Delete empty type objects from your artwork, Working with area type, Resize a text area – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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Select an Extra Carriage Returns option to determine how Illustrator processes extra carriage returns in the file.
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Select the Extra Spaces option if you want Illustrator to replace strings of spaces in the file with tabs. Enter the
number of spaces to be replaced by a tab.
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.
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Choose Object > Path
> Clean Up.
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Select Empty Text Paths, and click
OK.
Working with area type
Resize a text area
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Do one of the following:
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Select the type object using the Selection tool or Layers panel, and drag a handle on the bounding box.
Resizing a text area with the Selection tool
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Select the edge or corner of the type path with the Direct Selection tool
. Then drag to adjust the shape of the
path.
Adjusting the type path using the Direct Selection tool is easiest when you’re in Outline view.
Resizing a type area with the Direct Selection tool