CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 8: Working with Text | 113

grid, the line spacing is adjusted automatically
so that the lines of text sit on the baseline grid.
When text is aligned to the baseline grid, the
line spacing is controlled by the grid rather
than by the text properties that have been
previously set. You can adjust the spacing of
the baseline grid.

To align paragraph text to the baseline grid

in CorelDRAW, click the Te x t tool , and

select the text. Click the Frame button

in the Object properties docker. In the

Frame area of the Object properties

docker, click the Align to baseline grid

button.

Paragraph text aligned to the baseline grid

You can also align text to another object.

To align text to an object in CorelDRAW,

click the Pick tool , hold down Shift,

click a text object, and then click the object

with which you want to align the text. Click

Arrange ` Align and distribute ` Align

and distribute, and choose an option

from the list.

To align text to an object in

Corel PHOTO-PAINT, click the Object pick

tool , hold down Shift, click a text

object, and then click the object with

which you want to align the text. Click

Object ` Arrange ` Align and

distribute, and choose an option in the

Align and distribute dialog box.

The artistic text object is aligned with the selected

object.

Additional text effects

CorelDRAW also includes additional options

that let you enhance text in different ways.

You can insert a drop cap, also known as an

initial cap, at the beginning of a paragraph to

draw the attention of the reader and add a

unique style to your document. When you

apply a drop cap, the first letter of the

paragraph is displayed in a larger font and is

inset into the body of the paragraph text.

To quickly add a drop cap to paragraph

text in CorelDRAW, select a text frame by

using the Te x ttool. Click the

Paragraph button in the Object

properties docker. Click the down arrow

located at the bottom of the Paragraph

area to display additional options. Enable

the Drop caps check box.

To modify a drop cap, click the Drop cap

settings button to the right of the Drop

caps check box in the Paragraph area of

the Object properties docker.