Star shaped text boxes?
- Started
- Last post
- 5 Responses
- truemaxim
Hello all! Does anyone know if yhou can do star shaped text boxes in Illustrator or Freehand. I don't want my text on a path but rather in the star shape.
Thanks in advance!
- Chip0
just messed around trying that. one solution is make a standard text box, and put some text in. Then draw a star next to it, select both boxes, choose type menu, blocks, link.
Then push the text through to the star and delete the original text box.
Bingo. text is in the star.
Must be another way but this works for me. (illus10 OSX)
- lazyazzz0
I do not know
- Duane0
it's easier than that. draw any shape. switch to the text tool (T) and click on any of the lines of the shape. start typing. notice that the text insertion tool switches from a rectangular to a curved box as you mouse over the line. you can also hold down option and the text tool will change to a squiggly line. this will make type wrap around the edge of the shape.
- truemaxim0
I like that!! Thanks
- Duane0
whew! glad it made sense.