Reshaping type
To reshape, erase, and otherwise manipulate type, you convert
it to its component lines and fills. As with any other shape, you
can individually group these converted characters, or change them
to symbols and animate them. Once you've converted type to lines
and fills, you can no longer edit them as text.
You can only convert entire type blocks to shapes, not
characters within a type block.
To convert type to its component lines and fills:
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Select the arrow tool and click a type block. |
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Choose Modify > Break Apart. The characters in the
selected text are converted to shapes on the Stage.
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Note: Break Apart only
applies to outline fonts such as TrueType fonts. Bitmap
fonts disappear from the screen when you break them apart.
PostScript fonts can only be broken apart on Macintosh
systems running Adobe Type ManagerŪ (ATMŪ). |
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