Typing Text in a Document

Typing Text in a Document

Typing Text in a Document

Canvas X Draw has a full range of text and typography features that let you integrate text with illustrations and images. You can enter, format, edit, and arrange text in Canvas X Draw. You can also import text files and use Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) to place text in documents. To help you edit and proof text, Canvas X Draw provides spell-checking and text-searching tools.

Depending on the circumstance, use either the Text tool or Vertical Text tool to type text into a document.

The Vertical Text tool is designed for Japanese and other languages with vertical text. For information on the Vertical Text tool and other features for working with two-byte languages, see Tools and Options for Two-Byte and Vertical Text. Remember that the Vertical Text tool does not appear unless the Enable two-byte script checkbox is selected on the Type page of the Text manager in the Configuration Center. (See Setting Preferences.)

Text Objects

All text in a Canvas X document is contained in objects called text objects. Text objects can contain a single character or line of text, or thousands of words, sentences, and paragraphs.

Dimension objects contain dimension text. (See Using the Dimensioning Tools.)

Text Tools

The Text tool palette contains the tools you use to create text objects and edit text.


Text: Use the Text tool to create text objects and edit text.


Text Object: Use the Text Object tool to draw fixed text objects for page layouts.


Text Link: Use the Text Link tool to link text objects to create text flows.


Text Unlink: Use the Text Unlink tool to break text object links.


Link Info: Use the Link Info tool to check text flows in a document. The tool displays arrows showing the flow of text among linked text objects.


Text Path: Use the Path Text tool to type text along a vector path.


Text Form Field: Use the Text Form Field tool to create form text boxes.


Text Section: Use the Text Section tool to create sections and columns in the text.


Text Format Brush: Use the Text Format Brush tool to copy a text format and apply it to other text.


Vertical Text: Use the Vertical Text tool to create text objects and edit text when you are using a double-byte language.


Vertical Text Object: Use the Vertical Text Object tool to draw fixed text objects for page layouts when you are using a double-byte language.


Table: Use the Table tool to quickly create tables. Use the Text tool to type in each cell individually.

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