Enter text at a point, Enter text in an area, Enter – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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Type
Last updated 6/5/2015
Enter text at a point
Point type is a horizontal or vertical line of text that begins where you click and expands as you enter characters. Each
line of text is independent—the line expands or shrinks as you edit it, but doesn’t wrap to the next line. Entering text
this way is useful for adding a few words to your artwork.
1
Select the Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
.
The pointer changes to an I-beam within a dotted box. The small horizontal line near the bottom of the I-beam
marks the position of the baseline, on which the text rests.
2
(Optional) Set text-formatting options in the Control panel, Character panel, or Paragraph panel.
3
Click where you want the line of text to begin.
Note: Be sure not to click an existing object, because doing so converts the type object into area type or type on a path.
If an existing object is located where you want to enter text, lock or hide the object.
4
Enter the text. Press Enter or Return to begin a new line of text within the same type object.
5
When you finish entering text, click the Selection tool to select the type object. Alternatively, Ctrl-click (Windows)
or Command-click (Mac OS) the text.
Note: For more information about working with type in Illustrator, see the Working with Type white paper at
.
Enter text in an area
Area type (also called paragraph type) uses the boundaries of an object to control the flow of characters, either
horizontally or vertically. When the text reaches a boundary, it automatically wraps to fit inside the defined area.
Entering text this way is useful when you want to create one or more paragraphs, such as for a brochure.
1
Define the bounding area:
• Select the Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
, and drag diagonally to define a rectangular bounding
area.
• Draw the object you want to use as the bounding area. (It doesn’t matter if the object has stroke or fill attributes,
because Illustrator automatically removes them.) Then select the Type tool
, the Vertical Type tool
, the
Area Type tool
, or the Vertical Area Type tool
and click anywhere on the object’s path.