Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 378)

373
Type
Last updated 6/5/2015
Align type to object
To align text according to the bounding box of the actual glyphs instead of the font metrics, do the following:
1 Apply the Outline Object live effect to the text object using Effect > Path > Outline Object.
2 Set the Align panel to use preview bounds by selecting the Use Preview Bounds option from the Align panel menu
(flyout).
After applying these settings, you get exactly the same alignment as outlined text, while keeping the text live.
Delete empty type objects from your artwork
Deleting unused type objects makes your artwork easier to print and reduces the file size. You can create empty type
objects, for example, if you inadvertently click the Type tool in the artwork area and then choose another tool.
1 Choose Object > Path > Clean Up.
2 Select Empty Text Paths, and click OK.
Creating type on a path
Type on a path flows along the edge of an open or a closed path. When you enter text horizontally, the characters are
parallel to the baseline. When you enter text vertically, the characters that are perpendicular to the baseline. In either
case, the text flows in the direction in which points were added to the path.
Enter text on a path
1 Do one of the following:
• To create horizontal text along a path, select the Type tool or the Type On A Path tool .
• To create vertical text along a path, select the Vertical type tool or the Vertical Type On A Path tool .
2 (Optional) Set text-formatting options in the Control panel, Character panel, or Paragraph panel.
3 Position the pointer on the path, and click. (It doesn’t matter if the path has stroke or fill attributes, because
Illustrator automatically removes them.)
Note: If the path is closed, rather than open, you must use the Type On A Path tool.
4 Enter the text.
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.
If you enter more text than can fit within an area or along a path, a small box containing a plus symbol (+) appears near
the bottom of the bounding area.