Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Importing Text
If you have text in a document that you want to use in your artwork, you can use the Place
command to import it into your document. You can import text from the following text
formats: plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF), or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX).
When you import text using the Place command, Illustrator creates a new type object and
places the text in it.
Import Text
Click the
File
menu, and then click
Place
.
Click the
Files of Type
(Win) or
Enable
(Mac) list arrow, and then click
All
Formats
or select a text format:
•
Text (TXT).
Plain text.
•
Microsoft Word (DOC).
Microsoft Word 2003 or earlier.
•
Microsoft Word (DOCX).
Microsoft Word 2007 or later.
•
Microsoft RTF (RTF).
Rich Text Format.
Navigate to the drive or folder location with the text file you want to import.
Click the text file you want to place.
Click
Place
.
For some imported files, a dialog box appears, asking for placement options.
Select the options you want.