simple graphic. Text on a curve

**Soquili** · 30 August 2006, 01:50 AM

Hi Kanbun,

Can you post an example of what you have been able to create? We can provide some specific information that may help you achieve the desired result.

**Seagull** · 30 August 2006, 02:02 AM

There's another way of doing this also. First draw a circle and remove the inner colour by clicking on the crosshatch in the colour bar downstairs. Then, with the circle selected, convert it to editable shape. Then, with the circle selected, you take the text tool and when you are on the circle it changes from a cross to an i beam.....start typing. Now, to elimate the circle is another thing totally different.

I'm disappointed as I had heard that Xara was not only an excellent program, but also easy to learn.

Your frustration is starting to show but you are blaming the wrong thing. I'll give you a hint.....the program is easy, is great, and does what it's supposed to. There is a learning curve with every program and you will have to play, play and play with the program to understand it. You were very lucky, Bill, Raymond, Remi all answered and they are all xteamly (chuckle, chuckle) expertised with the program, but still you are having problems. This is not about smarts, it is about newness. Play with the program enough and then...bingo...a light flares. Ramond said push shift, you push ctrl...then you blame the program. I hear your fustration, I have felt your fustration but believe me, it will come and when it does your going to be one happy camper.......frank

**Egg Bramhill** · 30 August 2006, 03:27 AM

Just to assist you further I've created a video tutorial. You can view it by CLICKING HERE.

I also attach the xar file used to create the video.

**dvector** · 30 August 2006, 01:51 PM

I keep a template on file, and use it any time I need text on circles/ovals.

Just select the text change font etc, resize the circles to get what you want.

Template attached:

**sallybode** · 02 September 2006, 09:13 PM

Text on a circular path will work when you change the circle to an editable shape, add two nodes and break at nodes. Then it will behave itself. See the diagrams.

**Intbel** · 02 September 2006, 09:17 PM

Well done Sally. A good explanation.

**jclements** · 04 September 2006, 04:57 PM

The only change I would make to Sally's instructions is to rotate the circle 45 degrees (select the circle and then type in 45 in the rotation box in the Info Bar), this will eliminate the need for the guides and adding extra nodes).

OR you could draw the circle to begin with by holding the Ctrl-key while dragging the Ellipse Tool with the Bounds Creation option enabled.

**Intbel** · 04 September 2006, 05:10 PM

And .... don't forget that once your text is on the curve you can still edit the text and move it back and forth along the curve with the text tool and can edit the curve itself with the shape editor tool.

Xara makes these things so easy to do.

**sallybode** · 05 September 2006, 03:45 AM

Ah, I see what you mean, John, very clever.

**parahandy** · 05 September 2006, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by sallybode

Text on a circular path will work when you change the circle to an editable shape, add two nodes and break at nodes. Then it will behave itself. See the diagrams.

Thanks Sally, I did a prt scr and pasted your diagram in Xtreme then printed it for a hard copy also named it and saved it to MyXara stuff folder.
And thank you Jclements for the tip of rotation.

Norman