This tutorial teaches how to use the Text Tool in Adobe Illustrator to place text on a path, inside shapes, and convert text to editable shapes. It provides instructions on creating the text "Value Size" for the top corner of a cereal box, turning on rulers, saving the project file, and adding additional marketing text in another text box zoomed into the middle-top part of the document.

1. Working With TextAdobe Illustrator

2. IntroductionIn this tutorial you will learn the following:How to use the Text ToolHow to put Text on a PathHow to put Text inside a shapeHow to change Text to an editable shapeTo do this, we’ll be working on the text for the front of a cereal box

4. Create Document settings

5. To start out, you’ll be creating some text for the top corner of the box, which will say “Value Size”To have more control over our work, we’ll turn on the Rulers. Press Control-R or choose View>Show Rulers from the menu.

6. Save your project to you personal folder as BoxSample-IDNO.ai. Replace IDNO with your ID number in the file name.

14. Zoom in on the middle-top part of your document. You’ll be creating some additional marketing text now using another text box.