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How can I make a text box in an uneven shape, like a rectangle with one of the corners cut off?
Thanks,
Peter
How can I make a text box in an uneven shape, like a rectangle with one of the corners cut off?
JS, thanks for your answer. I can’t seem to find "create clipping path’. I am looking in the layer pull down menu at the top. I have PS 7, if that matters.
Look closely at the Layers palette. In the right hand side, near the top, you will see a triangle. This is a flyout menu. That’s where you’ll find many layer-specific commands, including commands to make a clipping group.
However, I do not believe this will do what you want it to do. You can not make a text box of an arbitrary shape in Photoshop.
How can I make a text box in an uneven shape, like a rectangle with one of the corners cut off?
I was originally inclined to lay this out in CorelDraw, as I am very familiar with it already. The problem is, when I am on the last step, exporting it to a TIFF that I can give to a printing company, it seems like I lose some quality. An example would be if I have some text with a hairline outline. It looks great when printed out of CorelDraw, but when I export to TIFF and print out of photoshop, the outline is barely visible. Anyway, thanks to all.
Peter
Peter wrote:
How can I make a text box in an uneven shape, like a rectangle with one of the corners cut off?
Press enter at appropriate points in the text (maybe manually hyphenating it), then adjust the tracking and kerning in the character palette to tidy it.
Yes, John, I do have that option. Are you pretty confident that this exported file will have the same quality as one I created in PS?
I was originally inclined to lay this out in CorelDraw, as I am very familiar with it already. The problem is, when I am on the last step, exporting it to a TIFF that I can give to a printing company, it seems like I lose some quality.
Yes, John, I do have that option. Are you pretty confident that this exported file will have the same quality as one I created in PS?
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Yes, John, I do have that option. Are you pretty confident that this exported file will have the same quality as one I created in PS?
Yes, which is to say, crap.
Photoshop format, TIFF, and so on are not the way you should be delivering your files to a printer.
Ok, Tacit, good to know. What about a magazine ad which asks for a 300 dpi or better TIFF? Would you be comfortable creating it in CorelDraw and then exporting to TIFF?
Thanks,
Peter
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Peter wrote:
How can I make a text box in an uneven shape, like a rectangle with one of the corners cut off?
Press enter at appropriate points in the text (maybe manually hyphenating it), then adjust the tracking and kerning in the character palette to tidy it.
That’s just plain nutz.
Go to the main pallet and choose SHAPES. Then Polygon.
At the top of
the screen, type in "3" as the number of points. Then hold down SHIFT as you draw – this creates a triangle in equal proportions.
Then go to the layers pallet. Click on the right side of the vertical link symbol to select it,
then go to the Layer menu item and click
‘create clipping path’.
Yes, you are right. It does say a PDF is preferable. I have only opened PDF’s, never actually created one. If you wouldn’t mind, can you walk me through creating one from a CorelDraw file. Should I export to TIFF or EPS, then open in Acrobat and save? What about from Photoshop? Just open the file in Acrobat and save? Thanks you so much for your help.
Ok, Tacit, good to know. What about a magazine ad which asks for a 300 dpi or better TIFF? Would you be comfortable creating it in CorelDraw and then exporting to TIFF?
No.
Never give a professional printer a flat, pixel-based file as a TIFF.
No reputable magazine will tell you to give them an ad as a TIFF. They will tell you that any pictures you use in the ad should be TIFF files or EPS files, but the *ad itself* should not.
A TIFF file is made of pixels. If you put type in an ad and then export to TIFF, the type is broken up into pixels. That means all your text will print fuzzy.
Send the magazine the original Corel files, or an EPS, or a press-ready PDF. If your job has text on it, never send it in a graphic format like TIFF.
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Yes, you are right. It does say a PDF is preferable. I have only opened PDF’s, never actually created one. If you wouldn’t mind, can you walk me through creating one from a CorelDraw file. Should I export to TIFF or EPS, then open in Acrobat and save?
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"Peter" wrote:
Yes, you are right. It does say a PDF is preferable. I have only opened PDF’s, never actually created one. If you wouldn’t mind, can you walk me through creating one from a CorelDraw file. Should I export to TIFF or EPS, then open in Acrobat and save?
Do not export to TIFF. They want a PDF because they do not want you to break up your text into pixels. If you export to TIFF, your text will be broken up into pixels; turning the TIFF into an EPS will not change it back. Giving them a PDF made from a TIFF is no better than giving them a TIFF.
Tacit,
He’s asking/guessing how to create a PDF from CorelDraw. I’ve never used Corel so I have no idea. Can CorelDraw export an EPS appropriate for print? It may also be the case that the magazine may not be able to do anything with native cdr files.
Peter,
it sounds as though you don’t have a full/pro version of Acrobat, just the Reader; is this correct?
What does the Printer say?Tacit,
He’s asking/guessing how to create a PDF from CorelDraw. I’ve never used Corel so I have no idea. Can CorelDraw export an EPS appropriate for print? It may also be the case that the magazine may not be able to do anything with native cdr files.
Peter,
it sounds as though you don’t have a full/pro version of Acrobat, just the Reader; is this correct?
Yes, that is correct. I exported an EPS from Corel, and then opened it with Corel, and it was still composed of several objects and fonts. But what program would the printing company use to open the EPS? I’d like to use the same program so I know what they are getting.
Peter,
it sounds as though you don’t have a full/pro version of Acrobat, just the Reader; is this correct?
Yes, that is correct. I exported an EPS from Corel, and then opened it with Corel, and it was still composed of several objects and fonts.
But what program would the printing company use to open the EPS? I’d like to use the same program so I know what they are getting.
Yes, that is correct. I exported an EPS from Corel, and then opened it with Corel, and it was still composed of several objects and fonts. But what program would the printing company use to open the EPS? I’d like to use the same program so I know what they are getting.
If you would like to use the same tools that professional print shops use, that would most likely mean Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and either QuarkXPress or Adobe Indesign.
The printing company most likely will not "open" the EPS; instead, they will place it in a page layout program to send it to the imagesetter, or just send the EPS directly.
If you would like to use the same tools that professional print shops use, that would most likely mean Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and either QuarkXPress or Adobe Indesign.
Ok, well do you feel a file created in CorelDraw and exported to EPS will give them what they need to print?
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Ok, well do you feel a file created in CorelDraw and exported to EPS will give them what they need to print?
Yes.
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Just curious as to how many people have s*it canned Quark. My mate’s a layout and design person and her place finally retired it last year (still stuck with it for some clients) and the local university got rid of it after struggling with their vicious anti-customer service and licensing bull for years.
I could have made a more elegant triangle using smaller type. Play with justification, different shapes. It’s a rather effective tool.
Here’s the quick and crude example:
http://course1.winona.edu/jstafford/triangle.gif
Going back to one of your earlier questions about how you make a PDF file from Corel, have you ever looked at the File menu? It’s got this option thingy on it called "Publish to PDF" and it makes really really good PDF files 🙂
Seriously, that’s how to do it from Corel (I have V12). I work with a local printer who prefers PDF files, so I do all my stuff in Corel, then save it as a PDF using the option above and email it to them. Never have any problems, but there are a few options within the menu item that you need to check carefully, probably in conjunction with your printing company.
At least this way you can stick with Corel, which you’re apparently comfortable with.
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