Re: [libreoffice-users] Fit Text to Contour

** Reply to message from Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> on Fri, 24 Jan 2014
13:32:17 +0000

Tom,

This is not about wrapping, but making text fit a contour that I define.

Cliff

> Hi :)
> Do you have the text-box in the background?  Then the image
> overlapping the text-box.  Set the wrap options for the image to make
> the text flow around it?  Perhaps "optimal page wrap" or something?
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> On 24 January 2014 03:39, Cliff Scott <cfly@intergate.com> wrote:
> > I'm trying to use Draw to make up some text to put around pictures in Writer.
> >
> > The help says:
> >         "Adjust to contour - Adapts the text flow so that it matches the contours of
> > the selected drawing
> > object."
> >
> > For the life of me I can't figure how to connect the text to a shape. I have
> > a text box with text in it and a curve that I drew, but to get the text to
> > follow that curve seems beyond me. I've selected the shape and gone to the
> > menu Format/Text and selected adjust to contour as it says to do, but nothing
> > happens.
> >
> > Then I selected both at the same time and still nothing. When I double click
> > the line and start typing the text writes on a horizontal line and covers the
> > line where it intersects it.
> >
> > This also in Help: To enter text on a line, double-click the line and type or
> > paste your text. The text direction corresponds to the direction you dragged
> > to draw the line. To hide the line, select Invisible in the Line Style box on
> > the Drawing Object Properties bar.
> >
> > Can't make that work either.
> >
> > It seems as it I am blind or some key is missing in the help. Any help will
> > be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Cliff

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