Adding text and using the type modes.

Let's start by creating a text box.

You'll notice it automatically fills

with placeholder Latin text. In

Illustrator, text boxes work similarly

to the way they work in in design. But

there's an added feature. You can switch

between two different modes, area type

and point type. With the text box

highlighted, you can see a small circle

on the right side. If this is colored in

solid, it means you're in area type

mode. In this mode, when you resize the

text box, the size of the text stays the

same.

If you hover over the small circle and

doubleclick, you'll switch to point type

mode. Notice that the circle switches to

an outline in point type mode.

When I resize the text box, the type

changes size, too.

This feature is really handy and makes

resizing text much faster.

Just make sure to hold down the shift

key when you're resizing because if you

don't, the text will get distorted.

You can also resize the text by double

clicking in the text box and

highlighting text

or by using the selection tool to select

the entire text box. Then I can change

the type face and size in the character

panel. Now before I go any further, I'm

going to save my document. Do you see

how easy it is to forget? Saving should

be the first thing that you do. And you

should save frequently because

Illustrator does crash sometimes and you

don't want to lose your work. Earlier, I

created a file for my report project.

The main project is where my Inesign

file lives. And then I added four

subfolders. I'm going to save this

Illustrator file in the graphics folder.