Does Illustrator CC support function or attribute to convert Point Text to Area text?

[daitranthanhoa]

In Illustrator CC (after), We can convert Point Text to Area Text by menu: Type-> Convert to Area Type:

Can i call this function by Script?

I try change Kind of TextFrame, but it is readonly.

Does Illustrator CC support function or attribute to convert Point Text to Area text?

[pixxxelschubser]

I'm not at home.

And the forum examples are gone.

Here is one result of Google search:

https://ajarproductions.com/blog/2009/03/07/convert-illustrator-point-path-text-to-area-text/

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[meganchi]

Yes, you can actually convert back and forth from point text to area text. First, select the text, then make sure your bounding box is showing. In the far right of the bounding box you will see a small circle (to the right of the middle bounding box point). Double-click the circle. It toggles to changes to area text or point text.

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi @,

you answer is correct. But that is the problem with the new forum software: The main Illustrator forum questions are together with the (sub) Scripting forum questions.

And this is IMO a scripting question:

@daitranthanhoa wrote:

"…

Can i call this function by Script?

I try change Kind of TextFrame, but it is readonly …"

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

use

textRef.convertPointObjectToAreaObject();

[pixxxelschubser]

Only as a supplement – the opposite is:

textRef.convertAreaObjectToPointObject();