CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 15: Page Layout | 211

useful, for example, when you want to align
two or more text frames that contain different
fonts, font sizes, or spacing.

The guides of the baseline grid run across the
drawing page and follow the pattern of a ruled
notebook. You can change the grid color and
line spacing. By default, the line spacing is
14 pt.

You can set one or more text frames to align to
the baseline grid.

Give it a try

1 Click View Grid Baseline grid.

A check mark beside the Baseline grid

command indicates that the baseline grid is

displayed.

2 Select a text frame, and click Te x t ` Align
to baseline grid.

3 Move the text frame away from and then
toward the drawing page.
As long as part or all of the text frame
overlaps with the drawing page, the text is
aligned with the baseline grid. When the
text frame is moved completely outside the
drawing page, the text returns to its
original alignment.

To change the color and line spacing of the

baseline grid, click View ` Setup ` Grid

and ruler setup. In the Baseline grid

area, type a value in the Spacing box, and

choose a color from the Color picker.

Text on a path

CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

You can fit artistic text to the path of an open
object (for example, a line) or a closed object

(for example, a square). In CorelDRAW, you can

also fit paragraph text from a text frame to an

open path. If the text frame is inside an object,

it must be separated from the object before the

text can be fitted to a path.

After you fit text to a path, you can adjust the

orientation or position of the text in relation to

the path, as well as other text properties. With

CorelDRAW, you can mirror the text

horizontally or vertically, or both. You can also

specify spacing increments for snapping text to

the path, which is called tick spacing. With

Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can mirror text by

placing it on the inside or outside of the path.

CorelDRAW treats text fitted to a path as one

object; however, you can separate the text

from the path. When you separate text from a

path, the text retains the shape of the path.

You can straighten the text so that it reverts to

its original appearance.

Give it a try

1 Create a path by doing one of the

following:

• In CorelDRAW, create an object by
  using the Rectangle tool or Ellipse
  tool, or draw a curve by using the
  Freehand tool, Bézier tool, or Pen
  tool.


• In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, create a path
  by using the Path tool, or create a
  mask by using the Rectangle mask
  tool or the Ellipse mask tool, and
  then click Mask Create Path
  from mask.
  2 Do one of the following:


• In CorelDRAW, select a text object or a
  text frame by using the Pick tool.


• In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, select a text
  object by using the Object pick tool.