Creating embossed text creates a raised look such as buttons.

This tutorial will provide step-by-step instruction of how to create embossed text as well as provide you with a graphic displaying the result.

When you have completed all the steps the final result should appears as follows:

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Create the ground work for embossing text by performing the following steps.

1. Click the Text tool.
2. Create some Artistic text.
3. Apply a heavy font to the text.

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Continue forming the emboss effect by executing the next steps.

1. Fill the text with a gold color.
2. Create a duplicate of the object.
3. Fill the duplicate text object with black.

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Complete the next steps to develop the emboss effect.

1. Create a duplicate of the black text.
2. Fill the duplicate object with the Cylinder - Gold 07 Preset from the Fountain Fill Dialog.
3. Change the angle to 135 in the Option box.

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Using the Arrange commands you can position the gold filled text that create the emboss effect.

1. Move the gold filled text to the back.
2. Offset the gold fountain filled text down and to the right of the first text item.
3. Offset the black text down and to the right of the fountain filled text item.
4. Order the black text behind the gold fountain filled text.

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Finally, setting the right background creates a unique emboss effect.

1. Click the Rectangle tool and create a rectangle.
2. Select the rectangle with the Pick tool.
3. Click Arrange menu, To Back to place the rectangle to the back of the text objects.
4. Fill the rectangle with the Cylinder - Gold 07 Preset from the Fountain Fill Dialog.
5. Change the angle to -45 in the Option box.

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