CorelDraw 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Skewing and Rotating Text

To skew an artistic text object, you slant it vertically or horizontally. To rotate an artistic text object, you spin it around a central point (called the center of rotation marker). There are two ways you can skew or rotate text:

• Drag a skewing or rotation handle with the Pick Tool
• Click and drag using the Free Skew Tool or the Free Rotation Tool

Using the Pick Tool

The skewing and rotation handles become visible when you double-click any object with the Pick Tool. The skewing handles are the arrows in the center of each side of the object. The rotation handles are the curved arrows in the corners. Rotation and skewing are both measured in degrees.

To skew text:

1.	Double-click an artistic text object with the ...