How to Fit Text to a Path in Corel DRAW - Step by step

First steps to adapt a text to a path

Using the many tools in Corel DRAW, it is possible to orient our texts to highlight the appearance of ours design work. Adapting a text to a path fulfills this aesthetic purpose, follow the instructions below to do so.

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Create the text

If you want to fit text to a path, you must first have the text prepared. If you are a beginner, read the following guide for creating text within Corel DRAW:

1. It's time to create that text that we want to adapt to a specific path.
2. For this we will use the classic text tool. Write the text and change the format parameters as you wish, this does not matter when making the trip.
3. In any case, we recommend using a appropriately sized text, so that it is fully visible once the procedure has been performed.
4. At this point or you could consider using mesh fill and apply it to text in CorelDraw, which helps with aesthetics.
5. Finally, when you are satisfied with the text created, you can start with the steps to adapt it to a predetermined path.

How to Fit Text to a Path in Corel DRAW - Step by step

After following the steps above, you will have your text ready. Once you have the text you want to fit a specific line or shape, you need to follow these simple steps:

Create the path

Before starting the steps to create a text path, you need to create the lines that will follow the text. This can be done very easily with Corel DRAW, read the following information:

1. To start creating a route, you should go to the “Freehand” section, click here and then click Curve a three points, an option that will allow us to create a route more efficiently.
2. Using this tool it is possible to create curved lines, first of all you have to establish how many curves you want, remember that for each of the curves you need to create a line.
3. Suppose we want to create two curves, in this case use the tool for create a line and set the curvature based on the center points (we mean the points of the upper and lower centers).
4. Once you have finished the first line, you can proceed with the second, to do this press on the nodes (i.e. the points that are at the top of the line). Repeat the procedure for the next line.
5. Once you are satisfied with the result, we can proceed to create the path.

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Fit text to a path in Corel DRAW

Corel DRAW offers all the options for fitting text to a path, so the process is fairly straightforward. If in doubt, read the following instructions carefully:

1. You have to click on the selection tool and then select the text you created earlier.
2. Now go to the top of the screen, to the text menu. After this look for the option Fit text to path.
3. Drag the text to the path you created and configure it as you wish.
4. If you want to configure other aesthetic aspects, you can access the small menu located at the top left of the screen Text orientation. Using this function, you can change the general aesthetics of the text path created.
5. To delete the path line, just click on the text and then go to the Organize section, located in the menus at the top. Various options will be displayed, click Separate text.
6. Now select the route line and delete it.

In addition to the above, you can also consider using Corel DRAW's PowerClip options and effects which will further extend the editing capabilities of your project.