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Creating single-line text following a curved shape
Concepts     Procedure     Commands

How to create single-line text following a curved shape

1. Click on the menu Draw Text... Curved Text on an object.
2. Select the element the shape of which the text needs to follow.
   It is possible to select the following objects:
• line
• arc
• circle
• ellipse
• elliptical arc
• smart shape
• spline
• polyline
• region (contour)
• Image (contour)
• formatted text (contour)
• text (square contour)
• curved text (polyline contour)
  
3. Specify the required alignment (see picture).
4. Enter the text's height. This message will only be displayed if the text's height is set to 0 in the current text style.
5. Enter the text. When finished, press ENTER.
6. Select the direction of the curve (inverted or not).

 Command line: TEXTC