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Using Type

About using type in Illustrator
No matter which language version you are using, Adobe Illustrator provides a wide range
of multinational language features—from spell-checking and hyphenation support for
numerous European languages to advanced typography features for Chinese, Japanese,
and Korean (CJK) text.
Note: Your operating system must support the languages in which you wish to work.
Consult your system software manufacturer for more information.
The range of type tools in Illustrator make it easy to flow text into shapes and place type
along a path in your artwork, such as along a circle or irregular path that you create.
To enhance your designs, you can also paint type with colors and patterns, apply effects
and styles, or transform type into entirely new shapes.
You can enter type or import type into your artwork from another application. Adobe
Illustrator imports and exports vertical text files, such as MS Word or RTF, as horizontal.
Vertical text is imported into Illustrator horizontally, and vertical text is exported from
Illustrator horizontally.
Creating type
Using the type tools, you can create horizontal or vertical type anywhere in a file. In
addition, you can flow text into shapes or onto paths in a variety of ways: You can enter
type in a containing column or rectangle, inside an irregularly shaped object, and inside or
along a path.
Entering type at a point
The horizontal and vertical type tools are used to enter type anywhere in the Illustrator
work area, without needing to define a bounding area for the type. Entering type this way,
for example, is useful for adding a caption to an illustration.
To enter horizontal or vertical type at a specific point:
1 Select the type tool
within a dotted box.
The small horizontal line near the bottom of the I-beam marks the position of the type
baseline. The baseline is the line on which the type rests.
2 Click where you want the type to begin.
Important: Be sure not to click an existing object, because doing so converts the object
into a container or path for the type. If an existing object is located where you want to
enter type, lock or hide the object or enter the type away from the object and reposition
the type over the object afterward.
3 Enter the type you want. Press Enter or Return to begin a new line of type.
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or the vertical type tool . The pointer changes to an I-beam
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