can i add a gradiant to text objects?

[ShmulyTrax]

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[Ton Frederiks]

Yes you can.

Give the text a fill and stroke of none.

Go to the Appearance panel and add a new fill and use a gradient for this fill.

[ShmulyTrax]

i did it but it turns to black, not to the gradient

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

It can be done with live text.

When you add a new fill in the Appearance panel, the default is black.

You need to click on the black to change it to a gradient.

Top: standard black text, Middle: no fill, Bottom: gradient fill added in the Appearance panel.

[Brad @ Roaring Mouse]

What the OP may be missing is that one has to select the entire text object, as opposed to selecting the text inside it,

[Ton Frederiks]

Yes, I  hope the picture explains this.

[ShmulyTrax]

It does not work so well for me, why?

[Ton Frederiks]

You used the Text tool to select the text.

Use the Selection arrow tool (V) to click on the text object.

[ShmulyTrax]

still not working

[ShmulyTrax]

Oh I had to click there
Thank you Ton Frederiks!

[Ton Frederiks]

Good to hear you got it working!

[ShmulyTrax]

only when it's outlined it works. not on the plain text

[ShmulyTrax]

(it is possible in InDesign)

[SJRiegel]

It can be done in Illustrator, if you follow the directions that Ton Frederiks gave you in the post above.