break

text apart. To straighten the text, make

sure that the text is selected, and click Te x t

` Straighten text.

To specify tick spacing in CorelDRAW, select

the text by using the Pick tool, click Tick

snapping on the property bar, enable tick

snapping, and type a value in the Tick

spacing box.

To type artistic text directly on a path in

CorelDRAW, select the path by using the

Pick tool, and click Te x t ` Fit text to

path. A text cursor is inserted directly on

the path. To type text on a path in

Corel PHOTO-PAINT, click the Te x t tool,

and move the pointer over a path. When

the pointer changes, click where you want

the text to begin.

You can fit text to a path so that the text follows the

outline of an object.

Adding images

By using graphic elements, you can add

interest and draw attention to the main

message of your design.

File import

CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

You can import files that were created in other

applications. For example, you can import TIFF,

JPEG, PNG, and Adobe® Illustrator® (AI) files.

When you import a file, it is placed in the active

application window as an object. You can

resize or center a file as you import it.

Give it a try

1 Click File ` Import.

2 Navigate to the folder that contains the file

to be imported.

3 Select the file, and click Import.

4 Click where you want to place the file.

If you want to resize the image as you

import it, drag in the document window.