Attaching Text To A Path - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Attaching text to a path

To place text on a path:
Select a text block and a path.
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Choose Text > Attach to Path.
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Optionally, choose Text > Orientation, then
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choose an orientation option.
Choose any of four orientation options for text on a
path: Rotate around Path, Vertical, Skew Vertical, or
Skew Horizontal.
To edit text attached to a path, double-click the text-and-
path object to open the Text Editor.
To edit the shape of the path, choose Text > Detach from
Path to detach the text from the path and edit the path.
After editing the path, select it and the text block and
choose Attach to Path.
Horizontal text on a path
A path to which text is attached temporarily loses its
stroke, fill, and effect attributes. Subsequently applied
stroke, fill, and effect attributes are applied to the text, not
the path. A path regains its stroke, fill, and effect
attributes when text is detached from it.
Vertical text on a path with
Vertical Orientation
If text attached to an open path exceeds the length of the
path, the remaining text returns and repeats the shape of
the path.
Text on a path returns and repeats the path shape.
To move the starting point of text attached to a
path:
Select the text-and-path object.
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Choose Modify > Object to display the Object
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inspector.
Enter a value in the Text Offset field.
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A negative offset value is valid when text is attached to a
closed path or when text is center aligned. The attached
text' s alignment and flow—set in the Text Editor—affects
the outcome of Text Offset.
Converting text to paths and images
After text is converted into an image object or to paths, it
is no longer editable as text. The conversion is
irreversible, except when Edit > Undo is available.
To convert text to paths:
Select the text.
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Choose Text > Convert to Paths.
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Text converted to paths retains all of its properties and is
now editable only as paths.
To convert text to an image object:
Select the text.
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Choose Modify > Merge Images.
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Text converted to an image object retains its current
appearance.
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