With the Type tool selected in the Tools panel, click to add new placeholder text to the document. This should wrap your text around the inner portion of the circle. You may switch the order of 2) and 3). If you’re already working in a document that has both an object and text, there’s no need to create a new one. % of people told us that this article helped them. Found it incredibly helpful on my current templating project. After creating the area either enter text or paste text into it. One way to do it is this: Copy the rectangle. Click OK. Paste in back. 5- Resize the text and ensure the font you would like to use is selected. I want a thin border around each text character using a light yellow. If you’d prefer to save the unwrapped image as a new file, click “Save As” instead, then choose a new name for the new file. I had a special request from someone asking how to add text in the form of a circle. Click on the Stroke box located on the tool bar. If you really can’t stand to see another ad again, then please consider supporting our work with a contribution to wikiHow. Wrap Text around Sphere in Adobe Illustrator In today’s adobe tutorial, you will learn to Wrap Text around Sphere in Adobe Illustrator . Open an existing document or create a new print or web document in the dialogue box that appears. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. It's in the upper-right side of the page. This is particularly frustrating because it is calculating the numerical size as the bounding box and not the text. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. The font is Ravie, 16pt, color is dark cranberry. Copyright © 2020 Adobe. Create a text area. Getting started with fonts in Illustrator. If you don't have an existing project,... 3. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. In order to answer the question. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. The larger the number, the more space will appear between the text and the object(s). 4. Make sure you also learn how to undo your changes! This article has been viewed 90,781 times. As I (mis)understand it, including your using plain Type (neither Type on a Path or Area Type), also called point type, you may: 1) Select the live Type with the Selection Tool and in the Appearance palette flyout click Add New Stroke; 2) In the Stroke palette set the Stroke Weight and (kind of) Join as desired, and set the colour as desired (Color palette or Swatch or whatever); 3) Effect>Convert to Shape>Rectangle, setting the Relative Extra Width/Extra Height as desired. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/77\/Wrap-Text-in-Adobe-Illustrator-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Wrap-Text-in-Adobe-Illustrator-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/77\/Wrap-Text-in-Adobe-Illustrator-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid1684741-v4-728px-Wrap-Text-in-Adobe-Illustrator-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"