Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 32)

25 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Workspace
Type tool gallery
Illustrator provides the following type tools:
Painting tool gallery
Illustrator provides the following painting tools:
The Smooth tool smooths
Bezier paths. The Path Eraser tool erases
paths and anchor points
from the object.
The Type tool (T) creates
individual type and type
containers and lets you enter
and edit type. The Area Type tool changes
closed paths to type
containers and lets you enter
and edit type within them. The Type On A Path tool
changes paths to type paths,
and lets you enter and edit
type on them. The Vertical Type tool
creates vertical type and
vertical type containers and
lets you enter and edit
vertical type.
The Vertical Area Type tool
changes closed paths to
vertical type containers and
lets you enter and edit type
within them. The Vertical Type On A Path
tool changes paths to vertical
type paths and lets you enter
and edit type on them.