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Can I turn any font into an outline?

Started by Jennifer, November 16, 2011, 05:42:18 AM

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Jennifer

Is there any way to turn the letters a string of text in some font into just the outline of the letters. Ideally, it would by like a shape that I could edit (change the line color, fill color, etc.).

I realize that I can change the transparency, but I really want just an outline.

It would be really cool if I could hover over it and get the line segments to reveal themselves so I could distort it in various ways.
Using Visio 2019, part of Office 365 on Windows 10

Paul Herber

You need a font editor to be able to do this. There are many free ones. Google for free font editor.
Electronic and Electrical engineering, business and software stencils for Visio -

https://www.paulherber.co.uk/


Jennifer

Quote from: Paul Herber on November 16, 2011, 09:38:20 AM
You need a font editor to be able to do this. There are many free ones. Google for free font editor.

Is there one that you recommend?
Using Visio 2019, part of Office 365 on Windows 10

Paul Herber

No, sorry. It's not a tool that I would need. I'd be quite happy with two fonts, one serif and one non-serif, but I could exist quite well with only of them!
Electronic and Electrical engineering, business and software stencils for Visio -

https://www.paulherber.co.uk/

Jennifer

Quote from: Paul Herber on November 16, 2011, 01:31:49 PM
No, sorry. It's not a tool that I would need. I'd be quite happy with two fonts, one serif and one non-serif, but I could exist quite well with only of them!

Which one? :)

On a lighter note, while searching for a specialty font (I could never live with less than a million), I came across a serif font that looked like swiss cheese, but the holes were all in the serifs. Can you guess the name of the font?
Using Visio 2019, part of Office 365 on Windows 10

Jennifer

Quote from: JuneTheSecond on November 16, 2011, 11:40:40 AM
Or Visio WordArt at
http://visguy.com/vgforum/index.php?topic=1006.0

As a result of your suggestion, I discovered that I can use the Wordart feature in Word to convert text to outlines. It's a little tedious, but it works.
Using Visio 2019, part of Office 365 on Windows 10

wapperdude

JuneTheSecond's comment was about staying within Visio.  He developed a nice "app" that brings the WordArt functionality into Visio.

Wapperdude
Visio 2019 Pro

Jennifer

Quote from: Jennifer on November 16, 2011, 03:06:47 PM
On a lighter note, while searching for a specialty font (I could never live with less than a million), I came across a serif font that looked like swiss cheese, but the holes were all in the serifs. Can you guess the name of the font?
It looks like we don't have many quiz show addicts here. The name of the font is "I shot the serif".  ;D
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