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• • April 7, 2025 at 8:01 am #14413615
    Aldo Carbonari

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    I have created a layout with large display lettering, then I outlined the text.

    Now I want to ungroup the words in to individual letters to paste in a different image in to each letter – is this possible using InDesign?

    Thanks in advance

  • April 7, 2025 at 8:11 am #14413616
    Massimo Carrassi

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    Yes but for to do it you will have previously transform it in outline

  • April 7, 2025 at 8:12 am #14413618
    Steve Davis

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    Yes, ungroup and paste into each

    • April 7, 2025 at 8:40 am #14413621
      Aldo Carbonari

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      When I click on the group (a word) I can see that the lettering has been outlined – but “Ungroup” is greyed out, so not possible …

  • April 7, 2025 at 8:37 am #14413620
    David

    Member

    I’m not 100% sure what your end goal is, but to separate the (converted to outlines) word into individual letters, select the group then go: Object > Path > Release Compound Path. NOTE: If your word contains letters like a “e” for example, that is made into a compound path once converted to outlines, you’ll need to select all pieces of the “e” with the marquee tool (including the filled in part that resulted when you released the compound path — sorry, I’m lacking in the exact terminology for what these pieces are called) and then: Object > Pathfinder > Exclude Overlap (or Exclude Back should work). Now you’re able to select them individually.

  • April 7, 2025 at 9:23 am #14413624
    Michel Allio for FRIdNGE

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    Select the Text in a text frame and play this Script:

    /*
    _FRIdNGE-0811_SelectionToBeVectorized.jsx
    Script written by Michel Allio [07/04/25]
    See: https://creativepro.com/topic/split-outlined-text-words-in-to-individual-letters/ [07/04/25]
    */

    app.doScript(“main()”, ScriptLanguage.javascript, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, “Selection To Be Vectorized!…”);

    function main() {
    var mySel = app.selection[0];
    var myChars = mySel.characters;
    C = myChars.length;
    for ( c = C-1; c >= 0; c– ) myChars[c].createOutlines(false);
    mySel.parentTextFrames[0].remove();
    }

    Done!

    (^/) The Jedi

  • April 7, 2025 at 9:37 am #14413627
    Michel Allio for FRIdNGE

    Participant

    Too fast post and no possibility to modify it! [grrr!]

    Take this code [better! even if the previous works]

    /*
    _FRIdNGE-0811_SelectionToBeVectorized.jsx
    Script written by Michel Allio [07/04/25]
    See: https://creativepro.com/topic/split-outlined-text-words-in-to-individual-letters/ [07/04/25]
    */

    app.doScript(“main()”, ScriptLanguage.javascript, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, “Selection To Be Vectorized!…”);

    function main() {
    var mySel = app.selection[0],
    myChars = mySel.characters,
    C = myChars.length, c;
    for ( c = C-1; c >= 0; c– ) myChars[c].createOutlines(false);
    mySel.parentTextFrames[0].remove();
    }

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