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Jakub Kuchař
9,541 PointsIs there a way to align text converted to shape in Illustrator?
I converted the text to shape, add fills and everything looks great. But the text is not aligned vertically in the center. Is it even possible to do that?
3 Answers
Jonathan Yngfors
19,290 PointsOk. Would you like to post the picture so I can se how you mean?
Jakub Kuchař
9,541 PointsOk, here is a link, where you can see what I mean: http://jacobwakeup21.9e.cz/data/example.png What I want is (and I don't know if it is possible) to align text in the middle. In this picture it's not so much visible, but I think it's not in the perfect center. Or - is it possible to align the yellow text to the left side of the fill and so on?
Jonathan Yngfors
19,290 PointsGroup the letters together. Select the letter-group and the shape. Use the align tool to adjust it to the center.
Jakub Kuchař
9,541 PointsJakub Kuchař
9,541 PointsI know how to align things, but I want to know if there is a method to align text after I converted that text into shape - that creates in fact only one object and only thing to do is change the width and height of the fill...