Creating a Text Selection

Use the Text Selection tool to make text-shaped selection objects.

Text selection objects behave in the same way as text objects. For more information, see Text.

To create a text selection:

1. On the Toolbar, click the Text tool .

The Text options appear at the bottom of the Toolbar.



Option:	Description:
Font list	Select the font for the text object from the Font list. Click the Font menu to select a character direction and line direction. Only line directions corresponding to the selected character direction are available.
Size field	Enter the font size in the Size field.
Alignment buttons	Click an alignment button to set the alignment. Only alignments corresponding to the selected character direction are available.





2. Select a font, font size, and alignment.
3. Click in the viewport to place the text cursor, and then type the text.

The selection object is outlined with a marquee (dotted line).