Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 318)

311 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Type
Select a type path
Selecting a type path lets you adjust its shape and apply fill and stroke attributes to it. This level of selection is not
available for point type. When a type path is selected, the word “Path” appears in the Appearance panel.
Selecting a type path is easiest when you’re in Outline view.
1 Select the Direct Selection tool or the Group Selection tool .
2 If the type object is selected, click outside the object’s bounding box to deselect it.
3 Click the type path, being careful not to click the characters. (If you do click a character, you will select the type
object instead of the type path.)
Note: The Type Object Selection By Path Only preference determines the sensitivity of the selection tools when selecting
type objects in the document window. When this preference is selected, you must click directly on the type path to select
the type. When this preference is deselected, you can click the type or the path to select the type. You can set this preference
by choosing Edit > Preferences > Type (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Type (Mac OS).
Find and replace text
1 Choose Edit > Find and Replace.
2 Enter the text string you want to find and, if desired, the text string with which to replace it.
You can choose a variety of special characters from the pop-up menus to the right of the Find and Replace With
options.
3 To customize how Illustrator searches for the specified text string, select any of the following options:
Match Case Searches only for text strings that exactly match the uppercase and lowercase text in the Find box.
Find Whole Word Searches only for entire words that match the text in the Find box.
Search Backwards Searches the file from the bottom to the top of the stacking order.
Check Hidden Layers Searches for text in hidden layers. When this option is deselected, Illustrator ignores text in
hidden layers.
Check Locked Layers Searches for text in locked layers. When this option is deselected, Illustrator ignores text in
locked layers.
4 Click Find to begin the search.
5 If Illustrator finds an instance of the text string, do one of the following:
• Click Replace to replace the text string, then click Find Next to find the next instance.
• Click Replace & Find to replace the text string and find the next instance.
• Click Replace All to replace all instances of the text string in the document.
6 Click Done to close the dialog box.
To find the next instance of a text string when the Find And Replace dialog box is closed, choose Edit > Find Next.