Chapter 17. Create type
This chapter is an introduction to Illustrator’s type tools. First you’ll learn how to create point type, type in a rectangle, area type (inside an object), and type along a path. Then you’ll learn how to rotate type, import type from another application, thread type between objects, copy type and a type object, and convert type into graphic outlines. In the next chapter, you’ll learn how to select type and change its typographic attributes.
The type tools
There are three horizontal type tools: the Type tool, Area Type tool, and Type on a Path tool; and three equivalent vertical type tools: the Vertical Type tool, Vertical Area Type tool, and Vertical Type on a Path tool. Although some of their functions overlap, each tool ...
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