In this lesson, you learn how to work with text.

This lesson teaches you how to

add Artistic text to your drawing

use the Freehand tool

fit text to a defined path

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You can add Artistic and Paragraph text to your drawings. In this lesson, you work with Artistic text.

  1. Click the Text tool.
  2. Click the top left of the Drawing Page.
  3. In the Font Size list box on the Property Bar, type 44.
  4. From the Font list box on the Property Bar, choose Times New Roman.
  5. Type "Carpe Diem".
  6. Click the Pick tool.
  7. Drag the text to position it at the top of the Drawing Page.

You can add the letter "N" to define north on the compass.

  1. Click the Text tool.
  2. Click in the bottom left corner of the Drawing Page, above the compass.
  3. In the Font Size list box on the Property Bar, type 32.
  4. From the Font list box on the Property Bar, choose Times New Roman.
  5. Type the letter "N".
  6. Click the Pick tool.
  7. Drag the letter above the vertical point on the compass.

Next, you can add the word "Lorem" to the brochure and fit the text to a path with the Freehand tool.

Click here to preview how the text should look.

  1. Open the Curve flyout, and click the Freehand tool.
  2. On the on-screen Color Palette, right-click the orange color swatch.
  3. In the Outline Color dialog box, enable the Graphic and the Artistic Text check boxes, and click OK.
  4. At the top of your drawing, click in the black area just below the orange spiral, and drag to draw a curve that mirrors the curve in the drawing. Release the mouse button when you reach the second spiral to the path.
  5. Click the Text tool.
  6. Position the cursor on the start point of the curve.
  7. When the cursor changes to the insertion cursor, click to start the text.
  8. In the Font Size list box on the Property Bar, type 24.
  9. From the Font list box on the Property Bar, choose Arial.
  10. Type the word "Lorem" a few times until you have filled the path line.
  11. Click the Pick tool.
  12. Click the path.
  13. From the Outline Style Selector on the Property Bar, choose X.

You can save the file to safeguard your drawing.

  1. Click File menu, Save As.
  2. From the Save In list box, choose the drive where you want to save the file.
  3. Double-click the folder in which you want to save the file.
  4. In the File Name box, type a filename.
  5. Click Save.



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