how to make a text round within a circle

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I want to write a text into a circle that it fits in it automatically by form and size

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said :
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Hi Melanie,

I think you might already know about about the 'Text on Path' feature (if not: select text and circle, in the menu select Text -> Put on Path).

Now the text is running outside the circle, but you want it inside.

Option 1:
You want the text inside the circle, with the 'feet' of the letters pointing outward:

Select the circle, flip it vertically or horizontally: hit v or h

Option 2:
You want the text inside the circle, with the 'feet' of the letters pointing inward:

You can do that using a trick:
Select the first circle where the text is on the outside.
Duplicate it using Ctrl+D, then resize it while pressing Shift + Ctrl (this will keep the width/height ratio while resizing and resize around the center of the circle).
Put this second circle to the bottom, if it covers the text (Page down key).
Make the first circle invisible: in the Fill+Stroke dialog (Ctrl+Shift+F), pull the opacity slider down to zero.

Hope that helps,
 kind regards,
 Maren

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