From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign
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Convert type to outlines - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign
Convert type to outlines
- [Instructor] For the InDesign ACA exam, you need to know how to convert live text to outlines so you can do things like fill that text with an image. So let's see how to do that. Here in our file, we have some live text, and let's say I wanted to fill it with a photo so the image just appeared inside the shapes of the letters. The most common way to do this is to convert the text to outlines. And you can do that by selecting the text frame and choosing Type, Create Outlines. Note that this process is not reversible. You can, of course, undo and get your live text back, but there's no command to get your live text back after you've saved and closed the document. So, if there's any possibility that you might need to edit the text or change to a different font down the line, you can stash an extra copy of the live text on a different layer or on the paste board just in case. Notice when I created the outlines here, a group was created. When you convert multiple lines of text to…
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Create frames6m 25s
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Place images7m 17s
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Add type to a design5m 10s
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Format type6m 47s
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Convert type to outlines2m 44s
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Manage text flow4m 20s
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Add special characters2m 58s
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Make selections5m 39s
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Modify frames3m 56s
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Use the Story Editor4m 33s
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Use effects5m 1s
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Use object styles3m 5s
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Add interactive elements5m 4s
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Add media2m 17s
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Work with buttons2m 25s
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Create tables5m 9s
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Format tables and cells7m 4s
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