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Import text into an existing file

  1. Choose File > Place. Select the text file you want to import, and click Place.
  2. If you are placing a plain text (.txt) file, do the following, and then click OK:
    • Specify the character set and platform that were used to create the file.

    • Select an Extra Carriage Returns option to determine how Illustrator processes extra carriage returns in the file.

    • Select the Extra Spaces option if you want Illustrator to replace strings of spaces in the file with tabs. Enter the number of spaces to be replaced by a tab.