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The Text Style/Text Effects Palette will open. Type your text in the Text
window.
Select the Text Effects tab. The appearance of your text will change as you
select different effects.
Curved Text
The curved text effect includes its own set of properties that can be edited. The following
section contains specific information for using the curved text effect.
To create curved text:
Select Insert>Tools>Text from the menu.
Left-click and hold the mouse button down. Then drag the mouse diagonally
to insert the text field.
The Text Style/Text Effects Palette will open. Type your text in the Text
window.
Select the Text Effects tab. Click the Curved Text box. The appearance of
your text will change on the label to curved text format.
To move curved text:
Left-click once to select the curved text field. The mouse pointer changes to
the Move/Edit tool and sizing handles will be displayed around the border of
the text field.
Next, move your mouse to one of the sizing handles. The mouse pointer
changes to a smaller Move/Edit tool.
To scale the curved text field, hold down the Shift key, left-click and hold the
mouse button down while dragging the mouse in an up or down direction.
Scaling a curved text field will retain its original proportions and shape. As
you scale the text field, the percentage value of its original size will be
displayed.
To stretch the curved text field, left-click and hold the mouse button down
while dragging one of the end handles in a clockwise or counter-clockwise
direction. As you resize the image, the point position (X and Y values) will be
displayed. Notice that the text field remains curved as it expands in a circular
fashion to fit to the label, as shown below:
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