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Amikoe
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December 9, 2019
Question

Change font size globally

  • December 9, 2019
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Hi,

 

I have a map with scores of streets names scattered all over it, and I want to GLOBALLY CHANGE THE FONT SIZE OF THOSE STREET NAMES.  How do I do that?

 

Thanks!

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 9, 2019

Maybe a script can help?

https://github.com/johnwun/js4ai/blob/master/selectTextBySize.jsx

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AmikoeAuthor
Known Participant
December 9, 2019

Yes, but to me it looks like that script is dealing with fonts at chosen pixel size, as if the text was outlined, it's not text at point size anymore. Or am I wrong?

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AmikoeAuthor
Known Participant
December 9, 2019

So all the text is not text, but paths?

So we're not talking about font size actually?

 

You will have to first analyze what you can search for. Can you search for the fill color of the paths perhaps?

 

But in the end it might not even be useful, because you scale objects, not enter a different font size.

 

You can perhaps convert the outlines back to text using the plugin VectorFirstAid.


No this text, as I mentioned from the beginning, not paths no outline.
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SJRiegel
Legend
December 9, 2019

Did you assign a Paragraph Style to the names when they were created? If so, then this will be as simple as editing the assigned style.

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    AmikoeAuthor
    Known Participant
    December 9, 2019

    This is a map I received from a company as a PDF file that I can open in IL and see the text. There is a ton of info there, in different fonts, besides the street names that are all in the same font. That's why I was expecting IL to allow me to choose the font that makes the street names, and reduce their size globally.

    meganchi
    meganchi
    Legend
    December 9, 2019

    If the street names are the only selectable text on the the map, then you could go to the Select menu and choose "Object"..."All Text Objects".  Then modify the font or font size.

    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 9, 2019

    Maybe you can select all your text, make sur it is not grouped and use Object > Transform > Transform Each...

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    AmikoeAuthor
    Known Participant
    December 9, 2019

    Thanks, Ton. It would take a long time to hunt each street name on the name of this big city.... I guess IL doesn't have the capabilities of InDesign as far as find & change... 

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