Using flow text

Flow Text can make your text flow along a path. With flow text, you can create curved or circular text with ease.

Create flow text

To create flow text:

  • Select a shape with text inserted

  • Right click, select Operations | Flow text

Flow Text Menu
Flow Text Menu

Note: If the selected shape is not a path, it will be automatically converted into a path for flow text to work

Result of Flow Text
Result of Flow Text

Offset flow text

To offset flow text:

  • Select a shape with flow text

  • Click on the Text block tool

  • Click on the Shape properties expand icon

  • Edit the StartOffset value here

StartOffset property
StartOffset property
Result of StartOffset
Result of StartOffset

Revert flow text

To revert flow text:

  • Select a shape with flow text

  • Right click, select Operations | Unflow text

Unflow text menu
Unflow text menu
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