Type character before conversion to text outline B. Text outline with image pasted into it C. Text outline used as a text frame. Because converted text outlines become sets of compound paths, you can edit individual subpaths of converted outlines by using the Direct Selection tool. You can also break the character outlines into independent paths by releasing them from the compound path.
By default, creating outlines from type removes the original text. However, if you prefer, you can make outlines appear over a copy of the original text, so that none of the text is lost. When you select type characters in a text frame and convert them to outlines, the resulting outlines become anchored inline objects that flow with the text.
Because the converted text is no longer true type, you will no longer be able to highlight and edit the characters using the Type tool. In addition, typographical controls will no longer apply. Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy.
Buy now. Compound paths and shapes Search. About compound paths. Add transparent holes to a path. Best practices for editing compound paths. Keep the following guidelines in mind as you edit compound paths:.
Create a compound path. Use the Selection tool to select all of the paths you want to include in the compound path. A hole appears wherever selected paths overlap. Change holes to fills in a compound path. With the Direct Selection tool , select the part of the compound path to reverse or a point on that part. Do not select the entire compound path. Do one of the following:. Select Multiply, then Screen, then Overlay and then Color. See how each different mode changes the color of the photo under the type.
Multiply always creates a darker color. Black stays black and white becomes transparent. Right now Indesign has almost every effect as Photoshop, except Color Overlay. Please add the Color Overlay effect to Indesign.
Aside from the obvious benefits, this feature would make changing the color of bitmap fonts so much easier than having to recolor them in photoshop, and import them as images into indesign. Select the object or text you want to change. Select the Fill box or the Stroke box in the Color panel.
If you selected a text frame, select the Container box or Text box to change the color of either the fill or text within the frame. To draw a line, select the Line tool, or use the shortcut, the backslash key.
Click and drag to draw a line. To draw your line perfectly straight or in perfect 45 degree increments, hold down the Shift key as you draw. To draw your line from the center point rather than one side, hold down the Option key as you draw.
Click Save. It lets you draw open and closed paths as if you were drawing with a pencil on paper. It is most useful for fast sketching or creating a hand-drawn look. Once you draw a path, you can immediately change it if needed. The Pen tool is probably the most powerful tool in Adobe Illustrator. One common use for this tool is to create text that changes color over a horizontal line.
Then, draw a rectangle that covers half of your text and click the third pathfinder button. If you want to make this rectangle larger later, you can manipulate the bottom corners using the white arrow tool. For When You Want to Make a Pie Chart There are many great tools out there for making pie charts, but sometimes you just want to design your own. Using pathfinder, you can cut up a normal circle and make it into a pie chart.
Start by drawing a circle that fits over your reference. Then, use your pen tool to draw a rough triangle that fits the pie shape you need. You will notice that you can start a new curve from the end vertex of the previous curve. If you hover the Pen tool over any of the vertex points, the cursor will change to a Pen with a minus symbol, which means that the vertex can be deleted.
The Pen tool can be used for basic Bezier curve drawing, however, if you want a finer control over the geometry, you need to use the Pathfinder panel. The Pathfinder panel can be found by going to the Window menu, then to Objects and Layout and finally selecting Pathfinder.
The Pathfinder consolidates all the path tools under one panel.
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