Adding Point & Area Type –

1. What is the difference from “Point Type” and “Area Type”? Give example of when each should be used.    Select the type tool, click for point and you can type as much as you want, or drag the box for area to type in and the type will not exceed this area.
2. How is an “Area Type” created? These are feeling redundant. With they type tool, click and drag out a box over the area you want the type to be.
3. How is an “Point Type” created? Just click without dragging using the type tool.
4. Upload a .JPG file of two variations of type that are demonstrated in the tutorial.
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Placing Type from Other Documents –

1. What are some of the file formats that can be imported directly into Illustrator? Give 3 types of files. .doc, .docx, .txt.
2. Upload a .JPG file of a Text Document imported into Illustrator. A sample file can be found in the supplied files.
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Using the Glyphs Panel –

1. What is the Glyphs Panel? The glypsh panel has a lot of characters that you can use.
2. Upload a .JPG file demonstrating some Glyphs.
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Setting Tabs –

1. What is the tabs panel used for? Setting up how far the tabs go.
2. What is a leader used for in the tabs? To fill the space between the words and the tab.
3. Upload a .JPG file showing all the top time aligned to the far right with a leader of under scores.
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1. Why should styles be used in Illustrator? So you can change everything at once if you need to.
2. What is the difference between character and paragraph styles? You select the character, but paragraph doesn’t need a selection to be applied.
3. How are overrides removed?  Alt + click
4. Why would a designer want to use paragraph or character styles? What are the benefits? It saves time by making changes quickly. again feeling redundant.
5. Upload a .JPG file showing both a paragraph style and a character style.
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Converting Text to Outlines –

1. Why would someone want to outline fonts or embed images? How would this help a printing company? so that if the computer that the file is sent to does not have the same font, they can still use it because it becomes a picture.
2. How is a font outlined?  Select type, then go to Type > Create Outlines.
3. Upload a .JPG file of all the fonts outlines and one of the letters reflected or manipulated in some way.
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Putting an Image inside of Text –

1. What is a compound path? Paths that are recognized as one.
2. How can an image inside of text be created? What parts must it contain to accomplish this?  Make a compound path, arrange the text and picture how you want, create a clipping mask.
3. Upload a .JPG file of the finished apples with gradients and gradient meshes.   <——- what the huh is with the apples?
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