On 12/18/2012 04:36 PM, Mike Fetherling wrote: > Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. This is one of those things > that drive me crazy. > > I am still not able to get this right. Here are the exact steps I am taking: > > > 1. Create Shape...Insert shape, open properties - change fill to cyan, > fill rule is even-odd. > 2. Create Text...Insert text frame above shape, add text, format bold > 3. Convert text to Outlines. > 4. Select shape and text. > 5. Combine polygons. > > What I end up with is my original blue shape with a WHITE box surrounding > my text which is now blue like the shape. >
After you convert text to outlines, change the fill to transparent (None), then proceed to select, combine. Greg
