3
When you finish typing, press Esc to exit text-editing mode.
You can also end text editing by pressing Enter (Mac), or by select-
ing another tool. The text object remains selected.
4
When a text object is selected, you can change its dimensions
by dragging one of the selection handles on the edge of the object.
To deselect the text object, press Esc, select another object, or click
outside the object.
To type text in an object
When a vector object such as an oval is selected, you can use the
object as a text container and type text in it without selecting the Text
tool.
To type text in an object, select the object and simply begin typing
(without clicking in the object first). The text you type stays inside
the left and right boundaries of the object. When you finish typing,
press Esc to end text editing.
If you start to type more text than can fit in the object, a text overflow
indicator appears. You can resize the object to fit the text, or flow
extra text to another text object; see Flowing overset text into new
text columns on page 26.509 for more information.
Typing text in an object is the same as wrapping text inside an object.
See Wrapping text inside an object on page 30.573 for more infor-
mation on how to work with this type of text.
Typing text on paths
You can use the Path Text tool to type text so it follows the path of a
vector object, such as a circle, polygon, or open curve. You can also
use the tool to create text that flows along multiple paths.
To type text on a path
1
Select the Path Text tool in the Text toolbar. In the document
window, the pointer is an arrow. The arrow changes to an I-beam
when you point to a vector object path.
2
To set the insertion point, click the path. Begin typing and the
text follows the vector path. You can type multiple lines of text. To
start a new line, press Enter at the end of the previous line.
3
When you finish typing, press Esc. The text object becomes
selected.
Select a vector object and begin
typing to wrap text inside the
object.
Tip
To type inside objects, you
must first enable Autotype into
object located on the Type tab
of the Preferences dialog box
(see Type preferences,
page 15.228 and Auto type
into object, page 15.229).
Path Text tool