Illustrator 2.5

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  1. typeface
    a specific size and style of type within a type family
    Once text is converted to outlines, you can no longer change the typeface.
  2. gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of something
    Converting Text to Outlines About the only thing you can’t do to Illustrator text is fill it with a gradient.
  3. font
    a bowl for baptismal water
    Beyond allowing you to fill text with a gradient, it Apply Colors and Gradients to Text makes it possible to create a document with text and without fonts.
  4. highlighting
    an area of lightness in a picture
    To change the color of text, you must select the text by highlighting it with a type tool or switch to a selection tool.
  5. text
    the words of something written
    "Applying Fills and Strokes to Text Regardless of the fill and stroke colors shown on the Tools panel, new text is generated by default with a black fill and no stroke.
  6. baseline
    a standard by which things are measured or compared
    When you switch to a selection tool, the text is selected as a single object (a blue baseline and anchor point are revealed), and any color changes you make will affect the text globally.
  7. outline
    the line that appears to bound an object
    Converting Text to Outlines About the only thing you can’t do to Illustrator text is fill it with a gradient.
  8. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
    Converting Text to Outlines About the only thing you can’t do to Illustrator text is fill it with a gradient.
  9. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
    This can save you time in document management when sending files to your printer by circumventing potential problems with missing fonts or font conflicts.
  10. globally
    throughout the world
    When you switch to a selection tool, the text is selected as a single object (a blue baseline and anchor point are revealed), and any color changes you make will affect the text globally.
  11. highlight
    an area of brightness in a picture
    To change the color of text, you must select the text by highlighting it with a type tool or switch to a selection tool.
  12. select
    pick out or choose from a number of alternatives
    To change the color of text, you must select the text by highlighting it with a type tool or switch to a selection tool.
  13. stroke
    a single complete movement
    "Applying Fills and Strokes to Text Regardless of the fill and stroke colors shown on the Tools panel, new text is generated by default with a black fill and no stroke.
  14. switch
    device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit
    To change the color of text, you must select the text by highlighting it with a type tool or switch to a selection tool.
  15. modify
    cause to change; make different
    The letterforms, or outlines, become standard Illustrator objects with anchor points and paths that you can modify like any other object.
  16. create
    bring into existence
    To create that effect, you first need to convert the text into objects.
  17. generate
    bring into existence
    "Applying Fills and Strokes to Text Regardless of the fill and stroke colors shown on the Tools panel, new text is generated by default with a black fill and no stroke.
  18. panel
    sheet that forms a distinct section of something
    "Applying Fills and Strokes to Text Regardless of the fill and stroke colors shown on the Tools panel, new text is generated by default with a black fill and no stroke.
  19. default
    an option that is selected automatically
    "Applying Fills and Strokes to Text Regardless of the fill and stroke colors shown on the Tools panel, new text is generated by default with a black fill and no stroke.
  20. converted
    spiritually reborn
    Figure 31 shows an example of text converted to outlines.
  21. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
    Beyond allowing you to fill text with a gradient, it Apply Colors and Gradients to Text makes it possible to create a document with text and without fonts.
  22. anchor
    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
    When you switch to a selection tool, the text is selected as a single object (a blue baseline and anchor point are revealed), and any color changes you make will affect the text globally.
  23. selection
    the act of choosing
    To change the color of text, you must select the text by highlighting it with a type tool or switch to a selection tool.
  24. object
    a tangible and visible entity
    When you switch to a selection tool, the text is selected as a single object (a blue baseline and anchor point are revealed), and any color changes you make will affect the text globally.
  25. reveal
    make visible
    When you switch to a selection tool, the text is selected as a single object (a blue baseline and anchor point are revealed), and any color changes you make will affect the text globally.
  26. affect
    have an influence upon
    When you switch to a selection tool, the text is selected as a single object (a blue baseline and anchor point are revealed), and any color changes you make will affect the text globally.
  27. hint
    an indirect suggestion
    Also, the type loses its font information, including sizing “hints” that optimize letter shape at different sizes.
  28. potential
    existing in possibility
    This can save you time in document management when sending files to your printer by circumventing potential problems with missing fonts or font conflicts.
  29. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
    Create Outlines is a powerful feature.
  30. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
    This can save you time in document management when sending files to your printer by circumventing potential problems with missing fonts or font conflicts.
  31. scale
    an ordered reference standard
    Therefore, if you plan to scale type substantially, change its font size on the Character panel before converting to outlines."
  32. character
    a property that defines the individual nature of something
    If you want to change the fill or the stroke of an individual character, you must select that character with a type tool.
  33. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
    Also, the type loses its font information, including sizing “hints” that optimize letter shape at different sizes.
  34. shape
    a perceptual structure
    Also, the type loses its font information, including sizing “hints” that optimize letter shape at different sizes.
  35. standard
    a basis for comparison
    The letterforms, or outlines, become standard Illustrator objects with anchor points and paths that you can modify like any other object.
  36. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
    If you want to change the fill or the stroke of an individual character, you must select that character with a type tool.
  37. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    Figure 31 shows an example of text converted to outlines.
  38. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    To create that effect, you first need to convert the text into objects.
Created on Sat Nov 09 15:56:03 EST 2013

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