Adding an Outline to Text in Illustrator

Amy610

This discussion will focus on how to use the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator to create an outline around text. We will discuss the various techniques and tools available to create an outline and the best practices for creating an outline that is aesthetically pleasing. We will also discuss how to adjust the line width, color, and other properties of the outline. We will also discuss how to save the outline for future use.

Reginaldo785

Glad you asked! In Adobe Illustrator, it's easy to put an outline around text with a few quick steps. Here's how to do it:

Select the text you'd like to outline – you can use the Selection tool, or draw a rectangular selection box around the text.
With the text still selected, go to the top menu bar and choose 'Type > Create Outlines'.
You should now have an outlined shape of your text. You can now adjust stroke settings, such as the colour, weight and opacity. To do this, go to the 'Appearance' menu on the right of the workspace and click directly on the stroke settings.
If you want to adjust the outline further, convert the stroke to a path and edit it as if it were any other vector shape. To do this, choose 'Object > Path > Outline Stroke' from the menu bar at the top.

I hope yours helped! For further reference, take a look at Adobe's excellent guide for creating text outlines in Illustrator:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/creating-text-outlines.html
Good luck!

Inga745

Great question! If you're looking to add an outline to text in Illustrator, then you'll be pleased to know it's actually quite easy to do. Here are the steps you'll need to take:

Select your text that you wish to outline.
Next, head over to the ‘Appearance’ panel and click on the New Stroke icon, the one with the plus sign.
Now, choose your color from the swatches palette. This will be the color of your outline.
You'll then need to adjust the brush settings of your stroke. If you wish to change the width of your outline, you can do that here.
When you’re happy with your settings, simply press OK.
Your stroke, or outline, should now be visible.

And, there you have it. That's how you put an outline around text in Illustrator. If you'd like a more detailed guide, you can find one in this helpful article here: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/outline-text.html.

Good luck!