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Entering horizontal or vertical type in an object


    You can use any object as an area within which to enter type. If the object is an open path, the program draws an imaginary line between the endpoints of the path to define the object for the type, just as it does to paint open paths.

    To create only area type or to create area type on an open path, you can use the type or vertical area-type tools exclusively. If, however, you want to create several kinds of type, you should use the type tool or the vertical type tool. When you move a type tool over different kinds of objects, the type tool appropriate to the specific object (for example, an area-type tool or a path-type tool) appears.

To enter type in an object:

  1. Select the type tool  the type tool or the area-type tool  the area-type tool if the object is a filled open path.
  2. Position the pointer on the path, and click. An insertion point appears.
  3. When you turn an object into a type path, the path becomes unstroked and unfilled, even if the path was originally stroked or filled. When the entire text object is selected, any changes to the paint settings affect only the type, not the path.

  4. Enter some type.
  5. As with text rectangles, if you enter more type than can fit within the area, in Outline view and in Preview view (only when text is selected), a small box with a plus symbol  the rectangle, a small box containing a plus symbol appears near the bottom of the area.

    You can paint the path after you enter type by selecting the path with the direct-selection tool and using the Color palette or Swatches palette.