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vaidehis86048325
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March 29, 2017
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Text size isn't changing

  • March 29, 2017
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trying to change my text size in the latest version of illustrator cc - is not changing tried changing the value.

please help urgently!

    4 replies

    Mike_Gondek10189183
    Community Expert
    Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2023

    Can we please see a screenshot, showing you have the text selected, and show us (marking in red would help)  where you are attempting to change the value. Would be good to see your entire character palette

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    PjMcCabe
    Participating Frequently
    January 10, 2023

     

    This doesn't show it perfectly but you can see the text box is dragging bigger and the text is smaller inside. 

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2023

    This is an area text. If you enlarge the area, the text won't follow along. You could convert it to a point text or use the scale tool.

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    bzareenk
    Inspiring
    March 30, 2017

    You can drag a corner of the Bounding Box (if it is shown, see View) and resize that way (proportionally if you hold Shift at the same time).

    If you type (with the Type Tool) and click a new font/size/whatever, the next letter(s) should be changed accordingly.

    If things do not work, you may need to reset the preferences.

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    PjMcCabe
    Participating Frequently
    January 10, 2023

    How can these preferences be reset? My Illustrator is only changing the bounding box of the text with "Shift + Drag" not the actual size of the text. 

      Sebastian Bleak
      Community Expert
      Sebastian BleakCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 29, 2017

      Hi,

      Did you recently install Ai? Are you on MAC or Windows?

      Is this happening both in the Character panel and the options across the top?

      Thank you

      Om Nath Jha
      Om Nath Jha
      Legend
      March 29, 2017

      Hi Vaidehi,

      This should not happen. If I get the issue, you are not able to change the text size in Illustrator? What is exact version of Illustrator you are using? What is the OS running in your system? Would you mind sharing your workflow and a screenshot? For details, see: How to add a screenshot to a forum message from iPad/iPhone

      Regards,

      Om

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