2 Choose Effects > Bind Text. When the pointer is on the edge of the selected object, the pointer becomes an I-beam. 3 With the pointer, click to place the selected text on the path. Text aligns to the point where you click. For example, if the text is center-justified, Canvas binds the text so that it is centered around the point you click. 4 To change the alignment and position of bound text, see “Working with bound text,” next. To type on a path using the Path Text tool 1 Select the Path Text tool in the Text tools toolbar. When the pointer is on the edge of an object, the pointer becomes a crosshair. 2 With the crosshair pointer, click where you want to start typing on the path. An insertion point appears. 3 Begin typing. Text you type aligns to the location where you placed the insertion point and follows the path of the object. 4 To change the alignment and position of bound text, see the procedure below. Working with bound text Once you bind text, you can change its starting position, alignment, baseline position, and flow direction. In addition, you can edit the shape and location of the vector object to which text is bound, and Canvas will fit the text to the new path. You can also edit bound text by selecting the Path Text tool and clicking the text object, or by double-clicking a bound text object with a Selection tool. However, text editing might be difficult and slow while the text is bound to an object; you might want to remove the text bind, make changes, and re-bind the text. Bound text and its binding object move together, just like grouped objects. However, unlike grouped objects, you can select and change attributes (such as stroke and ink) individually for the text and the object.
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