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# Text along Path

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

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...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Text along Path

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Text along Path.

#### From the context menu:

Choose Text along Path.

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Text along Path.

#### From the context menu:

Choose Text along Path.

#### From toolbars:

Text along Path

## Style

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.

### Baseline Off

Removes baseline formatting.

Baseline Off

### Rotate

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

Rotate

### Upright

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.

Upright

### Slant Horizontal

Horizontally slants the characters in the text object.

Slant Horizontal

### Slant Vertical

Vertically slants the characters in the text object.

Slant Vertical

## Adjust

### Orientation

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.

Orientation

### Align Left

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

Align Left

### Align Center

Centers the text on the text baseline.

Align Center

### Align Right

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

Align Right

### AutoSize Text

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

AutoSize Text

## Position and Indent

### Distance

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

Distance

### Indent

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

Indent

## Shadow

### Contour

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

Contour

### Text Contour

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

Text Contour

### No Text Shadow

Removes the shadow effects that you applied to the text.

No Shadow

### Add Text Shadow

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.

Add Text Shadow

### Text Shadow Slant

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.

Slant Text Shadow

## Shadow Offset

### Shadow Horizontal Distance or Shadow Angle

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

X Distance or Shadow Angle

### Vertical Distance or Shadow size

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.

Y Distance or Shadow Size

## Shadow Color

Select a color for the text shadow.

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