2008/4/25, Alberto Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hello everybody, > > could someone enlighten me about using Fontworks ? I would like to write a > title with a funny contorted shape as is certainly possible with Fontworks. > Unfortunately, the Help index of Writer doesn't even consider the word > Fontworks ; it simply does not exist. So I studied a little with the more > complete instructions for Writer (156 pages) and found the chapter. I tried > to apply the twist to a simple word but after choosing the relevant form and > pressed OK I got the word FONTWORKS twisted instead of my word. Has anybody > an idea how to use this facility ? Thank you. BTW I use 2.4 French under W > XP 2E. > Regards, Alberto Muller >
Hello Alberto, I didn't have any trouble to find the Fontwork help in my 3.0 Beta: To make a Fontwork object 1. Click on Fontwork pictogram in Drawing toolbar (black A on yellow case) 2. Select Fontwork style and click OK 3. Double-click on the object to activate Text Edit mode 4. Replace Fontwork text with your own 5. Esc to exit Text Edit mode To modify FW object 1. Click on FW object to activate FW toolbar (or go to View>Toolbars>Fontwork) 2. Select pictogram on FW toolbar (Add FW object / Modify form / Change char height / Alignment / Change kerning, char spacing) To modify Fontwork attributes 1. Click on FW object to select it 2. Select attributes from toolbar Image Characteristics (or something like that) HTH -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua Beta 3.0.0 (and older) on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo SRC 680 m241 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
