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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To enter text in an area
1
Define the bounding area:
•
Select the Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
, and drag diagonally to define a rectangular bounding area.
•
Draw the object you want to use as the bounding area. (It doesn’t matter if the object has stroke or fill attributes,
because Illustrator automatically removes them.) Then select the Type tool
, the Vertical Type tool
, the
Area Type tool
, or the Vertical Area Type tool
and click anywhere on the object’s path.
Creating a type area by dragging (top) compared to converting an existing shape to a type area (bottom)
Note:
If the object is an open path, you must use the Area Type tool to define the bounding area. Illustrator draws an
imaginary line between the endpoints of the path to define the boundaries.
2
(Optional) Set text-formatting options in the Control palette, Character palette, or Paragraph palette.
3
Enter the text. Press Enter or Return to begin a new paragraph.
4
When you finish entering text, click the Selection tool
to select the type object. Alternatively, Ctrl-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the text.
See also
“To resize a text area” on page 365
“To thread text between objects” on page 368
To enter text along a path
1
Do one of the following:
•
To create horizontal text along a path, select the Type tool
or the Type On A Path tool
.
•
To create vertical text along a path, select the Vertical type tool
or the Vertical Type On A Path tool
.
2
(Optional) Set text-formatting options in the Control palette, Character palette, or Paragraph palette.
3
Position the pointer on the path, and click. (It doesn’t matter if the path has stroke or fill attributes, because
Illustrator automatically removes them.)
Note:
If the path is closed, rather than open, you must use a Type On A Path tool.