On Jun 16, 12:18 am, Doug Winger <justd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <1iimc0o.19ps782bt2otsN%woodenbl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> woodenbl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(beppe) wrote:
> > AES <sieg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >> beppe wrote:
> > > > >>> Is there a way to create highlighted text in illustrator?
> > > > >>> Actually I have a word and I would like to have half of it
> > > > >>> highlighted,
> > > > >>> as if someone had used a stabilo boss on it.
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> > > Is it adequate to just select the desired text with the Text tool,
and
> > > change its color (and maybe its font style)?
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> > Unfortunately not. The font is and has to be copperplate and the final
> > effect has to be "highlighted text".
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> > Probably the only alternative I can think of is to create a font style
> > out of copperplate (in my case) but "inverted". But I don't even know
> > where to start and if it is worth it tmewise.
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> If you're looking for some magic solution where you can just select and
> have thing "highlighted" automagically... No. You're looking at altering
> the typeface itself, and that's not at all easy. Even then, you'd wind
> up with something like the inverted text you see on a terminal rather
> than the effect you're after (if I'm reading you correctly).
>
> You're going to have to do some work to get the effect you want. It's
> not that hard. Here's one basic method.
>
> Layout the text, with the desired "unselected" color, then outline it.
> Direct select the letters you want "highlighted" then- well change fill.
> You can use gradient fill (individually or as a group) or whatever other
> method floats your boat or makes your art director happy. If you need
> the "paper" to be colored, either draw a box and fill likewise with the
> proper "ink on paper" color- which looks like the above mentioned
> inverted text, or you can draw it with the brush tool (hint: expand and
> then use the pathfinder 'Add' to keep it a single neat object), or just
> mung a plain rectangle up with some filters first and then do the fill.
> You can get fancy with scanned "swipes" and the autotrace function,
> tweaking and trimming size to fit. Popping a layer "under" the text
> layer for that makes it easier.
>
> - Doug
If you want to make text look like it's been marked with a highlighter
pen, there is a fairly simple method. However, it will only work on
individual text objects, not on parts of a text string. But it may be
of some use.
Create a piece of text, select it, go to the Appearance Panel and
choose Add New Fill. Then add another new fill.
Select the top fill and make it black, or whatever color you want your
text to be. Select the bottom fill, make it the color for your
highlight, and choose Effect>Convert to shape>Rectangle.
Adjust the Relative options until you get the appearance of the
"highlight rectangle" that you're after.
Now, select the text, and drag it to the Graphic Styles panel. You can
then apply that Graphic Style to text objects. Sadly, not to
individually highlighted ****tions of text strings.
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