Convert text to shape problem

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January 30, 2022
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Hi, i will get a error message, as seen on the picture. I it just a normal text layer. I have tryed with different fonts.

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tromboniator

Community Expert

Hi, Carol,

Convert to Shape has nothing to do with converting type to paths. It is about generating "Live Shapes" (see Help files) from common paths and only applies to paths that were, or could have been, created with certain specific Illustrator drawing tools.

I suspect that Ton's suggestion is the direction you want to go.

Peter

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carol grandpierreAuthor

Participant

Yes, i want to convert my text in to a shape so i can modify it in certain "shapelike" ways. To outline it directly will not work, since it need to be a shape first. I have done it this way, a lot of times before.

Do you have any suggestion?

Thanks!

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carol grandpierreAuthor

Participant

What do you mean by modify it in certain "shapelike" ways ? And what makes that different from type converted to outlines?

For example do extend the "fot" of the letter F. It would be great if i could just create outlines from the type (and skip the convert part), but it does not work.