Highlight text affect in illustrator cs5

[Kev Clarke]

Evening all,

Can anyone shed some light on how to give text/type used in illustrator CS5 the highlighted effect, where there is a block of colour behind the copy.

I have added a example of what i am trying to achieve below.

 

[Katedesign]

Try drawing a box (not with the rectangle tool) and filling it with the colour you want...send to back.

 

[ARRIVALS]

What Kate said. I'm not sure there is an automatic way of doing it like in Microsoft Word which is what I'm assuming you're asking.

 

[Kev Clarke]

Thanks for the advice, the technique you have both suggested is how i would get around this issue.
I just assumed there was or is an effect you can add to certain parts of text??

 

[ARRIVALS]

Like I said, there is that exact tool in MS Word. I've never seen one in any of the CS programs though. It doesn't take 20 seconds to do it manually. Create a box, fill it with colour and send it to the back, positioned in the right place.

 

[spottypenguin]

Try drawing a box (not with the rectangle tool) and filling it with the colour you want...send to back.

Why not the rectangle tool? Not being pedantic just unsure why :icon_blushing:

 

[Katedesign]

Just so that it isn't exactly even...even more pedantic. I'd probably use the rectangle tool anyway.

 

[gprovan]

You can do it in InDesign

CreativeTechs Tips: Create a "Yellow Highlighter" style in InDesign.

But I haven't looked into Illustrator yet.

 

[bigdave]

A bit of zag-zig thinking for you but why not get a highlighter, draw the line you want then scan & live trace it? That way you'll have exactly the right line and it wont look man made.