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CorelDraw 101: Total Text Control

Change Font

   

 

Object Font
Choose the text tool. Create Artistic text by clicking on the workspace. Type "Text for testing" as a sample. Choose the Pick Tool and make sure your sample text object is selected. (Note: The techniques that follow can be applied to Paragraph Text.) Choose a font from the Font List fly-out above the workspace.
 

 

 

 

 

Object Font Size
Choose the Pick Tool and select sample text object. Choose or type new font size in the Font Size window.
 

 

 

 

 

Selected Text Font
Click and drag over the text within an object you would like to change. Choose a font from the Font List fly-out. Only the selected text will be affected.
 

 

 

 

 

Selected Text Font Size
Click and drag over the text within an object you would like to change. Choose or type new font size in the Font Size window. Only the selected text will be affected.
 

 

 

 

 

Individual Character Font
Choose the Shape Tool. Select your sample text. Select the first letter by clicking on the small square selection node at the bottom left of the letter. When selected, the node will be black. Choose font from Font List window and font size from Font Size window. Only the selected letter will change.
 

 

 

 

 

Font Color
Select text by selecting text as an object, highlighting part of the text or selecting one character as described earlier in this tutorial. Click on the desired fill color in the color palette. All the text, a portion of text or one character will be affected according to your selection.
 

 

 

 

 

Font Outline
Select text by selecting text as an object, highlighting part of the text or selecting one character as described earlier in this tutorial. Right click on the desired outline color in the color palette. All the text, a portion of text or one character will be affected according to your selection.
   

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CorelDraw 101: Total Text Control Tutorial Index

Text Tool Overview
Create Artistic Text
Create Paragraph Text
Change Font
Set Default Font and Size
Align Artistic Text
Align Paragraph Text

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Created: February 13, 2001
Revised: February 13, 2001