Fontwork Dialog (Previous Version)
Edits Fontwork effects of the selected object that has been created with the previous Fontwork dialog.
This Fontwork dialog is only available for Fontwork in old Writer text documents that were created prior to OpenOffice.org 2.0. You must first call Tools - Customize to add a menu command or an icon to open this dialog.
You can change the shape of the text baseline to match semicircles, arcs, circles, and freeform lines.
Alignment icons
The top row contains the following baseline shapes: Upper Semicircle, Lower Semicircle, Left Semicircle and Right Semicircle.
The middle row contains the following baseline shapes: Upper Arc, Lower Arc, Left Arc and Right Arc.
The bottom row contains the following baseline shapes: Open Circle, Closed Circle, Closed Circle II, and Open Circle Vertical. For the best results, the drawing object must contain more than two lines of text.
Removes baseline formatting.
Off
Uses the top or the bottom edge of the selected object as the text baseline.
Rotate
Uses the top or the bottom edge of the selected object as the text baseline and preserves the original vertical alignment of the individual characters.
Upright
Horizontally slants the characters in the text object.
Slant Horizontal
Vertically slants the characters in the text object.
Slant Vertical
Reverses the text flow direction, and flips the text horizontally or vertically. To use this command, you must first apply a different baseline to the text.
Orientation
Aligns the text to the left end of the text baseline.
Align Left
Centers the text on the text baseline.
Center
Aligns the text to the right end of the text baseline.
Align Right
Resizes the text to fit the length of the text baseline.
AutoSize Text
Enter the amount of space that you want to leave between the text baseline and the base of the individual characters.
Distance
Enter the amount of space to leave between the beginning of the text baseline, and the beginning of the text.
Indent
Shows or hides the text baseline, or the edges of the selected object.
Contour
Shows or hides the borders of the individual characters in the text.
Text Contour
Removes the shadow effects that you applied to the text.
No Shadow
Adds a shadow to the text in the selected object. Click this button, and then enter the dimensions of the shadow in the Distance X and the Distance Y boxes.
Vertical
Adds a slant shadow to the text in the selected object. Click this button, and then enter the dimensions of the shadow in the Distance X and the Distance Y boxes.
Slant
Horizontal Distance
Enter the horizontal distance between the text characters and the edge of the shadow.
X Distance
Vertical Distance
Enter the vertical distance between the text characters and the edge of the shadow.
Y Distance
Shadow Color
Select a color for the text shadow.