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Contents Inside Adobe Illustrator   Vector graphics and Objects   The Work Area Working with Files   Opening, Creating, Placing Files   Viewing Artwork The Selection Tools Drawing With Illustrator   Paths and Anchor Points   Direction Lines   Drawing Straight Lines   Drawing Curves   Drawing Basic Shapes Manipulating Objects Working with Type   Setting Type Attributes   Manipulating Type   Typing Along A Path   Using Type Containers Working with Imported Artwork   Tracing an Image Painting in Illustrator Saving and Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assignment   Setting Type Attributes The character palette has controls for manipulating type by allowing you to set the font, size, leading, kerning and other type characteristics. If the character palette is not visible choose Type<Character Palette. Once type has been selected its attributes are displayed in the character palette, and selecting different attributes immediately changes the type. Note:In order to change type attributes you must first select the type using the selection tool.