RE: FLASH: Another Illustrator Question

[Aaron Schurman]

This tip was to be used in Illustrator, then copied and pasted in

Flash...sorry if it was confusing


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> From: 	Aaron Schurman

>

Reply To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Sent: 	Wednesday, September 29, 1999 9:49 AM

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To: 'flasherchinwag [dot] com'

> Subject: 	RE: FLASH: Another Illustrator Question

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> Hey Eric,

> 

> What you do is you make a box or circle with a radial gradient in it, and

> then you take your text, the size you want it in your document  and place

> it

> on top of the gradient...then select both the text and the box or circle

> and

> hit command-7 (which should be 'create mask') and it should work...but you

> have to make sure that the text is on top of the box or circle and not

> bellow.  Then after you have made the mask you can adjust the size or

> gradient of the circle to get it how you would like.

> 

> (On a more personal tip...if you want a depression look, you should go

> into

> Photoshop...if you have 5 or above and use the emboss layer effect.  That

> might give you more of what you are looking for.)

> 

> Hope tha all helps

> 

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> > From: 	Vega, Eric

>

> Reply To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Sent: 	Wednesday, September 29, 1999 9:37 AM

>

> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Subject: 	FLASH: Another Illustrator Question

> > 

> > Anyone have any idea how I can get a gradient fill in just the text?

> > 

> > I am using names of managers as buttons in a presentation.  The Up is

> just

> > a

> > white outline of the managers name.  The over will be the same with a

> > white

> > fill, the down I want to use a radial gradient to simulate a depression.

> > The problem I am having is that I can't get the gradient inside the

> > letters.

> > The fill box shows gradient, but I still have just the outline.  This is

> > all

> > on top of a black box.

> > 

> > Any ideas?

> > 

> > Thanx,

> > 	Eric

> > 

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