How to put a White Border Around Text?

[Stitch Up]

Hi guys

I'm somewhat embarrassed asking this question as I know I've done it several times before - I blame it on age! :)

A local fast food takeaway asked us to produce some polo shirts for them. A simple text logo on left breast with a larger one on the rear. We plan using CAD-CUT heat pressed textile vinyl on black polos.

This is the design - just text:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/datasafe/Printing%20and%20Dye%20Sub/Design%20and%20Software%20How%20To/Aberkenfig%20Kebab%20amp%20Pizza%20House_zpsqqaaen vj.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/datasafe/media/Printing%20and%20Dye%20Sub/Design%20and%20Software%20How%20To/Aberkenfig%20Kebab%20amp%20Pizza%20House_zpsqqaaen vj.jpg.html)

What they want is a thin white border around the text to accentuate it on a black background.

I've created the text in Coreldraw but can't for the life of me remember how to create the white border/contour!!

Can someone remind me please :)

I'll try and attach the vector of the text.

Cheers

John

[ArferMo]

Same way as you would to put a cut line around each letter only make the line colour white and the thickness as much as you need.

[Stitch Up]

Thanks AfterMo, don't worry - I worked it out!!!

I had a senior moment!!

Thanks

[jennywren]

I've had a few senior moments myself this week, it got so bad I forgot my telephone number for home, the only number I remembered was the shop number.

[Stitch Up]

I really struggled with that for a day or so and just ran out of time! Just after I posted and likely embarrassed myself, I remembered!!! :redface:

Anyway, got there in the end :)

[ernestomac]

3431 here is with white line

[Stitch Up]

@ernestomac

Thanks for doing that. Fortunately I had a flash of inspiration and all of a sudden remembered how to do it as it's something I've done so many times before! :redface:

[ernestomac]

You welcome, 25 years doing the same everyday in front of computer, i can do that for others!

[A11kns]

You add a stroke don't you?

[ernestomac]

Yes! I am an Adobe Illustrator user, i don't remember how to do it in Coreldraw.

[AlanD]

In Corel if you want to cut an outline you add a CONTOUR - for printing you can also use outline (outline is bitmap only) but remember that an outline will straddle the actual line so effectively making your letter/object thinner, use 'behind fill' in the dialogue box to correct this - you cannot cut an outline unless you use convert outline to object which will convert it to vector but may need some welding or breaking apart to get desired effect.
Later versions of Draw allow contour to have rounded corners, previously this was only an option with outline.