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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
The Layers palette lists envelopes as <Envelope>. Once you apply an envelope, you can continue to edit the original
objects. You can also edit, delete, or expand an envelope at any time. You can edit an envelope shape or the enveloped
object, but not both at the same time.
To distort objects using an envelope
1 Select one or more objects.
2 Create the envelope using one of the following methods:
• To use a preset warp shape for the envelope, choose Object > Envelope Distort > Make With Warp. In the Warp
Options dialog box, select a warp style and set options.
• To set up a rectangular grid for the envelope, choose Object > Envelope Distort > Make With Mesh. In the
Envelope Mesh dialog box, set the number of rows and columns.
• To useanobjectasthe shapeofthe envelope,makesurethe object is at thetop of thestackingorder forthe selected
object. If it’s not, use the Layers palette or an Arrange command to move it up, and reselect all the objects. Then
choose Object > Envelope Distort > Make With Top Object.
3 Reshape the envelope by doing any of the following:
• Drag any anchor point on the envelope with the Direct Selection or Mesh tool.
• To delete anchor points on the mesh grid, select an anchor point with either the Direct Selection or Mesh tools,
and then press Delete.
• To add anchor points to the mesh grid, click on the grid with the Mesh tool.
To apply a stroke or fill to an envelope, use the Appearance palette.
See also
“Reshaping objects with effects” on page 314
“Envelope options” on page 300
To edit the contents of an envelope
1 Select the envelope.
2 Choose Object > Envelope Distort > Edit Contents.
3 In the Layers palette, click the triangle to the left of the <Envelope> entry to view its contents. Target the object,
and then edit it as desired.
To return the object to its enveloped state, choose Object > Envelope Distort > Edit Envelope.
Note: When you modify the contents of an envelope, the envelope shifts to recenter the results with the original content.
See also
“Envelope options” on page 300
To reset an envelope
1 Select the envelope.
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