To create a shaped text container:
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Select a shape from the Shape Library.
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Hold down the Command key and drag to draw a shaped text container having a single text column.
NOTE: A 'Text Shape' label is displayed during drawing. If you release the Command key, the label disappears and the shape is drawn as a normal shape.
A text shape has no line stroke and no color fill, but these can be added using the Inspectors.
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When drawing is completed, a text cursor is auto-inserted in the text column and the Text Tool is auto-selected, ready for text input.
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To enter text on a shape's path, you must first enable the path, which is described here: