Exploring Type Tools in Adobe Illustrator

This video tutorial from TastyTuts.com focuses on using type tools in Adobe Illustrator. It covers basic type tool usage, creating paragraph text areas, converting text to outlines, and using the touch type tool for live text modifications. The tutorial also explores advanced type tools like vertical type, area type, and type on a path. Resources such as worksheets and fonts are provided for practice, and useful shortcuts are mentioned throughout.

What is the shortcut key to activate the type tool in Adobe Illustrator?

• 'T'

• 'Shift + T'

• 'Ctrl + T'

• 'Cmd + T'

What happens when you click and drag with the type tool?

• It creates a bounded text box

• It selects existing text

• It creates a new layer

• It moves the text object

How can you link two text boxes so text flows from one to the other?

• Clicking the red plus icon with the direct selection tool

• Copying and pasting the text

• Dragging the first box onto the second

• Using the link tool

How can you convert text into vector shapes?

• Applying a gradient

• Changing the font size

• Right-clicking the text and selecting 'Create Outlines'

• Using the Brush tool

What is the purpose of converting text to outlines?

• To treat text as vector shapes for advanced effects

• To change the font

• To apply color effects

• To edit the text

What does the touch type tool allow you to do?

• Manipulate individual letters in a text object

• Apply stroke effects to text

• Change the font of the entire text

• Create text boxes

How do you apply the touch type tool to a letter?

• Double-clicking the letter

• Selecting the letter with the direct selection tool

• Clicking the letter with the touch type tool

• Dragging the letter

How can you create a text area inside a vector shape?

• Using the type tool to click inside the shape

• Applying a gradient to the shape

• Using the area type tool on the vector's stroke

• Selecting the shape with the direct selection tool

What allows you to run text along a path?

• The type tool

• The pen tool

• The type on a path tool

• The direct selection tool

How can you flip text to run on the other side of a path?

• Using the flip tool

• Dragging the text with the selection tool

• Applying a mirror effect

• Clicking and dragging the fit line handle