I'm having a mental block here about text

[Rick_Arnaud@adobeforums.com]

Hi- I'm working on an annual report for my nonprofit and thought up a simple element that I wanted to use. I edited the pics in PShop and placed them into InDesign. When I tried to manipulate the text in ID, I couldn't (and can't) figure out how to do it. Basically, I'm trying to slant the letters to give them "perspective". I did a quickie draft in PS to show you all what I mean.

<http://server6.uploadit.org/files/BostonGuy-learn_achieve_draft.jpg>

I greatly appreciate any feedback on this.

IDCS for the PC, BTW.

Thanks
Rick

[Robert_Levine@adobeforums.com]

I think you're better off doing it in Photoshop. Save as PDF and place
that in ID.

Other than that, use the shear tool in ID on the text.

Bob

[Alan_Gold@adobeforums.com]

In ID, can't you select your text box (pointer tool), bring up your transform palette, and set the rotation and skew to whatever values you need?
AG

[Rick_Arnaud@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for the responses.

Bob, I'm just concerned that the text will be jaggy if I import it from PShop, but maybe if I compose each word as a separate large image, it won't look so bad. You'd recommend a PDF as opposed to a PSD?

Alan, thanks! It still isn't perfect but perhaps that's my own issue. I'll play with the angling and see if I can get the perspective to look more realistic.

As always, Adobe Forums comes through. I appreciate everyone's help!
Rick

[Robert_Levine@adobeforums.com]

The PDF will be fine. I do it all the time. Just save it with fonts
embedded and vectors preserved and you'll be fine.

Bob