Measure Text To Know Print Size

[se4me]

Hi guys, I'm new to photo impact and design programs I have designed my image which will be a sign 90cmx45cm.

The problem is how can I measure the text to know the actual print size of the text?
It looks ok when designing in PI but been advised the text is far to small.
Thanks, Chris.

[Ron P.]

Welcome to the forums,

Since this is your first post here, we can offer the solution free of charge. However to comply with Corel's Fee based Support, hereafter we will need to charge you a considerable sum of money, for providing you with assistance that is guaranteed not to help...

Seriously now, PI does have what's called a Measure Tool. They keep it hidden with the eyedropper. You can pull up the help (F1) and enter the words Measure Tool, however this is what it says:

Using the Measure Tool
The Measure Tool is composed of a Measure Handle and a Baseline, which are adjustable points and lines used to take measurements of images, objects or selections. The Measure Handle is poled by a square node and a circular node, each positioned by points X1, Y1 and X2, Y2, respectively. The Baseline, on the other hand, is a reference line for the angle measurement you make with the Measure Handle. By default, the baseline is set at 0 degrees, which is parallel to the image bottom. You can hide or show the baseline by clicking the toggle button on the Attribute Toolbar.

The Measure Tool helps you gain accurate information over dimensions, distances, and angles of an image, text or object component. It is best used when applying Rotation and Transform effects that require precision placement, X and Y coordinate positioning in image mapping, and encoding exact locations when designing web pages.

To use the Measure Tool:

1. In the Toolbox, click the arrow on the Eyedropper and select the Measure Tool.
2. Define the Measure Handle by clicking a starting point anywhere in the image then dragging the mouse to the ending point of what you want to measure.
When the mouse button is released, the Measure Handle will appear together with the Baseline.
Tip: You can show/hide the baseline by clicking Baseline on the Attribute Toolbar.
3. You can now drag the poles to resize the Measure Handle and the Baseline, or drag the middle box to reposition the measure line in your image.
All values, distance, length, or angle, are displayed on the Attribute Toolbar. You can use these values to compute differences when applying Transform, Rotate, or other effects.

Don't worry, we're as free as it gets..

[se4me]

Thanks for the reply !

I have already found the measure tool but didn't notice the height and width box ! dohh
The height is saying 142 this must be in pixels is there away of measuring in mm or cm or inches? or is there a conversion?

Thanks again for any help

[vampire101]

Thanks for the reply !

I have already found the measure tool but didn't notice the height and width box ! dohh
The height is saying 142 this must be in pixels is there away of measuring in mm or cm or inches? or is there a conversion?

Thanks again for any help

i've found a website that provides a means of computing the output dimension (inches or cm) of your images when printed.

http://www.classical-webdesigns.co.uk/r ... nvert.html

[heinz-oz]

Once you know the pixel size of your text it's easy enough to calculate the actual width and hight by the print resolution in dpi. If your text is 180 pixels high and your print resolution is 180 dpi for instance, your text will print at 1 inch high because the printer will squeeze 180 pixels into one inch

[robruiz]

If you are having hard time figuring out the real size of your image, you can switch to 1:1 view ratio. Just press ctrl+0 (zero).

[Ron P.]

I forgot to add, that the Rulers can be turned on either by going to View>Show Rulers or pressing Shift +V. Then in the Preferences (F6), you can change the measurement units to Pixels, Inches or Centimeters.