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