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Changing the shape of the text, Changing the text color, Moving the text shape

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s Changing the shape of the text To change the shape of the text: 1 Using the Move tool ( ), select the text shape that you wish to change. "Dancing ants" (moving dashes) appear around the shape. 2 Click the Gallery button. A palette containing samples of the various text shapes appears. 3 Click the desired text shape. NOTE: Changing the text shape causes it to default to 1inch high and 5 inches wide. s Changing the text color To change the thread color (needle) of characters within a text shape: 1 Using the Move tool ( the shape. ), select the text shape that you wish to change. "Dancing ants" appear around 2 Do either of the following: x To change the color of all text within the text shape, do any of the following: • In the Needles (thread color) palette, click the desired thread color. • In the Change Needle drop-down list in the Ribbon bar, select the desired thread color. • Press a number key (1 through 9) on the alphanumeric portion of the keyboard (not the numeric keypad) to select the corresponding thread color (1 through 9) in the Needles (thread color) palette. x To change the color of certain characters within the text shape, click the Text Properties button ( ) in the Text bar. The Text tab of the Text Properties dialog box appears. In the Text box, select the character whose color you wish to change, and then select the desired thread color from the Needle drop-down list. After changing the text color as desired, click the OK button. s Moving the text shape To move a text shape to a different location in the design: 1 Using the Move tool ( shape. ), select the text shape that you wish to move. "Dancing ants" appear around the 2 Drag the text shape to the desired location in the design area. 19

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■
Changing the shape of the text
To change the shape of the text:
1
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the text shape that you wish to change. “Dancing ants” (moving dashes)
appear around the shape.
2
Click the
Gallery
button. A palette containing samples of the various text shapes appears.
3
Click the desired text shape.
NOTE:
Changing the text shape causes it to default to 1inch high and 5 inches wide.
■
Changing the text color
To change the thread color (needle) of characters within a text shape:
1
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the text shape that you wish to change. “Dancing ants” appear around
the shape.
2
Do either of the following:
◆
To change the color of all text within the text shape, do any of the following:
•
In the
Needles
(thread color) palette, click the desired thread color.
•
In the
Change Needle
drop-down list in the
Ribbon
bar, select the desired thread color.
•
Press a number key (1 through 9) on the alphanumeric portion of the keyboard (not the numeric
keypad) to select the corresponding thread color (1 through 9) in the
Needles
(thread color) palette.
◆
To change the color of certain characters within the text shape, click the
Text Properties
button (
) in
the
Text
bar. The
Text
tab of the
Text Properties
dialog box appears. In the
Text
box, select the character
whose color you wish to change, and then select the desired thread color from the
Needle
drop-down
list. After changing the text color as desired, click the
OK
button.
■
Moving the text shape
To move a text shape to a different location in the design:
1
Using the
Move
tool (
), select the text shape that you wish to move. “Dancing ants” appear around the
shape.
2
Drag the text shape to the desired location in the design area.