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I'd like to see the transform values of text be accurate to the text rather than the text box

I'd like to see the transform values of text be accurate to the text rather than the text box. Also so that when I am center aligning text horizontally it will align the actual text and not the text box.

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Completed (Comments Open)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded  · 

Latest versions of Illustrator have an exact solution for that.

Open Align panel, and enable Align to Glyph Bounds option in the panel’s menu, for point or area text or both.

The bounding box will remain the same, but the text will now align to and by its actual bounds, just like you want.

Please comment back if it works for you.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    ****Without having to create outlines....because having to do that and then not being able to edit your text is super inconvenient.

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