: How can I delete a text outside of another layer in Illustrator CC? I am new to Illustrator and trying my best to understand how it works! I am used to working with Photoshop and there are

@Nickens508

Create a sphere the same size as your globe or if the globe is it's own sphere then just make a copy and paste in place over the text. Select both the text and sphere/circle, then under the "object" menu select make clipping mask. That should do it.

Just make sure that your circle and text are on the same layer. If you apply something like this and the objects reside on two separate layers, the layer beneath the top one will be sucked into that top layer. Just something to keep in mind.

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@Sue6373160

If you are familiar with Layer Masks in Photoshop, the solution for similar problems in Illustrator is a Clipping Mask

Start by making a copy of the object you want to overlap - and place that copy on top of the text (or anything you want to mask out)



Then you can just select the text and the object on top (the copy of your object, in this case the map) and apply a Clipping Mask



Then you should have something like the effect you're looking for :)

The copy that you placed on top will become hidden when you apply the Clipping Mask

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