To position and align bound text Canvas has three Bind Position handles (shown in color below) that you can drag to place text anywhere on, above, or below an object. The handles appear when you select a bound text object. Bind Position handles Changing the appearance of bound text Once you bind text to a path using the Path Text tool or the Bind Text command, you can use the context menu to change the orientation of the text characters relative to the path, and to make the path visible or not visible. The bound text commands appear in the context menu when a bound text object is selected. To use the context menu, press Handle Description Example Reverse Flow handle Click to switch the vertical orienta- tion of type relative to the object path and reverse the flow direc- tion. Alignment handle Drag to specify the point where you want type to align. For exam- ple, center-justified text will center around the location of this handle. Canvas spreads full-justified text along the entire path or object starting at the location of the han- dle. Baseline Shift handle Drag to change the elevation of the baseline relative to the vector object. Baseline Shift lets you insert space between bound type and the object. Text  is  centered  around  the alignment handle
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