: Why can't I edit text in Illustrator files from China, and how can I help it? I am working with a packaging manufacturer in China. I create the files using Illustrator cs6 but after they
I am working with a packaging manufacturer in China. I create the files using Illustrator cs6 but after they make adjustments to my files and send the file back to me, I can't edit the text like I normally would using the cursor.
The Selection Tool (V) and The Direct Selection Tool (A) allow me to select a letter or words like an object. I can insert the cursor as if it looks like I will be able to edit the word or sentence normally, but the cursor just blinks and or doesn't move when I type.
Does anyone know why this happens and how I can fix it?
Also, when sending files to places like China, should I be saving the .ai with a certain setting?
Any help is appreciated.
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The answer is that they have outlined your font.
It is now just as much a vector graphic as any other vector object, like an illustration of a plane or a tree.
This was achieved using the " Type > Create Outline " or " Shift+Ctrl+O ".
The simple answer to your question of what you can do at this point is nothing.
There is no easy or even hard way to convert those sets of vector points back into any sort of recognizable font object (other than using a 3rd party program to determine which letters are there in general).
This was answered pretty well by this other GDSE question:
How to convert text paths to editable text in an .eps file downloaded from Shutterstock?
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