2
Choose Effects > Bind Text. When the pointer is on the edge of
the selected object, the pointer becomes an I-beam.
3
With the pointer, click to place the selected text on the path.
Text aligns to the point where you click. For example, if the text is
center-justified, Canvas binds the text so that it is centered around
the point you click.
4
To change the alignment and position of bound text, see
Working with bound text, next.
To type on a path using the Path Text tool
1
Select the Path Text tool in the Text tools toolbar. When the
pointer is on the edge of an object, the pointer becomes a crosshair.
2
With the crosshair pointer, click where you want to start typing
on the path. An insertion point appears.
3
Begin typing. Text you type aligns to the location where you
placed the insertion point and follows the path of the object.
4
To change the alignment and position of bound text, see the
procedure below.
Working with bound text
Once you bind text, you can change its starting position, alignment,
baseline position, and flow direction. In addition, you can edit the
shape and location of the vector object to which text is bound, and
Canvas will fit the text to the new path.
You can also edit bound text by selecting the Path Text tool and
clicking the text object, or by double-clicking a bound text object
with a Selection tool. However, text editing might be difficult and
slow while the text is bound to an object; you might want to remove
the text bind, make changes, and re-bind the text.
Bound text and its binding object move together, just like grouped
objects. However, unlike grouped objects, you can select and change
attributes (such as stroke and ink) individually for the text and the
object.