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2 (Optional) Set text-formatting options in the Control panel, Character panel, or Paragraph panel.
3 Enter the text. Press Enter or Return to begin a new paragraph.
4 When you finish entering text, click the Selection tool to select the type object. Alternatively, Ctrl-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the text.
Enter text along a path
1 Do one of the following:
• To create horizontal text along a path, select the Type tool or the Type On A Path tool .
• To create vertical text along a path, select the Vertical type tool or the Vertical Type On A Path tool .
2 (Optional) Set text-formatting options in the Control panel, Character panel, or Paragraph panel.
3 Position the pointer on the path, and click. (It doesn’t matter if the path has stroke or fill attributes, because
Illustrator automatically removes them.)
Note: If the path is closed, rather than open, you must use the Type On A Path tool.
4 Enter the text.
5 When you finish entering text, click the Selection tool to select the type object. Alternatively, Ctrl-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the text.
Import text files into artwork
You can import text into your artwork from a file that was created in another application. Illustrator supports the
following formats for importing text:
• Microsoft Word for Windows 97, 98, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007
• Microsoft Word for Mac OS X and 2004
• RTF (Rich Text Format)
• Plain text (ASCII) with ANSI, Unicode, Shift JIS, GB2312, Chinese Big 5, Cyrillic, GB18030, Greek, Turkish,
Baltic, and Central European encoding
One advantage of importing text from a file, rather than copying and pasting it, is that imported text retains its
character and paragraph formatting. For example, text from an RTF file retains its font and style specifications in
Illustrator. You can also set encoding and formatting options when importing text from a plain text file.
Important: When importing text from Microsoft Word and RTF files, make sure that the fonts used in the file are
available on your system. Missing fonts and font styles—including fonts that have the same name but different formats
(Type 1, TrueType, or CID)—may cause unexpected results. On Japanese systems, differences in character sets may
prevent text that was entered in Windows from appearing on-screen in Mac OS.
Import text into a new file
1 Choose File > Open.
2 Select the text file you want to open, and click Open.
Import text into an existing file
1 Choose File > Place. Select the text file you want to import, and click Place.
2 If you are placing a plain text (.txt) file, do the following, and then click OK:
• Specify the character set and platform that were used to create the file.