User Manual

CreatingTextandAdjustingTextProperties 37
Using the Envelope Handles
These handles apply only to Normal Text and Monogram text items.
These two types of text are surrounded by a flexible bounding box,
called an envelope. You can adjust this shape by moving the Envelope
Handles.
The Envelope Handles are the pink circles, located at the mid-point of
the top and bottom borders of the text frame. Click and drag these
handles to make the top and/or bottom of the frame concave (“bowed
in”) or convex (“bowed out”)
Rotating Text
Use the Rotation handle to change the angle of a text segment. This is
the orange circle at the top-left corner of the text frame.
To rotate a segment, first position the mouse over this handle so that
the cursor will changes to a circle-arrow handle . Then, drag the
handle to rotate the segment to the desired angle. Drag up to rotate
counter-clockwise, and down to rotate clockwise. Notice that, as you
You can also apply an envelope shape to a text segment through the
Properties Panel. You can use the Envelope property in the Text area to
apply a predefined envelope to a Normal Text or Monogram text item.
For more information see “Applying an Envelope” in the “Lettering
Properties” section.