Operation Manual

32 FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide
Type tool. You can modify the shape of the type area by dragging handles of
the bounding box; text will reow in the new shape.
Type on a path ows along the edge of an open or closed path. e text
ows in the direction in which points were added to the path.
In addition to typing text in your artwork, you can import it from a variety of
text le formats (for example Microso Word, RTF, or plain text documents) by
choosing File > Place.
How do I insert special characters?
To insert special characters or characters for which you do not know the
keyboard shortcut, use the Glyphs panel (Type > Glyphs). Using any type tool,
click an insertion point where you want to enter the character, and then double-
click the character you want in the Glyphs panel.
How do I format text?
In FreeHand, you can format text in both the Object Panel and the Text toolbar.
In Illustrator, you can format selected text directly in the Control panel or by
using the Character or Paragraph panel.
Where are the text effects?
In Illustrator, there are no text-specic eects such as highlight, shadow, or
zoom. You apply text eects from the Eect menu just as you would with any
graphic element. You’ll nd strikethrough and underline in the Character panel
(if you do not see these options, choose Show Options from the panel menu).
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Control panel
Text formatting tools
Character panel
Paragraph panel
Font selection
Size, leading, kerning, and
tracking
Horizontal and vertical scale,
baseline shift, and text rotation
Underline and strikethrough
Language for hyphenation and
spell checking
Alignment
Indents
Space before and after paragraph
Automatic hyphenation
Glyphs panel
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