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diff --git a/source/text/simpress/guide/text2curve.xhp b/source/text/simpress/guide/text2curve.xhp new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5496d400d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/text/simpress/guide/text2curve.xhp @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> + + +<!--*********************************************************************** + * + * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. + * + * Copyright 2000, 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. + * + * OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite + * + * This file is part of OpenOffice.org. + * + * OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify + * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 + * only, as published by the Free Software Foundation. + * + * OpenOffice.org is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + * GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 for more details + * (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code). + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + * version 3 along with OpenOffice.org. If not, see + * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> + * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. + * + ************************************************************************--> + +<helpdocument version="1.0"> +<meta> +<topic id="textsimpressguidetext2curvexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> +<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Converting Text Characters into Drawing Objects</title> +<filename>/text/simpress/guide/text2curve.xhp</filename> +</topic> +<history> +<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> +<lastedited date="2005-08-30T15:06:35">FPE: Changed table to numbering list, resized image</lastedited> +</history> +</meta> +<body> +<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150717"><bookmark_value>text; converting to curves</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>characters; converting to curves</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>sign conversion to curves</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>converting; text to curves</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>draw objects;converting text to</bookmark_value> +<bookmark_value>curves;converting text to</bookmark_value> +</bookmark> +<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150717" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="3"><variable id="text2curve"><link href="text/simpress/guide/text2curve.xhp" name="Converting Text Characters into Drawing Objects">Converting Text Characters into Drawing Objects</link> +</variable></paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155960" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">You can convert text characters into curves that you can edit and resize as you would any drawing object. Once you convert text into a drawing object, you can no longer edit the content of the text.</paragraph> +<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153965" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="22">To convert text into a drawing object:</paragraph> +<list type="ordered"> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146963" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Select the text that you want to convert, and do one of the following:</paragraph> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3149053" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">In $[officename] Draw, choose <emph>Modify - Convert - To Curve</emph>.</paragraph> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150395" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="23">In $[officename] Impress, right-click the border of the text object, and then choose <emph>Convert - To Curve</emph>.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150746" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">If your text contains more than one character, the converted text becomes a grouped object. Double-click the group to edit individual objects. Press Esc when finished.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150336" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Now, click the <emph>Points</emph> icon on the <emph>Drawing</emph> bar. Click the object. You can see all the Bézier points of the object. On the <emph>Edit Points</emph> bar, you can find various icons for editing, inserting and deleting points.</paragraph> +</listitem> +</list> +<section id="relatedtopics"> +<embed href="text/simpress/guide/line_draw.xhp#line_draw"/> +<embed href="text/simpress/guide/line_edit.xhp#line_edit"/> +<embed href="text/simpress/guide/vectorize.xhp#vectorize"/> +<embed href="text/simpress/guide/3d_create.xhp#3d_create"/> +<embed href="text/shared/guide/fontwork.xhp#fontwork"/> +</section> +</body> +</helpdocument> |