Type the text in the large text box at the bottom of the palette. Select the text alignment (left, center, or right justify - listed in the program as Top, Center, and Bottom, respectively) from the Align drop-down list.ġ5. * Transparent/White: This produces clear text on a white background.ġ4. * Transparent/Black This produces clear text on a black background. * White/Transparent: This produces white text on a clear background. * Black/Transparent: This default value produces black text on a clear background. This function is used primarily when writing Japanese text (which is written vertically), and an exclamation (like "!!") or English word needs to be written horizontally in the dialogue.ġ3, Select the color of your text with the Text/BG Color drop-down list. To convert the text so that It's written vertically (as shown in Figure 12-3), select the Vertical Text check box.Ī few examples of the simple effects you can create by changing the text properties.ġ2, If you want text written horizontally when the Vertical Text check box is selected, highlight word with your mouse or stylus and select the Honzontal-in-Vertical check box. To add a white outline around the text, select the White Outline check box, and enter a value between 0.1mm and l.Onun in its respective text box.Īdditionally, you can preview the outline on the page by selecting the Preview check box.ġ1. To convert the text into a thick outline (as shown in Figure 12-3), select the Outline (Large) check box.ġ0. To convert the text Into a thin outline (as shown in Figure 12-3), select the Outline (Small) check box,ĩ. If you want to apply formatting to just a word or two, or if you want to adjust formatting on any text you've already typed, you first need to select the text in the text box at the bottom of the Text tab by clicking and dragging.Ĩ.
For example, select the Bold and Underline check boxes to create bold, underlined text. You can select more than one check box to apply multiple effects to the text. To format the lext as bold, italics, underline, or strike through, select their respective check boxes.
Normal Letter Spacing and 6 Point Line Spacingĩ Point Letter Spacing nd S Point Line Spacingħ. You can see examples of differences in line and letter spacing in Figure 12-2.Įxamples of text at different line and letter spacings. Set the spacing between the letters in your text by entering a value between -99 and 99 points In the Letter Spacing text box. Set the spacing between the lines of text by entering a value between 0 and 99 points in the Line Spacing text box.Ħ. Sis 12 port * line Spacing - > Le'i- Spacing I.,ĥ. Be sure to check out the sidebar "Knowing where to get comic and manga fonts" for instructions on finding, downloading, and installing new fonts onto your computer. Only the fonts that are installed on your machine appear in the drop-down list. Select the font you wish to use from the Font drop-down list. As you can probably guess, the options here are what you'll be using to add the text to the canvas.ģ. Only this time, there is a new Text tab, as shown in Figure 12-1. Manga Studio automatically creates a new layer to hold the text and opens the Layer Properties palette. Ou the canvas, click the area you wish to add text to. Click the Text tool on the Tools palette.Ģ. Break out the Text tool and add dialogue and other text to your page by following these steps: Provided you aren't working the old Marvel way (a barebones layout script with no dialogue), you likely have some words in front of you that you'd like to place on the page.