Any shape or text object can be converted to path. This operation does not change the appearance of the object but removes all capabilities specific to its type (e.g. you can't round the corners of a rectangle or edit the text anymore); instead, you can now edit its nodes. Here are two stars - the left one is kept a shape and the right one is converted to path. Switch to node tool and compare their editability when selected.
Star Shape Object | Star Path Object |
Of course you could just convert your text to path and move the letters as regular path objects. However, it is much more convenient to keep text as text - it remains editable, you can try different fonts without removing the kerns and spacing, and it takes much less space in the saved file. The only disadvantage to the “text as text” approach is that you need to have the original font installed on any system where you want to open that EBMP document.
When the Banner Maker Pro program is opened, click the "Path" tabbed item on the Main Ribbon Bar to switch to this category. Then find the "to Path" sub-category on the panel. you will find the toolbar buttons. As shown below.
Use the Selection Tool to select one or more objects to be converted into paths.
To help banner designers use these functions more conveniently, Banner Maker Pro provides shortcut keys for these functions. As shown in the table below.
Object to Path | Stroke to Path |
Ctrl + Shift + C | Ctrl + Alt + C |
Moreover, you can convert to a path ("outline") the stroke of any object. Below, the first object is the original path (no fill, green stroke), while the second one is the result of the Stroke to Path command (green fill, no stroke).
Before Stroke to Path | Stroke to Path |