HOW DO YOU CONVERT TEXT TO CURVES ?

[MRSNETTA]

I am trying to convert my text to curves, but I can not fiurge out how to do this? Especially when it keeps telling me the font's outline is missing. I tried to re-download the Mac font 1979 but it is never the complete font suite. How can I use this font if I can't find it or convert it.

Help

 

[blueark]

Illustrator can only create outlines if it has the full font information. When you zoom into the text, does it look like it's got jagged edges? If so, it's incomplete and can't be converted.

 

[MRSNETTA]

Well how can I find a complete verison of the font 1979

 

[Eggles]

It just may be that there isn't a complete font set for this particular font. Is it freeware? Often these are incomplete.

 

[MRSNETTA]

What's an alternative to freeware fonts and expensive fonts for mac?

 

[askIllustrator]

I use 2 sites so often they are part of my workflow. You can match just about any clean scan you have using

http://www.myfonts.com

's whatthefont tool. Its frickin priceless and its free. Then I search for my results at

http://www.fontseek.com

which 8 outa 10 times finds a usable freeware equivilelant. If your on a mac, hunt down a tool called TrueTypeconverter or TTconverter or something like that and you should be able to make most incomplete fonts usable. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Einstein

 

[Eggles]

Jaquan - I already knew about 'whatthefont', but I didn't know the other one - thanks for that link.