Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To add text to an image
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To change the font, point size, and color of text
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To align text
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To kern text and adjust leading

Creating and Formatting Text

The Text tool property bar contains basic controls for setting text appearance and flow. You can change the font, size, and position and adjust the spacing between letters or lines. You can also perform these tasks from the Text panel, where you’ll find additional text controls.

Adding Text

You can add text to images and change text properties. You can specify text properties using the property bar or Text panel either before or after you type in the document window. For more information about changing text properties, see Creating and Formatting Text and Applying Effects to Text.

To add text to an image Back to Top
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Choose the Text tool from the toolbox.
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Click anywhere in the document window, and type.
You can adjust many text elements on the property bar when the Text tool is selected, or in the Text panel.

Changing the Font, Point Size, and Color of Text

You can change the font and point size of text by selecting a text layer in the Layers panel and then setting options on the property bar or in the Text panel. You can also fill your text with color from the Colors panel.

To change the font, point size, and color of text Back to Top
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Choose the Text tool from the toolbox.
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In the Layers panel, select a text layer.

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Do the following
Choose a font
On the property bar, choose a font from the Font list box.
Choose a point size
On the property bar, choose or type a point size in the Point Size box .
Choose a color
Choose a color from the Colors panel.

To display a list of all available fonts, choose Other Fonts from the Font pop-up menu.
You can also choose a font, point size, and color before you type any text.
You can adjust many text elements in the Text panel, or on the property bar with the Text tool selected.

Aligning Text

A text block can be aligned to the left, right, or center. The text baseline origin is used as the reference point for the text alignment. You can specify alignment in the Text panel.

To align text Back to Top
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Choose the Text tool from the toolbox.
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In the Layers panel, select a text layer.
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On the property bar, enable one of the following buttons:
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Align Left
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Align Center
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Align Right
You can also align text by choosing the Layer Adjuster tool from the toolbox, clicking the text on the canvas, and clicking one of the alignment buttons in the Text panel.

Kerning and Leading

Kerning refers to adjusting the amount of space between letters. Corel Painter does this automatically with most fonts. However, you can fine-tune the spacing with the Tracking slider.

Leading refers to the amount of space between lines of text. You may want to change the Leading from the default. The default spacing between lines is set at 100%.

To kern text and adjust leading Back to Top

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Do the following
Adjust the space between letters
In the Text panel, adjust the Tracking slider . Drag left to decrease letter spacing or right to increase it.
Adjust the space between lines of text
In the Text panel, adjust the Leading slider . Drag to the right to increase space between lines or to the left to decrease it.

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