Fontwork Gallery
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With the icon [[Image:]] you open the new Fontwork Gallery (Figure 22) which you can use to insert an eye-catching caption to an image. Fontwork drawing objects belong to the “shape” category. The Gallery contains a selection of popular text forms.
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Figure 22: The new Fontwork Gallery
You are not limited to only these samples; you can subsequently edit and customize the chosen caption type. Proceed as follows.
| Choose a caption type from the Gallery and click on OK. The caption is then inserted into the middle of your document.
Use the green handles to drag and resize the caption. |
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| With a double-click enter text editing mode and replace the placeholder text “Fontwork” with your own text. | [[Image:]][[Image:]] |
| Click outside the object or press the Esc key to leave the editing mode. | [[Image:]] |
| With the dialog Area from either the menu Format or the context menu you can set the fill and shadow properties. With the dialog Line you can set a frame around the lettering. | [[Image:]] |
| For further adjustments you need to use the Fontwork toolbar. If this does not open automatically turn it on with View > Toolbars > Fontwork.
The left symbol is already familiar. It opens the Fontwork Gallery. |
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| With the small triangle on the symbol [[Image:]] you can open the tear off toolbar Fontwork Shape and choose the shape of the frame of your caption. | [[Image:]] |
| Use the yellow handle to modify the form of the caption. | [[Image:]] |
| With the other icons you can further customize the text direction and spacings. | [[Image:]] |
| To change the font type of the caption, use (as for other text) the dialog from the Format > Character menu or the context menu. | [[Image:]] |
If you want to give the text a 3D appearance, refer to the relevant section in Chapter 7, Drawing and working with 3D Objects, of this Guide.
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