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Painting type
You can paint type, the type container,
or the type path. You may want to paint
the container to create a background for
your type, or paint the type path as a
visual base for the type.
To paint type, a type container, or a
type path:
1
Choose one of the following options:
• To paint the type, use the selection
tool to select the type.
• To paint a type container or type path,
use either the direct-selection tool or the
group-selection tool
, and click once to
select the path or object. Do not select
the baselines.
• Use a type tool to select characters,
words, or paragraphs.
2 Choose Object > Paint Style.
3 Paint the type or type path as desired.
For more information, see Setting paint
attributes.