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Click the border of the text box to edit the object properties, such as border color or arranging in front or behind other objects.</paragraph> 74*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150437" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Fitting Text to Frames</paragraph> 75046da525Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 76046da525Smseidel<listitem> 77*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146877" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">Create a text box as described in the steps above.</paragraph> 78046da525Smseidel</listitem> 79046da525Smseidel<listitem> 80046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN108A3" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">With the text object selected, choose <emph>Format - Text</emph>. The <emph>Text</emph> dialog opens.</paragraph> 81046da525Smseidel</listitem> 82046da525Smseidel<listitem> 83046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN108AF" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">On the <emph>Text</emph> tab page, clear the <emph>Fit height to text</emph> checkbox, then select the <emph>Fit to frame</emph> checkbox. Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 84046da525Smseidel</listitem> 85046da525Smseidel<listitem> 86046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id0610200902133994" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Now you can resize the text box to change the size and shape of the text characters.</paragraph> 87046da525Smseidel</listitem> 88046da525Smseidel</list> 89*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155955" role="heading" level="2" l10n="CHG">Text Tied to a Graphic</paragraph> 90046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10917" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">You can add text to any graphic after double-clicking the graphic.</paragraph> 91046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1827448" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">To determine the position of the text, use the settings in <emph>Format - Text</emph>.<comment>this is the Draw command. In Writer it is Format - Object - Text attributes.</comment></paragraph> 92046da525Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 93046da525Smseidel<listitem> 94*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147366" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">For example, click the arrow next to the <emph>Callouts</emph> icon 95cdf0e10cSrcweir<image id="img_id3154508" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_calloutshapes.png" width="0.1665in" height="0.1665in"><alt xml-lang="en-US" id="alt_id3154508">Icon</alt> 96046da525Smseidel</image> to open the Callouts toolbar.</paragraph> 97046da525Smseidel</listitem> 98046da525Smseidel<listitem> 99046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN108FD" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Select a callout and move the mouse pointer to where you want the callout to start.</paragraph> 100046da525Smseidel</listitem> 101046da525Smseidel<listitem> 102*1daf95a1Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150272" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">Drag to draw the callout.</paragraph> 103046da525Smseidel</listitem> 104046da525Smseidel<listitem> 105046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1978514" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Enter the text.</paragraph> 106046da525Smseidel</listitem> 107046da525Smseidel</list> 108046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1091A" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">Copying Text</paragraph> 109046da525Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 110046da525Smseidel<listitem> 111046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10921" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Select the text in your Writer document.</paragraph> 112046da525Smseidel</listitem> 113046da525Smseidel<listitem> 114046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10925" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Copy the text to the clipboard (<emph>Edit - Copy</emph>).</paragraph> 115046da525Smseidel</listitem> 116046da525Smseidel<listitem> 117046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1092D" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Click the page or slide where you want to paste the text.</paragraph> 118046da525Smseidel</listitem> 119046da525Smseidel<listitem> 120046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10931" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Paste the text using <emph>Edit - Paste</emph> or <emph>Edit - Paste special</emph>.</paragraph> 121046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1093C" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Using <emph>Paste special</emph>, you can choose the text format to be pasted. Depending on formats, you can copy different text attributes.<comment>UFI: added an emph tag, see #60923</comment></paragraph> 122046da525Smseidel</listitem> 123046da525Smseidel</list> 124046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1093F" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">Importing Text</paragraph> 125046da525Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 126046da525Smseidel<listitem> 127046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10946" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Click the page or slide where you want to import the text.</paragraph> 128046da525Smseidel</listitem> 129046da525Smseidel<listitem> 130046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1094A" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Choose <emph>Insert - File</emph>.</paragraph> 131046da525Smseidel</listitem> 132046da525Smseidel<listitem> 133046da525Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10952" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Select a text file (*.txt) or an HTML file and click <emph>Insert</emph>. The <emph>Insert Text</emph> dialog opens. Click <emph>OK</emph> to insert the text.</paragraph> 134046da525Smseidel</listitem> 135046da525Smseidel</list> 136046da525Smseidel<section id="relatedtopics"> 137cdf0e10cSrcweir<switch select="appl"> 138cdf0e10cSrcweir<case select="WRITER"><embed href="text/swriter/guide/text_frame.xhp#text_frame"/> 139cdf0e10cSrcweir</case> 140cdf0e10cSrcweir</switch> 141cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 142046da525Smseidel</body> 143046da525Smseidel</helpdocument> 144
