To remove text from a path in Macromedia

To remove text from a path:

1.      Select the path with the Pointer tool.

2.      Choose Text > Detach from Path, or click the Detach from Path button in the Text toolbar.

The command creates two objects: the text block and the path. Any transformations are removed.

Applying built-in special effects

FreeHand comes with six built-in effects, including drop shadows, highlights, strikethroughs, underlines, outlines, and zoom effects. You can set options for all of the effects except Drop Shadow. You can also search for occurrences of a text effect in a document.

Applying effects can slow redraw speed as you work with documents. You can set options to offset this effect when editing.

To edit the Highlight, Underline, and Strikethrough text effects, set the following options:

v  For Position, enter a positive number for the effect's distance above the baseline, or enter a negative number for the distance below the text baseline.

v  To apply a dash pattern, choose a pattern from the Dash pop-up menu.

v  For Stroke Width, enter the point size of the effect.

v  To change the color of the effect, use the color pop-up menu.

v  To compensate for slight misregistration when overprinting the original text, select Overprint.

To edit the Inline effect, set the following options:

v  To specify the number of outlines that will surround the text, enter a number in the Count text box.

v  For Stroke Width, enter the size of the stroke width.

v  To change the stroke color, choose from the color pop-up menu.

v  For Background Width, enter the width of the background color that will be between the stroke and the text.

v  To change the background color, choose from the color pop-up menu.

To search for text effects applied in a document:

1.      Display the Find & Replace Graphics panel:

v  Choose Edit > Find & Replace > Graphics.

v  Click the Find & Replace Graphics button in the Main toolbar.

2.      In the Find & Replace dialog box, click the Select tab.

3.      Choose Text Effect from the Attribute pop-up menu.

4.      Choose an effect from the Effects menu.

5.      For Search, choose an option to define the scope of the search—Selection, Page, or Document.

6.      If you chose Selection in step 4, select Add to Selection to add text with the specified effect to a current selection. If you chose Page or Document in step 4, select Remove from Selection to deselect text with the specified effect from a current selection.

7.      Click Find.

     The number of objects selected appears in the lower left corner of the panel.