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Chapter 8: Working with Text
Text is an important element in the structure and layout of documents; it not only communicates
a specific message to the readers, but also serves as a design element. CorelDRAW and
Corel PHOTO-PAINT provide a wide variety of tools that let you manipulate and fine-tune the
appearance of text. This chapter introduces you to some of the options for adding and formatting
text.
Adding artistic and paragraph text
in CorelDRAW
In CorelDRAW, you can create two types of text
objects — artistic text and paragraph text. The
option that you choose depends on your needs
and requirements.
Artistic text allows you to quickly add a single
word or a short line of text. It is perfect for
inserting headings or adding text to a path.
You can quickly add text to a document by using artistic
text.
To add artistic text, click the Te x t tool ,
click in the document window, and type.Paragraph text is useful for adding large
amounts of text that have more complex
formatting requirements. Paragraph text is
contained in a text frame, and it is suitable for
creating documents such as brochures,
newsletters, or catalogues.You can add large amounts of text to a document by
using paragraph text.To add paragraph text, click the Te x t tool
, drag in the document window until
the frame is the size you want, and type
text in the text frame.You can place text inside a graphic object,
which increases the number of different shapes
that you can use as text frames.