Text along Path
Simple tool for putting text along a curve without any fancy effects.
This dialog is meant for making text follow a curve. Draw a curve, double-click it and type text into it. With the curve selected, you can now activate the command.
Style
You can make text follow any shape. Most of the custom shapes available in the Drawing toolbar need to be converted to a different type before you can use them with . In Impress or Draw, right-click the shape and select Convert - To Curve/Polygon/Contour. If you wish, you can now copy and paste the converted shape into Writer for use with . Shapes in the Legacy Circles and Ovals and Legacy Rectangles toolbars do not need to be converted. The Arc included in the basic shapes is also a legacy shape.
Baseline Off
Removes baseline formatting.
Baseline Off
Rotate
Uses the top or the bottom edge of the selected object as the text baseline.
Turni
Upright
Uses the top or the bottom edge of the selected object as the text baseline and preserves the original vertical alignment of the individual characters.
Staranta
Slant Horizontal
Horizontally slants the characters in the text object.
Klini horizontale
Slant Vertical
Vertically slants the characters in the text object.
Klini vertikale
Adjust
Orientation
Reverses the text flow direction, and flips the text horizontally or vertically. To use this command, you must first apply a different baseline to the text.
Orientiĝo
Align Left
Aligns the text to the left end of the text baseline.
Ĝisrandigi maldekstren
Align Center
Centers the text on the text baseline.
Align Center
Align Right
Aligns the text to the right end of the text baseline.
Ĝisrandigi dekstren
AutoSize Text
Resizes the text to fit the length of the text baseline.
Aŭtomate regrandigi tekston
Position and Indent
Distance
Enter the amount of space that you want to leave between the text baseline and the base of the individual characters.
Distanco
Indent
Enter the amount of space to leave between the beginning of the text baseline, and the beginning of the text.
Krommarĝeno
Shadow
Contour
Shows or hides the text baseline, or the edges of the selected object.
Konturo
Text Contour
Shows or hides the borders of the individual characters in the text.
Teksta konturo
No Text Shadow
Removes the shadow effects that you applied to the text.
Sen ombro
Add Text Shadow
Adds a shadow to the text in the selected object. Click this button, and then enter the dimensions of the shadow in the Distance X and the Distance Y boxes.
Add Text Shadow
Text Shadow Slant
Adds a slant shadow to the text in the selected object. Click this button, and then enter the dimensions of the shadow in the Distance X and the Distance Y boxes.
Slant Text Shadow
Shadow Offset
Shadow Horizontal Distance or Shadow Angle
Enter the horizontal distance between the text characters and the edge of the shadow or the angle of the shadow slant from vertical.
X Distance or Shadow Angle
Vertical Distance or Shadow size
Enter the vertical distance between the text characters and the edge of the shadow, or the size of the shadow in percent values of the character size.
Y Distance or Shadow Size
Shadow Color
Ombra koloro
Select a color for the text shadow.