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Hi Experts,

I can't seem to apply a gradient to a simple bit of text in Adobe Illustrator CS4.  Works fine for rectangles etc but not on text.  Any reason why?

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You must first convert the text to outlines before you can add a gradient. After you covert the text into outline, you will not be able to edit it, so you may want to save a copy of the text object and hide it, in case you need to make changes.
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Btw: You don't need to convert to outline to use this method.
> Btw: You don't need to convert to outline to use this method.

It would pay me to keep updated with newer methods, huh?
There are many fields I myself would love to improve my knowledge. The thing is that the Appearance panel has been in Illustrator for a while but is not used as much as it should. It's really powerful.
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Excellent thank you!