wow I've never seen such a list of overly complicated wrong answers to a really simple question. this thread is really old but if anyone goes searching for the answer to this like I did (I've done it before and just couldn't remember since I dont use it often). I'm working on CS3 so idk if it works for all versions but, 1. Select the text you want to break apart and add vertexes to. 2. Right click on that text and from the dropdown 3. Select ' Create Outlines' 4. Selec the object again 5. From the Object menu hit ungroup Viola, you can now manipulate your text however you like to your little heart desires. Cheers
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