Text Tool Properties

The Text tool lets you add text to your project using various fonts and text attributes. Text objects are part of a drawing, so you can manipulate them the same way. You can use the Text tools on both vector and bitmap layers.

For tasks related to this tool, see About the Text Tool and Formatting Text

Icon Tool Name Description

Text Tool Properties

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Font

Lets you select a font for text.

Bold

Bolds selected text.

Italic

Italicizes selected text.

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Alignment

Lets you align text to the left, right, centered or justified.

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Size

Lets you change the size of the select font.

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Kerning

Modifies the space between letters and characters.

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Auto Kern

Sets the kerning automatically based on the font’s predefined standard. A negative value decreases spacing between each character creating a letter overlap and a positive value increases it.

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Indent

Increases or decreases the indentation on the first line of text. A positive value sets the first line of the paragraph farther to the right and a negative value sets it farther to the left.
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Line Spacing

Increases or decreases the space between each line of text.