Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Working with text
Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 handles text much the same way that FreeHand® does. In these three short video tutorials from the Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator series, learn about different text objects in Illustrator, learn how to put text on a path, and discover how to deal with Legacy text. In these short video tutorials, you’ll learn about:
- Two types of text objects
- Placing text on a path
- Working with Legacy text
To follow along with the tutorials, download the workingwithtype.zip file
workingwithtext.zip (ZIP, 12K)
Two types of text objects
In this short video tutorial, learn about the two types of text objects in Illustrator—point text and area type. Mordy Golding describes the different attributes of the two types.
Watch the video (3:37 minutes)
Putting text on a path
Learn how putting text on a path differs between FreeHand and Illustrator. Watch this short tutorial to see how Illustrator handles text on both open and closed paths and to learn how to manipulate text once you’ve put it on a path in Illustrator.
Watch the video (5:42 minutes)
Working with Legacy text
If you have files created in versions of Illustrator earlier than Illustrator CS, any text in those files (known as Legacy text) needs to be converted when opened in Illustrator CS2. In this video tutorial, Mordy Golding tells you what you need to be aware of when working with files that contain Legacy text.
Watch the video (4:16 minutes)
Where to go from here
For more information about Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator, check out the following resources:
- Adobe Illustrator CS2: FreeHand to Illustrator migration guide (PDF, 6.5M)by the experts at Adobe
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Getting started, by Mordy Golding
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Migrating exisiting content, by Mordy Golding
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Working with multiple pages, by Mordy Golding
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Basic object editing, by Mordy Golding
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Advanced object editing, by Mordy Golding
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Live Trace and Live Paint, by Mordy Golding
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Enhancing creativity, by Mordy Golding
- Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: Enhancing productivity, by Mordy Golding
About the authors
Mordy Golding has been a production artist for print and the web for many years, and is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Print Specialist. At Adobe, he was the product manager for Illustrator 10 and Illustrator CS. A popular presenter at Macworld, Photoshop World and other worldwide events, Mordy is also the author of several books, including SAMS Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite All in One, The Web Designer's Guide to Color, and SAMS Teach Yourself Adobe Illustrator in 24 Hours. In 2003, Mordy was named a Champion of Graphic Design by Graphics IQ. Currently he serves as the founder of DesignResponsibly.com, teaching designers and printers how to successfully adopt today's new technology. Mordy is also the author of the Illustrator CS2 and Flash 8 Integration video training title published by lynda.com.
Excerpted from “Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator with: Mordy Golding” © 2006. Used with the permission of lynda.com. To view the full-length video-based tutorial series, please visit www.lynda.com.
