Binding text to vector objects You can bind the baseline of text to the path of most types of vector objects. Canvas adjusts the vertical orientation of each character to match the path. You cannot bind text to objects drawn with the Con- centric Circles, Spiral, or Grid tools. Depending on how you want to bind text, you can use the Bind Text command in the Effects menu or the Path Text tool in the toolbox. The Bind Text command lets you bind existing text to an object, and the Path Text tool lets you type new text directly on the path of a selected object. Canvas lets you bind multiple text objects to one vector object, but a text object can bind to only one vector object at a time. Also, you can bind only one text object to a vector object using the Path Text tool. To bind additional text objects to the same vector object after using the Path Text tool, you must create a separate text object with the Text tool and use the Bind Text command. To bind existing text using a menu command 1 Select a text object and a vector object. Path Text tool Position and direction of bound text Whether you use the Bind Text command or Path Text tool, the location where you click the pointer determines the alignment position. A   This text is center-justified. The I-beam pointer (which ap- pears after choosing the Bind Text command or the Path Text tool) determines where text will bind. In the example, the point- er is clicked in the upper-right quadrant of the oval. The inset shows the bound text, cen- tered around the point where the pointer was clicked. B   For open-ended objects, such as arcs, bound text initially flows in the direction the object was drawn. In this example, the arrows indicate the direction the arcs were drawn. Text objects bound to these arcs follow the direction of the arcs. A B
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