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Portable Network Graphic | 1991-11-22 | 104KB | 816x1056 | 8-bit (256 colors)

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OCR: Converting text to composite path You can convert text characters from any Adobe Type Fontographer Type TrueType font into composite paths, which you can edit just like any other composite path To convert text to composite paths: Select the text block Choose "Convert to paths from the Type menu. Note: To convert Type 1 or Type 3 fonts to composite paths, you must have the printer fonts installed in your System folder or folder with their screen fonts Printer fonts are the downloadable versions of the fonts that your PostScript printer uses Once you convert text to paths the text becomes single compos path, which you can edit to design your own characters Letters with more than one component (such asand text blocks with multiple characters become single composite paths with multiple subpath ...