Text and Typography
Applying Vector Effects to Type
Applying Vector Effects to Type Apply the following vector effects to text objects: Envelope, Extrude, Rotate, Freeform rotate and skew, Flip, Shadow, and Path editing. Use effects to add dimension to text objects and create striking designs. This ...
Binding Text to Vector Objects
Binding Text to Vector Objects Bind the baseline of text to the path of most types of vector objects. Canvas X Draw adjusts the vertical orientation of each character to match the path. Depending on how you want to bind text, you can ...
Wrapping and Repelling Text
Wrapping and Repelling Text Make text flow around or inside objects by using the Text | Wrap commands. Wrapping Text Inside an Object When you wrap text inside a vector object, Canvas X Draw adjusts the text object’s margins so that text fits within ...
Text Inks and Strokes
Text Inks and Strokes You can apply fill inks, pen inks, strokes, frame inks, background inks, and frame strokes using the Fill Ink, Pen Ink, and Stroke icons in the Toolbox. You can also use the Properties bar that has icons and popout palettes that ...
Exporting Text from Canvas X Documents
Exporting Text from Canvas X Documents Copy text from Canvas X Draw and paste it into other applications using the Clipboard. In addition, you can use the Canvas X file filters to save selections and documents in other file formats. (See File and ...
Exporting Text from Canvas X Documents
Exporting Text from Canvas X Documents Copy text from Canvas X Draw and paste it into other applications using the Clipboard. In addition, you can use the Canvas X file filters to save selections and documents in other file formats. (See File and ...
Importing Text from Other Applications
Importing Text from Other Applications You can import text created in other applications into Canvas X Draw. This capability is especially useful if you are compiling documents from different applications into a Canvas X layout; e.g., you might need ...
Importing Text from Other Applications
Importing Text from Other Applications You can import text created in other applications into Canvas X Draw. This capability is especially useful if you are compiling documents from different applications into a Canvas X layout; e.g., you might need ...
Checking the Spelling of Text
Checking the Spelling of Text Canvas X Draw can check the spelling of all text in a document, including text bound to a path by the Path Text tool or the Bind Text command. Canvas X Draw can check the spelling of specific words, selections and entire ...
Checking the Spelling of Text
Checking the Spelling of Text Canvas X Draw can check the spelling of all text in a document, including text bound to a path by the Path Text tool or the Bind Text command. Canvas X Draw can check the spelling of specific words, selections and entire ...
Inserting Special Characters and Graphics in Text
Inserting Special Characters and Graphics in Text Sometimes it is necessary to enter special typographic symbols into text. You can insert special characters into your text. To Insert a Symbol: While in Text Edit mode, place the text I-beam at the ...
Inserting Special Characters and Graphics in Text
Inserting Special Characters and Graphics in Text Sometimes it is necessary to enter special typographic symbols into text. You can insert special characters into your text. To Insert a Symbol: While in Text Edit mode, place the text I-beam at the ...
Copying, Pasting, Deleting, and Moving Text Selections
Copying, Pasting, Deleting, and Moving Text Selections You can cut and copy a text selection, and then paste the selected text in the same document, in another Canvas X document, or to and from a non-Canvas X document using the Clipboard. Whether ...
Copying, Pasting, Deleting, and Moving Text Selections
Copying, Pasting, Deleting, and Moving Text Selections You can cut and copy a text selection, and then paste the selected text in the same document, in another Canvas X document, or to and from a non-Canvas X document using the Clipboard. Whether ...
Text Selection and Navigation
Text Selection and Navigation Move the insertion point and select characters, words, lines, and paragraphs using the mouse or keyboard. The mouse lets you quickly select text or text objects and move the insertion point. However, if you work with a ...
Text Selection and Navigation
Text Selection and Navigation Move the insertion point and select characters, words, lines, and paragraphs using the mouse or keyboard. The mouse lets you quickly select text or text objects and move the insertion point. However, if you work with a ...
Text Edit Mode
Text Edit Mode To edit text, you must put a text object in Edit mode. In Edit mode, you can revise, delete, insert, and select specific text. Only one object is in Text Edit mode at a time. Entering Text Edit Mode Put a text object in Edit mode with ...
Text Edit Mode
Text Edit Mode To edit text, you must put a text object in Edit mode. In Edit mode, you can revise, delete, insert, and select specific text. Only one object is in Text Edit mode at a time. Entering Text Edit Mode Put a text object in Edit mode with ...
Applying Character Formatting
Applying Character Formatting Canvas X Draw gives you precise control over the appearance of each character. Set the font, type size, font style, kerning, capitalization style, scale, and baseline position using menu commands, Properties bar, or the ...
Applying Character Formatting
Applying Character Formatting Canvas X Draw gives you precise control over the appearance of each character. Set the font, type size, font style, kerning, capitalization style, scale, and baseline position using menu commands, Properties bar, or the ...
Using Type Styles
Using Type Styles Once you’ve created your document’s type styles, you can start applying them, modifying their attributes, and deleting them from the document. All these processes are done with the Type palette. Applying Type Styles You can apply ...
Saving and Loading Type Styles
Saving and Loading Type Styles You can save type styles to files and then load them into other documents. This feature helps maintain consistency between documents, and lets you share type styles with other Canvas X users. To Save a Type Style to ...
Saving and Loading Type Styles
Saving and Loading Type Styles You can save type styles to files and then load them into other documents. This feature helps maintain consistency between documents, and lets you share type styles with other Canvas X users. To Save a Type Style to ...
Creating New Type Styles
Creating New Type Styles You can create two kinds of styles, character and paragraph. Use a paragraph style for an entire paragraph of text. Use a character style for a character, word, phrase, or part of a paragraph. After establishing character and ...
Creating New Type Styles
Creating New Type Styles You can create two kinds of styles, character and paragraph. Use a paragraph style for an entire paragraph of text. Use a character style for a character, word, phrase, or part of a paragraph. After establishing character and ...
Automatic Hyphenation
Automatic Hyphenation Canvas X Draw can insert a hyphen in the last word of a line to give text objects a more balanced, even appearance. You can also control the hyphenation properties so that Canvas X Draw only hyphenates under specific ...
Automatic Hyphenation
Automatic Hyphenation Canvas X Draw can insert a hyphen in the last word of a line to give text objects a more balanced, even appearance. You can also control the hyphenation properties so that Canvas X Draw only hyphenates under specific ...
Inserting Dates, Times, and Page Numbers
Inserting Headers and Footers You can add header and footer text objects using commands in the Text | Insert menu. Headers and footers are special text objects that can contain codes for the current date, current time, and page number, in addition to ...
Setting Drop Caps
Setting Drop Caps Drop caps are large characters that extend below the normal baseline of the first line of an opening paragraph. Canvas X Draw indents the text below the first line to make room for the drop caps. You can format drop caps for any ...
Setting Drop Caps
Setting Drop Caps Drop caps are large characters that extend below the normal baseline of the first line of an opening paragraph. Canvas X Draw indents the text below the first line to make room for the drop caps. You can format drop caps for any ...
Specifying Text Flow Options
Specifying Text Flow Options You can set text flow options to avoid leaving just a few lines at the top or bottom of a column of flowed text. The term widow describes the first line of a paragraph that appears at the bottom of a column, ...
Specifying Text Flow Options
Specifying Text Flow Options You can set text flow options to avoid leaving just a few lines at the top or bottom of a column of flowed text. The term widow describes the first line of a paragraph that appears at the bottom of a column, ...
Adjusting Letter and Word Spacing
Adjusting Letter and Word Spacing Depending on the type of justification you choose, you might want to adjust letter and word spacing to reduce raggedness or eliminate unusual spacing; e.g., left-justified paragraphs might appear too ragged on the ...
Paragraph Rules
Paragraph Rules Paragraph rules are horizontal lines that Canvas X Draw draws above a paragraph, below a paragraph, or both. You can select pen type, dash, color, length, and offset for paragraph rules. To Apply Paragraph Rules: Place the insertion ...
Paragraph Rules
Paragraph Rules Paragraph rules are horizontal lines that Canvas X Draw draws above a paragraph, below a paragraph, or both. You can select pen type, dash, color, length, and offset for paragraph rules. To Apply Paragraph Rules: Place the insertion ...
Using Vertical Justification
Using Vertical Justification Canvas X Draw can align text relative to the top and bottom borders of text objects. Canvas X Draw has four vertical justification, or alignment, settings: Top, Bottom, Vertical Full, and Vertical Center. Vertical ...
Using Vertical Justification
Using Vertical Justification Canvas X Draw can align text relative to the top and bottom borders of text objects. Canvas X Draw has four vertical justification, or alignment, settings: Top, Bottom, Vertical Full, and Vertical Center. Vertical ...
Paragraph Alignment
Paragraph Alignment Canvas X Draw aligns text to the indents of a text object. Canvas X Draw has four alignment, or justification, settings: flush right, flush left, full (flush with both right and left indents), or centered. You can set alignment in ...
Paragraph Alignment
Paragraph Alignment Canvas X Draw aligns text to the indents of a text object. Canvas X Draw has four alignment, or justification, settings: flush right, flush left, full (flush with both right and left indents), or centered. You can set alignment in ...
Setting Indents
Setting Indents You can set the amount of space between the left and right borders of a text object and the edges of each paragraph using the Indent tab of the Type palette or the Properties bar. For text wrapped around an object, you can also use ...
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