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  22.    <p class="Head1"><help:key-word value="text; converting to curves" tag="kw68117_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="characters; converting to curves" tag="kw68117_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="letters; converting to curves" tag="kw68117_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:to-be-embedded Eid="text2curve" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="68117">Converting Text Characters to Curves</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
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  28.       <p class="Paragraph">Type the text, letters or special characters in a <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> Draw document. Select an adequate font size and a suitable font type, so that you do not have to do an unnecessary amount of editing. To enter text, use the <span class="T1">Text</span> icon from the <span class="T1">Text</span> floating toolbar on the main toolbar.</p>
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  34.       <p class="Paragraph">With the text object still selected, choose the command <span class="T1">Modify - Convert to Curve</span>. The text is converted to a vector object that can be edited.</p>
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  40.       <p class="Paragraph">If your text consists of more than one character, the characters will be displayed as a grouped object. To edit a single character, you have to enter the group. To do this, use the <span class="T1">Enter Group</span> command in the context menu of the group or press F3. Then click the character you want to edit.</p>
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  46.       <p class="Paragraph">Now, click the <span class="T1">Edit Points</span> icon on the option bar (top left in the illustration). Click the object. You can see all the B├⌐zier points of the object. On the object bar, you can find various icons for editing, inserting and deleting points.</p>
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  64.       <p class="Paragraph">Use the <span class="T1">Zoom</span> floating toolbar to enlarge the view. If the black filling of the characters is a nuisance during the editing process, you can temporarily change it to, say, 10% gray by choosing <span class="T1">Format - Area</span>.</p>
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