You can try some of the other styles that we have provided by select- ing additional paragraphs and choosing styles in the Styles menu. You can also use the Type palette to format text. The Type palette contains many of the same features as the Text Ruler. It is used to apply type styles to characters and paragraphs. You can also use it for spacing, hyphens, and indents. It is a comprehensive way of utilizing the many typography and page layout tools within Canvas. To display the Type palette:  Choose Text > Type or Window > Palettes > Type. Wrapping text around a circle Canvas lets you wrap text around vector objects, such as a circle or oval. This exercise demonstrates how to use the Path Text tool to add text to a circular graphic. To begin, make sure you are on page 4 in the “Brochure.cnv” docu- ment. To change pages, click a page icon at the bottom of the win- dow or click a page name in the Document Layout palette. Before you type the text, you can select the font and type size using the Text Ruler. First, make sure no text is selected by clicking outside the document with the Selection tool or by pressing Esc. You can change the default text settings when no text is selected. Click the “T” button in the Text Ruler to display the pop-up menus of fonts and type sizes. The graphic needs type that is fairly large and bold. In the Text Ruler, choose a font such as Arial or Helvetica. If the font isn’t bold, click the Bold style button. For the type size, choose 36 or 48 from the size menu to make the text about 1/2 inch high. You can use any size from 4 to 128 points by entering the size in the size box. Now that the font and size are set, you can use the Path Text tool to add text to the graphic. To type text on a circle 1 Select the Path Text tool in the Text tool palette. This tool lets you type text around objects. You’ll wrap text around the graphic of a solid orange circle and question mark. Notice the thin dashed cir- cle around the solid circle. The dashed circle is the object (“path”) that the text will follow. Tip Press Command+T to open the Type palette. Path Text tool
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