You can customize the appearance of slides with a variety of text objects.
In this section, you'll learn about
creating text objects
changing text with Corel RealTime Preview
setting text attributes
formatting text in text objects
applying special effects to text
correcting text
Creating text objects
You can create text objects by inserting text boxes, text lines, and TextArt. Text boxes expand in length and text lines expand in width to contain text as you type. For information about TextArt, see "Working with TextArt images."
To insert a text box
1 Click Insert Text box.
2 Drag to define the text box.
3 Type text in the text box.
Tips
You can also define the text box by clicking in the slide show or drawing window.
You can also insert a text box by clicking the Text box button on the tool palette.
To insert a text line
1 Click Insert Text line.
2 Click in the slide show or drawing window.
3 Type text.
To insert TextArt
1 Click Insert Graphics TextArt.
2 Click the General tab.
3 Click a shape on the Shapes palette.
4 Choose a font from the Font list box.
5 Choose a font style from the Font style list box.
6 Open the Justification picker, and click a text justification.
7 Choose a smoothness level from the Smoothness list box.
8 Type any text in the Type here box.
9 Click Insert symbol.
Changing text in Corel Presentations with Corel RealTime Preview
You can use Corel RealTime Preview to view different font styles, sizes, and colors before you apply them to your text.
To change a font with Corel RealTime Preview
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Open the Font face list box on the property bar, and point to a font.
Changes to the font display in the font face preview window.
3 Choose a font from the Font face list box.
To change a font size with Corel RealTime Preview
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Open the Font size list box on the property bar, and point to a font.
Changes to the font display in the font size preview window.
3 Choose a font from the Font size list box.
Tip
You can also increase or decrease the size of font by clicking the Font increase button or the Font decrease button on the property bar.
To change a font color with Corel RealTime Preview
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Open any of the following pickers:
Fill pattern
Foreground fill color
Background fill color
3 Point to a pattern or color.
When you pause on a color, the text in the text object displays a preview of the font color.
4 Click a pattern or color.
Setting text attributes
You can customize the text in a slide show or drawing by setting text attributes. You can change the font by using a variety of font types, sizes, and colors. For example, you can use Arial font, in 12 point size and in red. You can also apply a style, such as bold, italic, or underlined.
As well, you can apply an outline to text.
You can reverse the foreground and background colors of text. You can create subscript text which sits below the baseline, or superscript text, which sits above the baseline. If you have created subscript or superscript text, you can convert it back to normal text.
To change the font of text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Font.
4 Click the Font tab.
5 Choose a font from the Face list.
You can also
Change the appearance of text In the Appearance area, enable the Bold, Italic, or Underline check box.
Change the font size Choose a font size from the Size list box.
Change the font size relative to the current size Click the Relative size picker, and click a size.
Change the font color Open the Color picker, and click a color.
Restore the text appearance Right-click the selected text, and click Normal.
Tips
You can view a list of available attributes for each font by clicking the plus sign (+) to the left of the font.
You can also change the appearance of text by clicking the Bold button, the Italic button, or the Underline button on the property bar.
To apply a pattern or gradient fill to text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Font.
4 Click the Fill tab.
5 In the Fill style area, click one of the following:
Pattern
Gradient
6 Open the Foreground color picker, and click a color.
7 Open the Background color picker, and click a color.
8 Click a fill on the palette.
To change gradient fill settings
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Font.
4 Click the Fill tab.
5 In the Fill style area, click Gradient.
6 Click Gradient settings.
7 In the Gradient settings dialog box, choose a gradient type from the Gradient type list box.
If you choose the Linear or Rectangular option, type a value in the Angle box.
8 In the Gradient color position area, type a value in the following boxes:
Horizontal offset
Vertical offset
9 In the Blending area, enable one of the following options:
Auto-stop blending-blends automatically
Fixed-blends using a fixed number of steps
If you enabled the Fixed option, type a value in the Fixed box.
To outline text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Font.
4 Click the Outline tab.
5 Open the Color picker, and click a color.
6 Open the Style picker, and click an outline style.
7 Open the Width picker, and click a line width.
If you want to specify the line width, type a value in the box below the Width picker.
To reverse colors of text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Font.
4 Click the Fill tab.
5 In the Fill style area, click one of the following:
Pattern
Gradient
6 Click Reverse colors.
Tip
You can also reverse colors of text by clicking the Reverse colors button on the tool palette.
To create superscript or subscript text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Font.
4 Click the Font tab.
5 Click Position, and click one of the following:
Superscript
Subscript
To convert superscript or subscript text to normal text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Font.
4 Click the Font tab.
5 Click Position, and click Normal.
Formatting text in text objects
You can move individual characters or blocks of text, and you can delete them. By justifying text, you can position it left, right, or center in relation to the sides of a text box. You can also indent lines or paragraphs of text.
You can remove any indents from text.
You can also adjust the spacing between lines of text.
You can set the position of text. By using manual kerning, you can expand or contract the spaces between letters.
To move text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Drag the selected text to a new position inside the selected text object.
To delete text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Edit Delete.
To justify text
1 Click a text box.
2 Click Format Justification, and click one of the following:
Left-aligns text to the left
Right-aligns text to the right
Center-aligns text to the center
Tip
You can also justify text by opening the Justification picker on the property bar and clicking an alignment.
To indent text
1 Double-click a text box.
2 Click at the beginning of a line of text.
3 Click Format Paragraph, and click one of the following:
Indent-indents the left margin of the paragraph by one tab stop
Hanging indent-indents all but the first line of the paragraph by one tab stop
Double indent-indents the paragraph equally from both sides
To remove an indent from text
1 Double-click a text box.
2 Click at the beginning of the line of indented text.
3 Click Format Paragraph Back tab.
To set line spacing
1 Click a text box.
2 Click Format Line Spacing.
3 Type a number in the Spacing box.
To position text in a text box
1 Double-click a text box.
2 Click at the beginning of the text.
3 Click Format Line, and click one of the following:
Center-centers text
Flush right-positions text to the right
To kern text
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Select the text.
3 Click Format Manual kerning.
4 Type a value in the Amount to kern selected text box.
A positive number expands the space; a negative number contracts it.
Applying special effects to text
You can apply a variety of special effects to text. For example, you can shape text into a set shape, such as a bow, wave, or crescent. You can also contour text around an object to create unique designs, and you can add depth to text to give it a three-dimensional look.
To shape text
1 Click a text box or text line.
2 Click Tools QuickWarp.
3 Click a shape on the palette.
To contour text around objects
1 Hold down CTRL, and click a text box or a text line and a shape.
2 Click Tools Contour text.
3 Choose a position from the Position text list box.
If you wan to keep the graphic or shape visible, disable the Display text only check box.
Note
You cannot contour text around bitmaps, charts, or clipart.
To add depth to text
1 Click a text box or text line.
2 Click Tools Quick3-D.
3 Click the Rotation tab.
4 Click a rotation style on the Rotation palette.
If you wan to adjust the darkness of the bevel, move the Color adjustment slider.
5 Click the Perspective tab.
6 Click a perspective style on the Perspective palette.
7 Type a number in the Depth box.
Converting text to vector objects
Vector objects, such as clipart images, are a series of points joined by lines. Graphical elements in a vector file are self-contained entities with properties, such as color, shape, outline, size, and position on the screen, included in its definition. You can move and change the properties of a vector object repeatedly, while maintaining its original clarity and crispness and without affecting other objects in the image.
You can convert text boxes and text lines to vector objects. Once text has been converted, you can manipulate it as an object, for example, you can animate it, apply sound to it, and apply a shadow to it. For information on working with objects, see "Working with objects in slide shows and drawings."
Once you convert text to an object, you cannot format the text itself.
To convert text to a vector object
1 Click a text box or text line.
2 Click Tools Trace text.
Correcting text in slide shows and drawings
Corel Presentations provides several ways to correct errors in text. You can find and replace text by searching for specific words or phrases and replacing them with other words or phrases. In slide shows, you can find and replace text in both the Slide Editor and Slide Outliner views.
You can display the text formatting codes that correspond to the line of text where the cursor is located. The codes appear in the lower-right corner of the application bar.
You can automatically correct spelling, capitalization, or spacing errors as you type. Common spelling errors and mistyped words are automatically replaced with the correct spelling. For example, "adn" is automatically replaced with "and." As well as using a predefined list of errors, you can create a list of errors for auto correction. The predefined list contains commonly misspelled words linked to the correct spelling. As well, you can delete entries from this list. You can also automatically correct spacing and capitalization errors, and you can automatically add opening and closing quotation marks.
To find text
1 Double-click a text object.
If you want to find text by using the Slide Outliner, click View Slide Outliner.
2 Click Edit Find and replace.
3 Type text in the Find box.
4 Choose a direction from the Direction list box.
5 Click Find next.
To find and replace text
1 Double-click a text object.
If you want to find and replace text by using the Slide Outliner, click View Slide Outliner.
2 Click Edit Find and replace.
3 Type text in the Find box.
4 Type replacement text in the Replace with box.
5 Choose a direction from the Direction list box.
6 Click one of the following:
Replace-replaces the selected occurrence of the text
Replace all-replaces all occurrences of the text
To display text formatting codes
1 Double-click a text object.
2 Click View Reveal Codes.
To correct words automatically as you type
1 Click Tools QuickCorrect.
2 Enable the Replace words as you type check box.
3 Click Close.
To create a list of errors for automatic correction
1 Click Tools QuickCorrect.
2 Type a word, phrase, or abbreviation in the Replace box.
3 Type a replacement word, phrase, or abbreviation in the With box.
4 Click Add entry.
To delete an entry from the automatic correction list of errors
1 Click Tools QuickCorrect.
2 Choose an entry from the list.
3 Click Delete entry.
To correct spacing automatically between sentences
1 Click Tools QuickCorrect.
2 Click Options.
3 In the End of sentence corrections area, enable one of the following options:
None
Change one space to two spaces between sentences
Change two spaces to one space between sentences
To correct capitalization and spacing automatically in a sentence
1 Click Tools QuickCorrect.
2 Click Options.
3 In the Sentence corrections area, enable any of the following check boxes:
Capitalize next letter after end of sentence punctuation
Correct two irregular capitals (make second letter lowercase)
Change two spaces to one space between words
To use opening and closing quotation marks automatically
1 Click Tools QuickCorrect.
2 Click Options.
3 In the Select quotation marks area, enable any of the following check boxes:
Use double quotation marks as you type-converts double quotation marks to the opening and closing double quotation marks you choose from the Open and Close list boxes
Use single quotation marks as you type-converts single quotation marks to the opening and closing single quotation marks you choose from the Open and Close list boxes
Use straight quotation marks after numbers-6' 2''-converts curly quotation marks to straight quotation marks when the quotation mark character follows a number
Note
You cannot use the Corel Presentations 3.0 main dictionary (.Lex file) in this version of Corel Presentations.
