6DmBa‖Text along Path

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# N8Q3C‖Text along Path

EF8Ai‖Simple tool for putting text along a curve without any fancy effects.

FX7zs‖This Text along Path dialog is meant for making text follow a curve. Draw a curve, double-click it and type text into it. With the curve selected, you can now activate the Text along Path command.

To access this command...

#### ebLJB‖From the menu bar:

wE5zg‖Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Text along Path

#### ebLJB‖From the menu bar:

joM2w‖Choose Format - Text along Path.

#### t8dFS‖From the context menu:

JAjfm‖Choose Text along Path.

#### ebLJB‖From the menu bar:

Bg353‖Choose Format - Text along Path.

#### t8dFS‖From the context menu:

CK7dc‖Choose Text along Path.

#### sXy2C‖From toolbars:

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SYc7Z‖Text along Path

## HzGSq‖Style

5n4bP‖You can make text follow any shape. Most of the custom shapes available in the Drawing toolbar need to be converted to a different type before you can use them with Text along Path. In Impress or Draw, right-click the shape and select Convert - To Curve/Polygon/Contour. If you wish, you can now copy and paste the converted shape into Writer for use with Text along Path. Shapes in the Legacy Circles and Ovals and Legacy Rectangles toolbars do not need to be converted. The Arc included in the basic shapes is also a legacy shape.

### 7yFwV‖Baseline Off

rDFeE‖Removes baseline formatting.

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yfowv‖Baseline Off

### BgBci‖Rotate

t8dtT‖Uses the top or the bottom edge of the selected object as the text baseline.

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CC8vv‖Rotate

### FzVVf‖Upright

z9amk‖Uses the top or the bottom edge of the selected object as the text baseline and preserves the original vertical alignment of the individual characters.

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DDWXG‖Upright

### thuQH‖Slant Horizontal

TqEGn‖Horizontally slants the characters in the text object.

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m29gX‖Slant Horizontal

### GE3Zv‖Slant Vertical

q7vvg‖Vertically slants the characters in the text object.

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vTFLn‖Slant Vertical

## ygBDJ‖Adjust

### qJeSt‖Orientation

ByjsP‖Reverses the text flow direction, and flips the text horizontally or vertically. To use this command, you must first apply a different baseline to the text.

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hu8Lf‖Orientation

### 3J4v6‖Align Left

DWX4d‖Aligns the text to the left end of the text baseline.

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CXCLp‖Align Left

### WpsQP‖Align Center

bmiBe‖Centers the text on the text baseline.

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7hH49‖Align Center

### VBnG2‖Align Right

Bgdfe‖Aligns the text to the right end of the text baseline.

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Cmr8n‖Align Right

### 5PAqo‖AutoSize Text

BXAaF‖Resizes the text to fit the length of the text baseline.

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drPm7‖AutoSize Text

## dcvVQ‖Position and Indent

### ETeVz‖Distance

7AEZy‖Enter the amount of space that you want to leave between the text baseline and the base of the individual characters.

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XDeLC‖Distance

### VDVCs‖Indent

g6xDf‖Enter the amount of space to leave between the beginning of the text baseline, and the beginning of the text.

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6UEik‖Indent

## CySmA‖Shadow

### aRCGE‖Contour

TdeZF‖Shows or hides the text baseline, or the edges of the selected object.

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FPfgN‖Contour

### YBFDw‖Text Contour

BkBcX‖Shows or hides the borders of the individual characters in the text.

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663fR‖Text Contour

### u58VB‖No Text Shadow

GB3hN‖Removes the shadow effects that you applied to the text.

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Px8Nt‖No Shadow

### QViBS‖Add Text Shadow

dwkxm‖Adds a shadow to the text in the selected object. Click this button, and then enter the dimensions of the shadow in the Distance X and the Distance Y boxes.

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rExNd‖Add Text Shadow

### xNhu4‖Text Shadow Slant

DMN8v‖Adds a slant shadow to the text in the selected object. Click this button, and then enter the dimensions of the shadow in the Distance X and the Distance Y boxes.

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8akDZ‖Slant Text Shadow

## DB4We‖Shadow Offset

### K7G7H‖Shadow Horizontal Distance or Shadow Angle

GeLhX‖Enter the horizontal distance between the text characters and the edge of the shadow or the angle of the shadow slant from vertical.

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FArwF‖X Distance or Shadow Angle

### BZCsQ‖Vertical Distance or Shadow size

tYGs2‖Enter the vertical distance between the text characters and the edge of the shadow, or the size of the shadow in percent values of the character size.

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ZfKxm‖Y Distance or Shadow Size

## 2CMNa‖Shadow Color

### DXmZb‖Shadow Color

fbGYB‖Select a color for the text shadow.

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