Illustrator CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 19. Create Type

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The type tools	231
Creating point type	232
Creating type in a rectangle	233
Creating area type	234
Creating path type	235
Rotating type	237
Importing text	238
Threading type	239
Copying and moving type	241
Creating type outlines	242
Exercise: Put type on a circle	243

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The type controls in Illustrator are extensive, and worthy of the two chapters that we have devoted to them. You will create four kinds of type in this chapter: point type, type in a rectangle, area type (inside an object), and type along a path. You will also rotate type, import type from another application, thread type between ...