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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
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Enter the text.
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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 move or flip text along a path” on page 370
“To apply path type effects” on page 371
To delete empty type objects from your artwork
Deleting unused type objects makes your artwork easier to print and reduces the file size. You can create empty type
objects, for example, if you inadvertently click the Type tool in the artwork area and then choose another tool.
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Choose Object > Path > Clean Up.
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Select Empty Text Paths, and click OK.
Importing and exporting text
Importing text files into artwork
You can import text into your artwork from a file that was created in another application. Illustrator supports the
following formats for importing text:
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Microsoft Word 97, 98, 2000, and 2002
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RTF (Rich Text Format)
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Plain text (ASCII) with ANSI, Unicode, Shift JIS, GB2312, Chinese Big 5, and Cyrillic encoding.
One advantage of importing text from a file, rather than copying and pasting it, is that imported text retains its
character and paragraph formatting. For example, text from an RTF file retains its font and style specifications in
Illustrator. You can also set encoding and formatting options when importing text from a plain text file.
Important:
When importing text from Microsoft Word and RTF files, make sure that the fonts used in the file are
available on your system. Missing fonts and font styles—including fonts that have the same name but different formats
(Type 1, TrueType, or CID)—may cause unexpected results. On Japanese systems, differences in character sets may
prevent text that was entered in Windows from appearing on-screen in Mac OS.
To import text into an Illustrator file
To import text into a new file, choose File > Open, select the text file you want to open, and click Open.
To import text into an existing file:
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Choose File > Place. Select the text file you want to import, and click Place.
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If you are placing a plain text (.txt) file, do the following, and then click OK:
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Specify the character set and platform that were used to create the file.
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Select an Extra Carriage Returns option to determine how Illustrator processes extra carriage returns in the file.