Using Type > Working with text blocks

 

Working with text blocks

You can manipulate text blocks as you do other objects in FreeHand. You can move, delete, and resize text blocks. You can also convert fixed-size text blocks to auto-expanding text blocks, or the reverse.

When selected, fixed-size text blocks are indicated by solid side selection handles, and auto-expanding text blocks by hollow side selection handles. You can resize a fixed-size text block by dragging the selection handles.

A square link box appears at the lower right corner of a selected text block. When a fixed-size text block contains more text than it can display, a dot appears in the link box to indicate overflow text. (Auto-expanding text blocks do not overflow, because they expand as text is entered.) You can link text blocks to flow text from one block to another. For more information, see Linking text blocks.

A fixed-size text block and an auto-expanding text block
 

You can apply stroke and fill colors to text blocks (see Applying color to text and text blocks). You can also apply transformations, such as rotating, skewing, or scaling, as well as remove the transformations you have applied (see Transforming objects). And you can duplicate or group text blocks (see Grouping objects) or place them on different layers (see Using layers).

To remove transformations applied to a text block:

1

Select the text block.

2

Choose Text > Remove Transforms.

All transformations that were applied using the Transform submenu options or the transformation tools in the Tools panel are removed.