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96 Working with Text
To enter new artistic text:
1. Select Artistic Text on the Drawing toolbar's Text
flyout.
2. To create artistic text at the current default point size, click where you
want to start the text.
- or -
For artistic text that will be automatically sized into an area, click and
drag out the area to the desired size.
3. To set text attributes (font, size, etc.) before you start typing, make
selections on the Text context toolbar. For color, set the Line/Fill
swatches on the Studio's Color or Swatch tab.
4. Start typing.
To create frame text:
1. Select Frame Text on the Drawing toolbar's Text flyout.
2. From the positioned cursor, either:
• Double-click on the page or pasteboard to create a new frame at a
default size.
- or -
• Drag out a frame to your desired frame dimension.
3. (Optional) Set text and color attributes as for artistic text before you
start typing.
4. Start typing within the frame.
To enter new shape text:
1. Create a QuickShape either from the QuickShape flyout or by closing a
drawn line.
2. With a shape still selected, select Artistic Text (Drawing
toolbar) just start typing.
For existing shapes without shape text, select the shape, then the Artistic Text
tool, then begin typing.