Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Fitting text to a path

Fitting text to a path

To attach an unattached text object to a path

To adjust the position of text fitted to a path

Every vector object has a path that defines its shape. You can fit vector text to a path to create fun and interesting effects.

PaintShop Pro aligns the text along the path, starting from the spot where you click to insert it. You can also set the alignment style for the text: left-aligned text starts where you click; centered text is centered on the spot where you click; and right-aligned text ends where you click. When you fit your text to a path, you can adjust the distance between the text and the path.

Text is displayed differently on open and closed paths. Open paths are lines on which the start and end nodes do not meet; closed paths are shapes such as circles, squares, and rectangles. On open paths, text that is longer than the path hangs from the end. The angle of the last line segment determines the direction in which the text hangs. On closed paths, text that is longer than the path wraps around itself. For more information about lines and shapes, see Editing shapes.

To fit text to a path

Edit tab

1 Create a vector line or shape.

2 Click the Text tool

3 On the Tool Options palette, choose Vector from the Create As drop-list, and set the other text controls.

If the Materials palette is not displayed, choose View

Palettes

Materials.

4 On the Materials palette, click the Foreground and Stroke properties box, and choose a color for the text outline.

5 Click the Background and Fill properties area, and choose a color for the text fill.

6 Click the line or shape.

Note: To position the text on a vector object or path without attaching it to the object or path, hold down Alt and click the path or shape.

7 Click on the image where you want the test to appear, and type the text.

8 On the Tool Options palette, click the Apply button

If you want to warp the text around the curved section of a path, mark the Warp text check box on the Tool Options palette. If the path is not curved, the effect is not apparent. Warping is set on a per-character basis, so you can warp specific characters in a text block.

To attach an unattached text object to a path

Edit tab

1 Choose the Pick tool

2 Select the vector object.

3 Hold down Shift, and select the vector text.

Both the text and the vector object are selected.

4 Choose Objects

Fit Text to Path.

After you align text to a vector object, you can make the object invisible. On the Layers palette, click the Visibility Toggle button next to the object.

To detach text from its associated path

Edit tab

1 Choose the Pick tool

2 Select the text.

3 Choose Objects

Detach Object from Path.

Note: The Detach Object from Path command is available only if you have selected a text object that is fitted to a path.

To adjust the position of text fitted to a path

Edit tab

1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Text tool

2 Select the text whose position you want to adjust by dragging over it.

Note: You can also select the entire text by pressing Ctrl + A.

3 On the Tool Options palette, set a value in the Offset control.

Positive values position the text above the path; negative values position the text below the path.

4 On the Tool Options palette, click the Apply button