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To convert the text into a shape, follow the given steps:
ADDING TEXT TO A DRAWING
1 Select the text to be converted and click on the Modify menu.
Adobe Animate provides two options to add text to a drawing. They are Label Text and Block
Text. When text is added to Label Text, the text does not wrap. The width of the text box keeps
2 Click on the
expanding. When text is added to Block Text, we specify a width and while typing the text, if it Break Apart
reaches the end of the block, it wraps to start a new line and increases the depth of the box. To option.
add Label Text or Block Text, follow the given steps:
A circle in the upper-right corner of the
text indicates that it is a Label Text.
The text is converted into graphics as shown above.
2 Position the mouse
1 Click on pointer and click on it. uiz Which tool allows you to type text in a drawing?
the Text tool. 3 Type the desired text. Bee _____________________________________________________________
FORMATTING TEXT
Adobe Animate allows us to format the entered text by changing the font, colour, size, etc. under SELECTING AN OBJECT
the Properties inspector. To format the text, follow these steps:
Whenever we want to change the properties of an object, we must first select it. We can select an
object by using the Selection tool or the Lasso tool.
3 Select the
font size. 2 Select the SELECTION TOOL
font face.
The Selection tool allows us to select an object in a rectangular selection marquee by clicking and
dragging over the object. To select an object, follow the given steps:
1 Select the text. 6 Select
spacing
1 Click on the
5 Select the color. 4 Select the Selection tool.
Fill option.
CONVERTING TEXT INTO A SHAPE
Animate allows us to convert the text into graphics by using the Break Apart command. Text can
be converted into shapes in two parts:
In the first part, the text is split into editable, single character blocks after the Break Apart
command is applied to the selected text. 2 Place the mouse pointer and click and
In the second part, the text turns into filled shapes that cannot be edited with the Text tool. drag over the object, you want to select.
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