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WEB COMPONENTS" > "TEXT PANELS" or on the INSERT menu "SHAPE" > "MORE TEXT
PANELS …").

In fact you can add text to any type of object, even groups, as long as there is not
already any text in the object. Simply select the object, then go into the TEXT TOOL and
click on the object. A text area (on page 222) is created for you on top of the object and
you can enter your text and it will flow within the object’s outline.

Alternatively you can right-click on an object and select ADD TEXT INSIDE from the context
menu.

You can select, edit and format the text just as you would any other text and it will always
format within the outline of its containing object.

If the text won’t fit in the available space within the outline, it will overflow out of the
bottom of the text area, as with a normal text area.

In this case you need to take some action so the text will fit. You could reduce the font
size or line spacing of the text, make the container larger so it will fit more text, or reduce
the padding margin (see below).
Padding margin
The padding margin is the space between the shape outline and the text. Normally you
will want at least a small margin as text flowing right up to the edge of a shape with no
margin rarely looks good. You can change the margin in two ways. The easiest is to go
into the TEXT TOOL and drag on one of the small red arrows in the corners of the text
area. As you drag, the text reformats inside the margin. The distance between the arrows