Creating Text. To use your fonts, click on the text tool located on the left-hand side of the software screen: Clicking this will allow you to place a text cursor onto your workspace and begin typing directly onto the screen. The red blinking line is your cursor to show where you are typing. You may back up or move forward by either clicking your mouse or using your computer’s right and left arrow keys. The surrounding green box is your text box. This box may be adjusted by clicking and holding the black bar on the right edge of the text box. Dragging this bar to the left will allow you to wrap your text. Dragging this bar to the right will allow you to bring text back toward being on a single linear path. You may double-click or click outside of the text to exit the Text Editing Mode. You may return at any time to re-edit any words or letters by double-clicking again on your created text.
Creating Text. To use your fonts, click on the text tool located on the left-hand side of the software screen. Clicking this will allow you to place a text cursor onto your workspace and begin typing directly onto the screen. The red blinking line is your cursor to show where you are typing. You may back up or move forward by either clicking your mouse or using your computer’s right and left arrow keys. The surrounding green box is your text box. This box may be adjusted by clicking Font Characteristics Some fonts are programmed to enable the use of certain style characteristics allowing you to bold, italicize, or underline text or letters. These characteristics will only be highlighted to be available for selecting if the font in question is programmed with that characteristic and such characteristics can be applied. To apply one of these characteristic, you may highlight the intended letters or words and then click on the available characteristic. While Bold, Italic, and Underline options are displayed, if there are any additional available options programmed for the selected font, a scroll bar will appear on the right- and holding the black bar on the right edge of the text box. Dragging this bar to the left will allow you to wrap your text. Dragging this bar to the right will allow you to bring text back toward being on a single linear path. You may double-click or click outside of the text to exit the Text Editing Mode. You may return at any time to re-edit any words or letters by double-clicking again on your created text.
