You can convert text to paths and then edit the shapes of the letters as you would any vector object. All vector-editing tools are available after you convert text to paths. However, you can no longer edit it as text.

To convert selected text to paths:

To edit converted text character paths individually, do one of the following:

You can create a composite path from a text object that was created by converting text to paths.

To create a composite path from a path group that was created by converting text to paths:

  1. Select the path group.
  2. Select Modify > Ungroup.
  3. Select Modify > Combine Paths > Join.