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Outlining Text Tutorial

What is "outlined" text?

Outlined text is text whose letters have been converted into a vectored format.

Why should I outline my text?

Vectored text can be scaled infinitely without any loss of image quality, which means that your text will appear smooth and crisp at any size or resolution. When your text is outlined, your text layout will appear correctly on your graphic. Graphics printers can open your artwork and print your images with your desired font (without needing the additional font file).

Note: Once text is outlined, it can no longer be changed/edited.

How to Outline Text Using Adobe Illustrator:

  1. Unlock all text layers
  2. Select all of the text (Mac: Cmd A) (PC: Ctrl A)
  3. From the "Type" menu, select "Create Outlines" (Mac: Shift Cmd O) (PC: Shift Ctl O)
  4. From the "File" Menu, select "Save As" and save your file as a new document

    5. Note: Keep a copy of the original file so you can edit the text in the future

  5. Send your file to Displayit

Watch a Quick Video Demonstration:

 

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