3
Center the text objects on the top and bottom of the circle by
selecting each one and dragging its Align handle. Centering text
objects is easier if the text is center-justified.
4
Click the Reverse Flow handle of the bottom text object so the
text reads from left to right inside the circle.
5
Now shift the bottom text object outside the circle by dragging
its Baseline Shift handle outward from the center of the circle. As
you drag, Canvas displays a circle to show the baseline location.
Using text as clipping paths
You can make a pattern, gradient, or image appear to span an entire
selection, rather than begin and end within each character. For exam-
ple, instead of a gradient completing a blend pattern within each
character of a word, you can make a gradient begin a blend in the first
character and finish the blend in the last character.
In Canvas, you create these kinds of continuous fills using back-
ground objects and foreground text object clipping paths. The inter-
section of the background and foreground objects provides the
appearance of a continuous fill. This method lets you use elaborate
background designs, including paint objects, to fill characters. For
more information, see Using clipping paths on page 25.464.
Binding text to a circle
A The design consists of a cir-
cle and two text objects.
B One text object is bound to
the top of the circle, the other
to the bottom of the circle. Text
initially flows clockwise.
C Clicking the Reverse Flow
handle (highlighted in inset)
makes Ipsum flow counter-
clockwise inside the circle.
D Dragging the Baseline Shift
handle (highlighted in inset) po-
sitions Ipsum outside the cir-
cle. Removing the circle com-
pletes the design.
A
B
D
C