Insert Lettering

Use Insert Lettering  to add text to your picture in any TrueType® or Open Type® font available on your computer. Text is drawn using the selected line and fill colors.

 

Choose from Regular, Bold, Italic or Bold Italic styles, and adjust the font size in points. Then enter the desired text and click Insert Lettering . The text then appears in the center of the canvas in a highlighted box that may be moved, resized or rotated. Create multi-line text by pressing ENTER while typing in the Text box.

Use the Alignment tools to align multi-line text to the Left , Center  or Right .

Shortcut

• Insert tab:

• Keys: Alt, I, L

Add Lettering to Your Drawing

1. Select the desired colors for line and fill in the Design Panel.

Use Pick Line Color  or Pick Fill Color  to select colors from the picture.

2. Click the drop-down arrow for the Font and select the desired TrueType® Font installed on your computer.

 



 

3. Click the drop-down arrow for Style and choose Regular, Bold, Italic or Bold Italic.

4. Set the size in points by typing in a number, or click on the drop-down arrow and choose a point size.

5. Choose the Alignment for your text.

6. Click in the Text box and the arrow cursor becomes an I-bar.

7. Type the desired text. Press Enter to create a new line and type more text.

8. Click the Insert Lettering icon . The lettering is placed on the canvas. The selection box has handles to adjust it.

 

9. If desired, use the resize handles to make the text bigger or smaller. Hold down Shift to resize proportionally, and Ctrl to resize from the center. Use the rotate handle to rotate the text to any degree.

10. Click anywhere outside the box to deselect.

Use Multiply to automatically create copies of the text.

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