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Adding a second fill to text

Jan 1, 2013 5:26 AM

Tags: #illustrator #problem #help #adobe #mac #fill #add #cs6 #second #illustator_cs6

Whenever I go to appearance panel menu > Add new fill when text is selected, the add new fill button is grey and I can’t add a second fill. Anyone know why this is? I can add a new fill to shapes, but not text.

I'm probably doing something wrong, or it's a simple thing to fix - but I can't figure out why it's not letting me add a second fil.

321 Views 3 Replies Latest reply: Maci1005, Jan 1, 2013 6:26 AM

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1. JETalmage,

Jan 1, 2013 5:58 AM in reply to Maci1005

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Select the whole text object, not its characters. You can apply additional fills/strokes at the object level, not at the character level.

JET

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2. Jacob Bugge,

Jan 1, 2013 6:09 AM in reply to Maci1005

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Maci,

This seems to be the first sign of 2012/2013 New Year survivors in this forum.

And what James said.

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3. Maci1005,

Jan 1, 2013 6:26 AM in reply to JETalmage

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Knew it was something simple like that. Thank you very much, and happy new year to you, and to Jacob.

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