![]() ![]() Or, if you change the stacking order of objects that are linked text boxes (by selecting Object Arrange and choosing a stacking option), text will flow from the top object into lower objects within the stacking order. When you link text in multiple objects, the text flows from the earliest created object into the objects created later. The Remove Threading option breaks the linkage between shapes, but does not affect the type in objects. The Release option can be used when type is flowed into several shapes, and releases only the selected object from the flow of type. Or choose Type Threaded Text Remove Threading to break the link between the text blocks. ![]() You can unlink text boxes by selected them and choosing Type Threaded Text Release Selection. Text will flow from the text box into the new shape, as shown in Figure 10-5.įigure 10-5: Flowing text from one box into another Use the Selection tool to select both the original text box and the new shape. Use any tool to create an additional closed path or shape, as shown in Figure 10-4.įigure 10-4: Preparing a text box to flow text into As you enter more text than the text box can hold, you won t see the text, but Illustrator will store it and it will be available for a linked text box.Īfter you ve typed more text than your text box will hold, you ll notice the tiny plus sign on the right side of the text box. After you draw the box, type enough text to fill the square. Start by using the Type tool to draw a text box about 1 inch square. To link two text boxes, follow these steps: The following steps will walk you through that process. You can then flow text from one shape into another. The basic routine for linking text boxes is to select both the original (overflowing) text box and another shape (any shape), and link the two objects. Note that the dimensions shown in the Transform window are identical for the green and blue "S", even though the green "S" is still live text and the blue "S" is just a vector object.Figure 10-3: The overflow text icon indicates that there is more text than fits in the text box. The "S" on the right (blue) has been expanded to a normal vector object. Notice that its bounding box tightly hugs the letter. The "S" in the middle (green) is also live text, but is using the method I described (which you falsely claim doesn't work). The "S" on the left (red) is normal live text with the oversized bounding box. Watch the dimensions in the Transform window as I select each Times New Roman 72-point letter "S" in this video. Now, using the method I described, the live text 72-point Times New Roman capital letter "S" measures 31.676 x 49.852 points in other words, the measurement is accurate. Okay, so the accurate measurement of the 72-point Times New Roman capital letter "S" is 31.676 x 49.852 points. If you expand it to a normal vector object it measures 31.676 x 49.852 points.Ĭan we agree that when you expand live text to a normal vector object you then get an accurate measurement of the text? Furthermore, the Outline Object effect can be removed at any time (though there isn't a need to do so that I know of).Ĭlick to expand.Then you didn't do it right.įor example, a 72-point Times New Roman capital letter "S", as live text, measures 40.043 x 81.946 points. I'll add that the text remains live/editable with this method and it doesn't change the appearance of the text at all. I'm pointing this out because Outline Object sounds suspiciously like Create Outlines, which is a completely different function that does the exact same thing as Object > Expand., i.e., it permanently converts the text to ordinary vector objects, making it no longer live/editable, which the OP specifically does not want to do. This is exactly what the OP was looking to do. Note that the text is still live (which I demonstrated by backspacing to erase it and then typing a letter D in its place), and it hasn't changed in appearance at all. When I apply the Outline Object effect, the bounding box shrinks to the size of the letter itself, so now we see (and can adjust) its true dimensions of 31.676 x 49.852 points. As you can see, the 72-point Times New Roman capital letter S is showing as being 40.043 x 81.946 points, because that's the dimensions of its bounding box, which is much larger than the letter itself. I made a quick video demonstrating this - YouTube link. Furthermore, the Outline Object effect can be removed at any time (though there isn't a need to do so that I know of). Click to expand.I'll add that the text remains live/editable with this method and it doesn't change the appearance of the text at all. ![]()
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