This tutorial introduces
you to some of the basics of using text in CorelDRAW. In this
tutorial you learn how to add both Artistic
and Paragraph text, add a drop cap,
fit text to paths and frames and link frames, in various ways.
Select a topic:
Select an option:
Fitting Artistic text to a path
Changing the orientation of text fitted to a path
Select an option:
Fitting new text to a path or object
Fitting existing text to a path or object
Click here to open a sample file.
Click here to open a sample file.
You can link Paragraph text frames, add drop caps, and make bulleted
lists.
Select an option:
You can add drop caps to Paragraph text as easily as you can change
the font of text.
Select an option:
Click here to open a sample file.
Click here to open a sample file.
You can link frames contained
on one page or link a frame to one that's on a different page.
You can also link a Paragraph text frame to text on a path. Once
you have created a link, you can edit or delete it.
Select an option:
Linking two frames on the same page
Inserting a frame inside an object
Click here to open a sample file.
Click here to open a sample file.
Click here to open a sample file.
Click here to open a sample file.
Tip
You can also click Text,
Fit Text To Path, place the arrow cursor over the path, then click
the mouse button to fit the text to the path.
To create the illusion
that a shape's outline is made up of text, right-click the No Color
button in the Color Palette to make
the outline invisible.
Note
If you can't see the drop
cap after modifying it, try expanding the paragraph text frame
by dragging the bottom right corner down.
Note
The two frames are now
linked so that if you shrink or enlarge one frame or change the
size of the text, the amount of text in the next frame adjusts
automatically.
Tip
You can also use this procedure
to link paragraph text frames to objects and paths.
Note
When fitting text inside
an object, the text cursor changes shape from
to
as you move over
the object.
Notes
If the linked frame is
on a different page, the page number appears in a blue box next
to the paragraph frame on the originating page.
The two frames are now
linked. If you shrink or enlarge one frame or change the size
of the text, the amount of text in the next frame adjusts automatically.