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
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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.
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B