Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

Modifying text with the Touch Type tool

Using the Touch Type tool ( ), you can modify the properties of a character, such as size, scale,

and rotation, using a mouse cursor or touch controls. This is a very visual (and in my opinion,

more enjoyable) way to apply character formatting properties: baseline shift, horizontal and

vertical scale, rotation, and kerning. Next you’ll modify the first “R” in “CORRAL” to make it

look like the rope from the food truck below the text is lassoing the letter “R” and pulling it

down.

1. 
   

   Choose 1 Poster 1 from the Artboard Navigation menu in the lower-left corner of the
   Document window.

   
   


2. 
   

   Click the Layers panel tab to show the Layers panel. Click the visibility column to the left of
   the layer named “Background.”