Formatting multilingual text

CorelDRAW includes controls that let you format text in different languages. You can limit any font, style, and size changes to only Latin, Asian, or Middle Eastern text by choosing the script type. For example, if you want to change the font size of Japanese text in a document that includes both English and Japanese text, you can choose the Asian script type, and then change the font size. This applies the new font size only to the Japanese text, the English text font size is unaffected. You can also enable right-to-left text flow when working with bidirectional languages, such as Middle Eastern languages. In addition, you can mix latin text with Asian or Middle Eastern in one text object and set the spacing between the two words.

To limit font property changes to multilingual text

1 .	Using the Text tool , select the text.

If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties.

2 .	In the Object properties docker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.

The Language group and script list box is available only when using an Asian or Middle Eastern operating system or when language support is installed on the operating system.

To set right-to-left text flow in text

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Using the Text tool , position the cursor in a block of text.

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Using the Pick tool , click an artistic text object or a text frame.

If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties.

2 .	In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button to display the paragraph-related options.

The Text direction option is available, and visible, only when you use a Middle Eastern operating system or when language support is installed on a non-Middle Eastern operating system.

You can also change the direction of text flow in columns. For more information, see To change the flow of bidirectional text in columns.

To specify spacing between Latin and Asian words

1 .	Using the Text tool , select the paragraph that combines both the Latin and Asian text.

2 .	In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button to display the paragraph-related properties.

The language spacing value is based on the percentage of a standard space. For example, two spaces are represented by typing a value of 200.

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