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Text gradient not working

Aug 10, 2012 10:44 PM

Tags: #text #type #gradient #help_text #appearance

I'm trying to add a gradient to my text but it seems like it's not working anymore. It was working just yesterday.

I've browsed other discussions and it seems like a "Type" problem. However I tried adding a Fill and it still does not work.

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469 Views 4 Replies Latest reply: Jacob Bugge, Aug 11, 2012 3:57 PM

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1. phrequency-,

Aug 10, 2012 11:26 PM in reply to phrequency-

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Okay I now can use gradients, however it looks really messed up and now. It sort of looks indented with a little black stroke on the inside?

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2. DocPixel-BMW,

Aug 11, 2012 7:54 AM in reply to phrequency-

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Please show your Appearance control field palette.

What you've done is add an additional Fill (gradient) on top of your type. You should do this, but choose the type characters and fill with none. The black underlying fline will dissappear from your text.

NOTE: the Appearance palette should be visable at all times, always! You're missing a lot of Illustrator's powerful styling features otherwise.

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3. phrequency-,

Aug 11, 2012 3:24 PM in reply to DocPixel-BMW

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I'm not quite sure how to choose type or character..this is what I see now. Really confused

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4. Jacob Bugge,

Aug 11, 2012 3:57 PM in reply to phrequency-

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phrequency,

If I understand it in the right way, you may:

1) Click the live Type (which may be simple Type, Path Type, Area Type, or whatever) itself sp that you see the baseline(s) under it,
2) Set the Fill to None through the bottom of the Toolbox (this will make the Type invisible so that only the baseline(s) remain),
3) In the Appearance palette/panel flyout tick New Fill and click the Gradient in the bottom of the Toolbox,
4) Change the gradient as desired.

2) and 3) are steps already mentioned by PixelDoc.

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