## Creating text items

### To create an HTML item

- Click the HTML icon in the toolbar:

- Drag to draw a rectangle to hold the text.

The HTML item will be selected to allow you to move it or resize it:

HTML items are identified by a blue border, or a green border if defined as a CSS layer item.

### To create a graphic item

- Click the Graphic icon in the toolbar:

- Drag to draw a rectangle defining the graphic item:

Graphic items are identified by a gray border.

### To type text into an HTML or graphic item

- Double-click the item to position the insertion cursor in the top left corner.
- Type the text you want to insert:

If you create text in a graphic item the ascenders and descenders can extend beyond the boundary of the graphic item:

In this case Freeway automatically creates a graphic box large enough to include the ascenders and descenders.

You can also type text into oval or bezier curved graphic items; for more information see Creating graphics.

### To insert text from a file

- Position the insertion cursor in the item where you want to import the text.
- Open the File menu and choose Import Text...:

- Select the text file you want to import and click the Open button to insert it.

### To move an HTML or graphic item

- Position the mouse pointer within the item.
- Drag the item to the new position with the Select tool.

### To copy an HTML or graphic item

- Position the mouse pointer within the item.
- Drag the item to the new position with the Select tool and press [Option] before releasing the mouse button.

### To resize an HTML or graphic item

- Click the item with the selection tool to display the resize handles on its border.
- Drag one of the resize handles to resize the item:

- Hold down [Shift] to constrain the size to a square, or [Shift] [Option] to keep the proportions constant.

### To transform a graphic item

- Click one of the transform tools:

- Click the item to display the resize handles on its border.
- Drag one of the resize handles to transform the item:

- When you release the mouse button the text will be redrawn transformed:

You cannot transform an HTML item.

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