#PDraw Text Curves
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I am trying for the first time to use the text wrap on a curve feature
of Professional Draw 2.0 and haven't been able to figure out how to
use the feature. The manual tells how to set up options but not how
to actually apply them. I've tried every combination I can think of
but no luck.
Could anyone give me a step by step sequence of how to wrap text around a
curve?
Thanks, Tom
I'm using PDraw 3.0, and it's rather straight forward to align text
with a curve… I don't know if it's the same as with 2.0:
Use the TEXT Tool (the 'I' bar) to create/enter your text
Use the PEN tool to create your curve
Use the OBJECT tool to select both objects (click on the text, then
shift-click on the curve)
From the SPECIAL menu, choose ALIGN TEXT WITH CURVE
Michael,
The part about selecting both objects with the shift-click was left out of
the manual. They laughed when I called tech support LD for info.
Gracia Taking off on AutoPilot from Cooleemee NC
Ah… I looked it up in the PDraw 3.0 supplement manual: Chapter 4, p.19
Michael,
Yah, they *finally* got around to it. I don't feel like such a dumbie now
that someone else had trouble <g>.
BTW is there trick to getting letters on a curve to be more even? The
side letters tend to be noticeably distorted. I'm doing a retirement
dinner program book for someone who bitched (the right word, believe me)
about that when I showed her an idea for a cover. Hard to do favors for
people.
Gracia Taking off on AutoPilot from Cooleemee NC
>>…is there trick to getting letters on a curve to be more even?<<
Gracia,
I don't know if any way.
Thanks Michael, that did the trick for me. I don't know if I would have thought
to try selecting both the text and the curve before requesting the Align Text
with Curve menu option.
Tom