Ways to create text effects

Ways to create text effects

You can apply and combine text effects to create professional-looking logos and designs such as the following one:

Example of customizing text with effects

Apply a ready-made effect   You can select an effect from the Designer Text gallery when you need fast, professional-quality results. Apply a designer text effect

Add or remove fills   You can fill the inside of a text object with solid or gradient colors, with photographs or other images, or with textures. You can also remove the fill from text so that only an outline remains. Fill a text object

Create bent text   You can bend a text object in a circle or along a curve. Bend a text object

Apply outlines   You can enhance the edges of text characters with plain line styles or with artistic or photo brush strokes. Outline a text object

Create 3-D text   You can make plain text look three dimensional. Apply a 3-D effect to a text object

Apply other special effects   You can enhance text by applying and combining shadows, transparency, blurs, or other effects. Types of PhotoDraw effects

Note   To simulate certain effects, you may need to work with more than one text object. For example, you can enhance a word with a decorated first letter by creating two text objects — one for the first letter, and one for the remainder of the word. When you finish modifying these objects, you can group them so that they behave as a single object.