Paint Shop Pro X User Guide - FTP - Corel Corporation

To create text1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Text tool .If the Materials palette is not displayed, choose View Palettes Materials.2 On the Materials palette, click the Foreground and Stroke properties box, andchoose a color for the text outline.If you want to create text with no outline, click the Transparent button belowthe Foreground and Stroke Properties box.3 Click the Background and Fill properties box, and choose a color for the text fill.If you want to create text with no fill, click the Transparent button below theBackground and Fill Properties box.4 On the Tool Options palette, choose one of the following text types from theCreate As drop-list:• Vector — creates vector text that resides on a vector layer and is the mosteditable form of text• Selection — creates a selection marquee in the shape of the text characters. Thistext type can be edited and is not vector-based.• Floating — creates raster text as a floating selectionNote: Place floating text on its own raster layer; otherwise, it merges with thecurrent layer.5 On the Tool Options palette, choose a font, font size, units, and font style.Note: From the Units drop-list, choose Points for print output or Pixels for Weboutput .6 Perform a task from the following table.ToPlace text on the imagePlace text on a vector object or path withoutattaching itDo the followingClick an area where there are no paths, typethe text in the Text Entry dialog box, andclick Apply.Hold down Alt, and click the image (thecursor shape changes ). Type the text inthe Text Entry dialog box, and click Apply.90 Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide