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1. Re: Aligning Objects
Wade_Zimmerman Jul 27, 2010 8:44 AM (in response to maf79)Did you select the key object by clicking one more time on an object to be used as the starting point.
That is you shift select the letters then letting go of the shift key click on the letter you intend every other letter to be space from, or if you wish be the letter of spacing orgin.
The letter will be highlighted after you click on it that one extra time. The feature allows you to choose the static target for aligning objects.
OK this is what I think the problem is one the letters are grouped and yo u have to ungroup them for this purpose you might haveto ungroup more than once then you can select the letters with the lasso or selection tool not the direct select tool. after you lasso or shift select the letters with the selection tool then click one more time on the target with the selection tool even if you first used the lasso tool.
A bit much about this should be able to do with the direct select tool as well.
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2. Re: Aligning Objects
Harron K. Appleman Jul 27, 2010 8:54 AM (in response to maf79)- Type converted to outlines are grouped by default. You must ungroup the converted type before you can treat characters as separate objects.
- Assuming you've ungrouped, did you, in fact, click on one of the characters to make it the key object for purposes of alignment/distribution?
- I'll assume you already know that mathematically uniform spacing among letters that have been converted to paths will not appear to the eye as though they are evenly spaced and that you will be making manual "kerning" adjustments.
{Bumped by Wade}
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4. Re: Aligning Objects
Harron K. Appleman Jul 27, 2010 9:18 AM (in response to maf79)Individual letters that you want treated as single objects can be grouped. That should not affect the align/distribute operation.
I was referring to having the entire block of text that comprises your logo a single group.
In the example below, the typed word 'TACO' was converter to outlines, then ungrouped. The middle two letters were then regrouped before distribution was applied. Note that the leftmost letter 'T' was selected as the key object.
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5. Re: Aligning Objects
maf79 Jul 27, 2010 10:10 AM (in response to Harron K. Appleman)I apologize for being so dense.I don't know if I understand how to select the key object -- even though you're explaining it. And that's the error I get now:
Please choose a key object by clicking one of the selected objects with the selection tool, or set the spacing value to auto.
The entire block of text is not grouped, only the parts that form the individual letter.
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6. Re: Aligning Objects
Harron K. Appleman Jul 27, 2010 10:17 AM (in response to maf79)After all of the objects you intend to align/distribute have been selected, simply click one more time on the object you wish to select as the anchor. Don't shift-click... don't cmd/ctrl-click... don't option/alt-click... just click.
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7. Re: Aligning Objects
maf79 Jul 27, 2010 10:18 AM (in response to Harron K. Appleman)ah...thank you so much. See, I need very simple instructions.
I appreciate both of your help!!!!!



