For any of these fill options, clicking the Fill Settings icon opens the fill properties. In the Character section you can switch to a vector fill and choose the pattern, or try a texture fill, or a fountain fill. When the Text docker is open (go to Window > Dockers) you can do even more. To change the color of the text, click on a color swatch in the Color.

The arrows along the sides of the bounding rectangle can be used to shear and skew the text.

If you click again, you can rotate the text.

Clicking in a blank space completes the text.Īfter selecting the text with the Pick tool, you can perform some standard edits, such as moving, resizing, or stretching in one direction. You can include line breaks by pressing Enter. Adding artistic text is simple: activate the Text tool, click once where you want to start the text, change the font or size from the default if you want, and start typing. There are two types of text that you can create with the Text tool – artistic and paragraph. We’ll also see how to fit text to curves and shapes.Ĭlick on any of the images below to view full-size. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create and edit both types of text: artistic and paragraph.

Curve text in powerpoint for mac 2017