vectorizing hand letters in illustrator is a great way to add some extra excitement and interest to your illustrations. By vectorizing the hand letters, you can create a more realistic and 3-D look. To begin, open Illustrator and create a new document by clicking on the New button in the top left corner of the screen. Name your document Vectorized Hand Letters and enter the following information into the fields: Name: The name of your document The name of your document Type: A text file with hand letter definitions (e.g. “Arial”, “Times New Roman”) or an image file with hand letter definitions (e.g. “vector_hand_letters_1.png”) A text file with hand letter definitions (e.g. “Arial”, “Times New Roman”) or an image file with hand letter definitions (e.g. “vector_hand_letters_1.png”) Size: The size of your document in pixels (default is 100%) The size of your document in pixels (default is 100%) Format: A text file with hand letter definitions or an image file with hand letter definitions? If you are creating a text file, enter the following information into the fields: File Name: The name of your textfile File Type: Text File (.txt) or Image File (.jpg) If you are creating an image file, enter the following information into the fields: File Name: The name of your imagefile