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object becomes a path which you can distort using the Path Drawing Tool's
deform modes or reshape using the Path Edit Tool.
Adding 3D properties
The
Material
dialog box is where you bring a text or path object to life. You can
give it a 3D look by adding shadows, reflections, and other 3D properties. Click
Material
on the
Attribute Toolbar
while using either the Text or Path tools, to
open the Material dialog box.
Note:
If you create a text or path object on top of a base image, you can also
change how the object appears against its background image. Right-click the
object and click
Properties
to open the
Object Properties
dialog box.
Different settings are available for resizing the object, repositioning, merging
with background color, and more. The
Image Map
tab
in the dialog box even
lets you add hyperlink properties to the object. For more information on Web
pages and creating hyperlinks with objects, see
“Image Map Tool”
.
The figure below shows an example of a path object drawn using the
Path
Drawing Tool
, then further enhanced by applying 3D properties.
Tracing a selected area
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