Creating custom text tools

For some projects, you may need to use the same set of text settings many times. Making a comic is just one example of when you may want to make a text tool that saves your font, font size, justification, and other settings so that you don't have to set them over and over again!

Creating a custom text tool is easy. Follow these steps to make a saved text tool:

1. Select the Text sub tool.
2. At the bottom right of the Sub Tool palette, click on the icon for Create copy of currently selected sub tool.
3. The Duplicate sub tool window will appear. It is shown in the following screenshot:

   Figure 7.7 – Screenshot of the Duplicate sub tool

4. Enter a name for your new text tool in the Name text entry box.
5. Select a tool icon, if desired.
6. Click on the checkbox for Background color of icon and select a color to display around the icon when this sub tool is selected.
7. Click on OK to create the new sub tool.
8. Using the text settings...