Thank you for replying . I'm trying to create a text effect i watched several different tutorials on . First i type the text . Then i select the text and create outlines .I then Unite(create compound shape) the created outlines in the pathfinder panel . All works perfect . I then go to effect / path / offset path . The path is there however connected to the text that i had previously created outlines with . So i click ungroup and then the offset path vanishes .When the offset path should stay . I'm a beginner to illustrator but i have watched several tutorials over and over again for the last 2 days it never happens on there's really not sure what is causing this i have attached 2 screenshots off the layer panel before and after.
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