Type
What is point type?
Text that begins where you click.
What is a benefit of Auto Sizing?
The text area will adjust to fit the text inside.
How do you thread text?
Click the red Out Port and click either in an empty space or a new text area.
What are two types of gradients?
What is the result of blending between two or more objects called?
Blend Object
What is area type?
Text in a shape.
How do you turn Auto Sizing on and off?
Double-click the widget.
What tool do you use to visually modify the properties of a character?
Touch Type Tool
What do you double-click to change one of the gradient's colors?
Color Stop
What is the menu command for creating a Blend?
Object>Blend>Make
What is the name of the panel that you use to adjust type formatting?
Character Panel
How do you convert text between Point Type and Area Type?
Double-click the Annotator.
What is the process for wrapping text around another object?
Object>Text Wrap>Make
How do you ensure a gradient will be perfectly horizontal or vertical?
Hold Shift
What mode do you use to more easily modify a blend?
Outline mode
Other than the Character Panel, what is another way to resize type, and which type of type does it work with?
Grab the handle of a Point Type bounding box and resize.
How do you import text?
File>Place
How do you convert text into a shape?
Right-click>Create Outlines
What is the menu command for creating your own pattern?
Object>Pattern>Make
What is the line that connects the beginning and ending objects of a blend called?
Spline
What are two benefits of creating Character and Paragraph Styles?
Consistency and efficiency. You can create consistency in a document and you can update many instances of the style all at once.
What does it mean with text is threaded?
Text flows between multiple text areas.
What are two benefits of converting text into a shape?
You can modify the shape of the characters and it protects the content in case another computer doesn't have the font you used.
What is it called when a single pattern swatch is repeated?
What is the difference between a gradient and a blend?
Gradients are applied to an object's fill. Blends are a transformation between objects.