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Working with columns of text


    Adobe Illustrator provides several commands that make creating and working with columns or blocks of type easy. The various features enable you to import and export text from non-Illustrator files, link text so that it flows from one column to another, create sets of columns for text, wrap text so that it flows around a piece of artwork, and speed up the display of type when you don't need to read the text in your artwork.

    Note: When you are importing or exporting text, make sure that the fonts used in the file are available on the system where the text will be displayed or printed. 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.

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