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Computers and Software => Raster and Vector Manipulation Programs, and How to Do Stuff in Them. => Topic started by: balloonguy on January 28, 2013, 11:25:05 AM

Title: text inside a shape?
Post by: balloonguy on January 28, 2013, 11:25:05 AM

I have to get names in some school initials. Can someone tell me how to do that in aics5?
Thanks,
Matt

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: Scobey Peterman on January 28, 2013, 11:37:33 AM

Can you put a pix for us to look at??

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: balloonguy on January 28, 2013, 11:47:47 AM

The idea is something like this. But it will be a list of names. I just want to type the names in and have them filled the defined shape(letters) without me having to place each one and trying to fit it in.
Matt

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: aauusa on January 28, 2013, 12:26:56 PM

just a quick question before I am bale to help but what program are you using to do.  corel? or what

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: inkman996 on January 28, 2013, 12:28:35 PM

Quote from: balloonguy on January 28, 2013, 11:25:05 AM

I have to get names in some school initials. Can someone tell me how to do that in aics5?
Thanks,
Matt

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: Scobey Peterman on January 28, 2013, 12:35:38 PM

I would think you will need to type out the big letters  ABC  and then insert each name to fill it and/or make the big letter.

Yes, this will be a pain in the butt.

Sorry.

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: aauusa on January 28, 2013, 12:55:18 PM

I have no idea how in AI  but I did find a tut that may help

http://www.creativebeacon.com/make-your-text-fit-an-object-in-illustrator/ (http://www.creativebeacon.com/make-your-text-fit-an-object-in-illustrator/)

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: cvreeland on January 28, 2013, 12:56:57 PM

You can do this easily with Illustrator or InDesign. Draw your object first, then click directly on the path with the text tool. The text will flow within the boundaries of the object. You might need to play with margins, spacing & kearning a bit.

Title: Re: text inside a shape?
Post by: inkman996 on January 28, 2013, 03:55:51 PM

Not sure if the same in AI but in Corel I use the FULL JUSTIFY a lot to get better results. No matter what it takes a lot of tweaking, nothing can do it perfectly for you.