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...

sXy2C‖From toolbars:

bCLkK‖Icon Text along Path

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.

dsbAF‖Icon Off

yfowv‖Baseline Off

BgBci‖Rotate

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

tBBQt‖Icon

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.

6DY9M‖Icon Upright

DDWXG‖Upright

thuQH‖Slant Horizontal

TqEGn‖Horizontally slants the characters in the text object.

K97sx‖Icon Slant Horizontal

m29gX‖Slant Horizontal

GE3Zv‖Slant Vertical

q7vvg‖Vertically slants the characters in the text object.

FKyaQ‖Icon Slant Vertical

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.

jGCet‖Icon Orientation

hu8Lf‖Orientation

3J4v6‖Align Left

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

DoUHv‖Icon Align Left

CXCLp‖Align Left

WpsQP‖Align Center

bmiBe‖Centers the text on the text baseline.

GfMCw‖Icon Align Center

7hH49‖Align Center

VBnG2‖Align Right

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

eQFJA‖Icon Align Right

Cmr8n‖Align Right

5PAqo‖AutoSize Text

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

UHcvK‖Icon AutoSize Text

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.

YLoku‖Icon Distance

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.

WJumk‖Icon Indent

6UEik‖Indent

CySmA‖Shadow

aRCGE‖Contour

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

PKZNH‖Icon Contour

FPfgN‖Contour

YBFDw‖Text Contour

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

GD5Dk‖Icon Text Contour

663fR‖Text Contour

u58VB‖No Text Shadow

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

AH93n‖Icon No Text Shadow

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.

gjnJp‖Icon Add Text Shadow

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.

GiYrF‖Icon Slant Text Shadow

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.

z9sPP‖Icon X Distance

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.

gWZnK‖Icon Y Distance

ZfKxm‖Y Distance or Shadow Size

2CMNa‖Shadow Color

DXmZb‖Shadow Color

fbGYB‖Select a color for the text shadow.