Hi guys, I needed a way to make text flow into a shape and adapt to it with resizing etc.
I found this nice tutorial that helped me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQBlj0-wN8 But I have a problem inserting another shape within the balloon and make text move around it.
When I do as it suggests at about minute 1:15, that is I add text inside an ellipse with the Lorem Ipsum extension, then create a smaller shape, select both, click Set Subtraction Frame and drag the smaller one in the ellipse with text this happens: 1) the text - instead of moving around the shape like in the video - disappears. OR 2) Nothing happens, the star shape doesn't affect the text at all despite the command.
Any help on how to do this task effectively? Thanks
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Hi guys, I needed a way to make text flow into a shape and adapt to it with resizing etc.
I found this nice tutorial that helped me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQBlj0-wN8 But I have a problem inserting another shape within the balloon and make text move around it.
When I do as it suggests at about minute 1:15, that is I add text inside an ellipse with the Lorem Ipsum extension, then create a smaller shape, select both, click Set Subtraction Frame and drag the smaller one in the ellipse with text this happens: 1) the text - instead of moving around the shape like in the video - disappears. OR 2) Nothing happens, the star shape doesn't affect the text at all despite the command.
Any help on how to do this task effectively? Thanks
Hi, I don't know if this is the problem, but what you have to select is the text and the shape to subtract, not both shapes.
Perfect, that was my mistake, now it works. Thank you very much, solved.