Jody's+Project+5

**Creating Area Type** To enter type inside an object: 1. If you want to preserve the original object, drag and copy it. 2. To enter type in a closed path, choose the **Area Type Tool** or the **Vertical Type Tool**. 3. Click precisely on the endge of the path. A flashing insertion marker appears, and any fill or stroke on the object is removed. The object is now listed as (not ) on the layers panel. 4. Enter type in the path,or copy and paste text from a text-editing application into the path. The text will stay inside the object and conform to its shape. Vertical area type flows from top to bottom and from right to left.

For my Christmas tree project, I used the pen tool to draw the Christmas tree and the shape tool to make the star. After drawing the closed object, I used the fill tool and and the stroke tool to add color. I used the **area type tool** to add the words inside the Christmas tree.