By double-clicking the widget, you turn Auto Sizing on. As the text is edited and re-edited, the
frame shrinks and grows vertically (only) to accommodate the changing amount of copy and
eliminates overset text (text that won’t fit) without manually sizing and resizing frames.
Tip
If Auto Sizing is enabled for a selected type area, dragging one of the bottom bounding
points on the type area down disables Auto Sizing for the type area.
- Select the Type tool ( ), and move the pointer immediately after the word “Park.” Make sure
you see this pointer ( ), not this pointer ( ). Click to insert the cursor. Press Return or Enter,
and type Raleigh, North Carolina.
Tip
If you doubleclick text with the Selection tool ( ) or Direct Selection tool ( ), the
Type tool becomes selected.
Note
In this instance, clicking when you see this pointer ( ) will create a new point type
