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Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 09:52
by mrs maggot
not done it for a while, and a bit rusty - i need to insert a block of words into a shape, like the college type hoodies, anyone take me though it, ive been doing our accounts for 3 days solid, after finding a cock-up and my creative brain has shut down lol

thanks in advance - and no i dont have anything else - just corel, so wont help to show me in photothis or drawthat lol

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 10:23
by Paul
I am working on it :) give me a few minutes and will take some screen shots ;)
is this shape a number, letter or some basic shape??

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 10:24
by mrs maggot
its a guitar !!!

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 10:29
by Paul
lol :) i dont have vector guitar so if i show it to you as a example on the digit would it be ok?? :)

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 10:41
by Paul
ok. this is how i would do this:

draw your design, letters, digit or shape. thenclick right mouse button and convert to the curves
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choice a hair line
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change colour to transparent
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now pick text tool and slowely touch cursor to the line. if you tuch line you shoukld see A letter on th curve. if you go bit more inside the shape you should see AB inside the rectangle. clik it when you see AB in rectangle :)
Now you in :)
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now type whatever you like or paste your text :)

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hope this help a little :)

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 10:48
by mrs maggot
thanks paul, you know what its like when your brain just goes DEAD !!! thank you for waking it up for me xx

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 10:53
by Paul
I know :) my is dead most of the time lol :D

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 11:42
by John G
Very clever Paul, never knew how to do that - thanks.

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 11:52
by mrs maggot
I was trying but had then got no where - then i thought, silly when i went through your screen shots, the image i had was two line when you see it in outline - so it was trying to fit the text inbetween the 2 outline images lol, and i thought i was going mad only when i went through yours step by step it made sense

Re: Corel Draw

Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 12:08
by JackB
What about using the powerclip tool?

Jack.