How to scale a text in illustrator CC 2018? this is for a sign company

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August 22, 2018
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Hi,

I work for a sign company and they use a lot of scaling for text for a sign such as vinyl, raised text, etc. For anyone that has sign experience, how do I know what size a certain text is? For example: I was working on a sign text for an Italian restaurant called "Repeal XVIII" and they asked me that they want the height of the text in 20" but they don't know the width of the entire text. how do i figure that out through illustrator? if illustrator doesn't have that option should i look into getting Flexisign or Coreldraw? please let me know ASAP.

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ScooterD76

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A visual cheat I use for sizing and spacing-

Use the rectangle tool and numerically create a rectangle with the exact height and width you are needing (center it) and use that as a template

krystler54763305Author

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so, to find out the size do i have to make a new file of the actual size? for example: if the text is 20" high but don't know the width do i have to make a separate file just for the text itself? that's how i've been doing it.