Manipulating Text

**Zakiyya** · 20 April 2013, 08:47 AM

Hi!

I've upgraded to Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 2013 (v8) and loving it

I have a question. I'm creating a business logo. It's a cube with the letters S, M, W written on the 3 sides.

How do I manipulate the text, to make it look as if the text has been written on each side.

Thank you in advance.

**iamtheblues** · 20 April 2013, 09:01 AM

Firstly, don't rotate the letters, leave them as they are. With a letter selected, use the Mould Tool (Default Perspective Envelope on the info bar) to manipulate it to the shape you need.
I have modified the "M" in your .xar file.
Bob.

**Zakiyya** · 20 April 2013, 09:23 AM

Awesome! Thank you!

**gwpriester** · 20 April 2013, 12:18 PM

To make these more accurate, center the letters inside a square, then apply the Perspective Envelope to the letter and square. After you have snapped the envelope to the cube side, Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes, and then Arrange > Ungroup. Delete the square.

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 April 2013, 11:14 PM

Here's one made using Gary's suggestion.

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**Egg Bramhill** · 21 April 2013, 12:13 AM

Here's another one with some more work done on it.

**gwpriester** · 21 April 2013, 12:45 AM

Nice job Egg.

**Egg Bramhill** · 21 April 2013, 02:37 AM

Thanks Gary

**Zakiyya** · 22 April 2013, 07:20 AM

You guys are so awesome. Thank you for the help.

**csehz** · 22 April 2013, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

To make these more accurate, center the letters inside a square, then apply the Perspective Envelope to the letter and square. After you have snapped the envelope to the cube side, Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes, and then Arrange > Ungroup. Delete the square.

That is very clever

Thanks for it