PagePlus X3 also enables users to easily fit existing text to an existing line or shape in just three steps:Ģ. Text flows along the line, which has been converted to a path. When the cursor changes to include a curve, click the mouse where you want the text to begin.Ĥ. Choose the Artistic Text Tool from the Artistic Text flyout on the same toolbar.ģ.

Create a freehand, straight or curved line using the line tools found on the Line Tools flyout of the Tools toolbar at the left.Ģ. Users may also wish to add artistic text along an existing line or shape already present in their document. The text now flows along the specified path. With the text selected, on the Text context toolbar, click the Path Text flyout and choose a preset path. Create an artistic text object using PagePlus X3's Artistic Text Tool found in the Artistic Text flyout on the Tools toolbar.Ģ. To apply a preset curved path to text in PagePlus X3:ġ. PagePlus X3 provides users with a variety of preset curved paths into which they can fit their text, including circles, arcs, waves, etc.

By anchoring text along a curved line, users can create eye-catching effects that could not be achieved with traditional straight-line text.

The resulting object will have all of the properties of the artistic text, plus its path will be a Bezier curve that can be edited with the program's Pointer Tool as easily as any other line. Serif's PagePlus X3 enables users to extend their artistic text's creative possibilities by flowing it along a curved path. One of the most dramatic methods for easily improving a document is to change the look of its artistic text'that is, text that makes up a headline, pull-out quote or other graphical text element. In addition to all of its professional-level design tools, when it comes to text handling, PagePlus X3 offers a full range of specialized applications to enhance a document's appearance. This award-winning desktop publishing application is designed for consumers and small businesses looking to create high-quality, dynamic brochures, newsletters and other printed materials. with Serif's PagePlus X3 Publisher ProĪ lot of people think you have to purchase Adobe InDesign or Quark XPress to get all the features, but as we discover more and more powers in PagePlus X3 we're beginning to think there's a third choice!

Now we test some of its typography skills. We looked at Serif PagePlus some time ago in the &Else department.

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