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Working with Text / Text Effects
In this lesson you will:
 | Use and understand how use the Text tool. |
| Use and understand how to attach text to a path |
| Use and understand how to expand and ungroup text to make a SHAPE. |
| Use and understand how to use the FREE TRANSFORM TOOL (E) to distort
SHAPE (expanded text). |
Tools you will use:
| Text Tool (T) |
| Free Transform Tool (E)
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| Pen Tool (P)
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| Selection Tool (V)
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| Direct Selection Tool (A) |
Palettes that you will use:
| Tool Box (Text, Free Transform, Selection, Pen) |
| Control Palette |
| Layers Palette |
| Swatches Palette |
| Stroke Palette |
Open a new document.
Text on a Path
- Draw a circle with the ellipse tool.
- Select the PATH TEXT
 tool and click on the PATH of the CIRCLE that you just
drew.
This will attach your text tool to the path
- Type some text.
Your text should follow the path of the original circle (the circle will
disappear)
Transforming (Distorting Text-Perspective, shadows, etc.)
- Type some text (get it just the way you want it because in the next step
you will change it into a shape)
- Select the text that you just typed and go to Object > Expand on
the main menu.
- Click OK.
Your text is no longer editable text. By expanding it, you have made
it a SHAPE!
- Use the FREE TRANSFORM TOOL
and select one of the corners of your new SHAPE (expanded text)
- While you have the corner selected, click the any combination of the
ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys
If you can't get your text to
distort into perspective...
be sure you are using the FREE TRANSFORM TOOL
and
you have selecting the corner BEFORE you press the ctrl, alt, and shift.
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