Xpres Cut Plus: Ultragraphics Roland GX-24 Manual - Manual (Page 8)

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Producing text for cutting
Producing text and selecting a type style
1. select File > new and click on the text tool click once on the main layout screen, you will see the cursor flashing.
enter your text.
2. When you have entered your text, click on the pick tool.
3. click and drag the corner selection handles to re-size your text. teXt
4. click on the font list on the property bar to choose the desired font. tip: enable the ‘transform’ toolbar so you can see the
size of your text without converting to curves. click on Window > toolbars and tick ‘transform’.
5. Draw a weed box around your text using the rectangle tool, then
drag the pick tool around the weed box and the text to select both objects.
tip: At this point you can also group the weed box and text together to make
it easier to duplicate. see the common corelDRAW tasks on page 6 on grouping objects.
6. click on the fill tool and select no fill.
7. click on the outline tool and select hairline outline.
8. click on the mirror button, your text should look like this
9. click File > Print, select the Roland GX-24, click Print Preview. Position image to bottom left corner then click the
print icon to start cutting. tip: ensure you have sized your image in the main corelDRAW layout screen before clicking
print.