Outlining & Manipulating font with Pencil Tool on Ipad

[KrystalLaine]

Hello! I've been desinging with Illustrator for a while now but just recently got an Ipad to use it on as well. I'm a graphic and brand designer so I frequently use AI to design logos and manipulate fonts & texts. 

On the desktop, it is simple, select your text, outline, and then I can begin using the pencil tool to add/remove things from the font and customize it to my hearts content! 

On Ipad... I cannot seem to figure this out and the tutorials I search for are not shedding any light! I've gotten as far as outlining the text, but using the pencil tool just creates paths/marks OVER the text, rather than combining to create a new path with the text entirely. 

Does anyone have any experience? 

[Monika Gause]

That's not how the pencil works on the iPad. 

You might want to make a feature request via the contact option in the app. or support this one: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/931888-illustrator-ipad-feature-requests/suggestions/431746... 

[MarcePhotography]

I have de same problem, I can not modify a character, In the tool T my option OUTLINE CHARACTER does not appear active ,

[Monika Gause]

Plese show a screenshot of the selected artwork.

[MarcePhotography]

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[MarcePhotography]

[MarcePhotography]

I send you a screenshot , I selected my entire letter and does not appear the opción OUTLINE TEXT in bold 

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

You need to use the selection tool and select the object. Not the text.