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  1. I don't think it's necessary to convert the text to outlines first. I think the text is still live even under the arch/envelope distortions, isn't it? Once you expand appearance it generates the outlines.

    As far as the .ttf fonts into Illustrator question, just do what you would normally do with any font. On a Mac, you can double click on the file and it will open up in FontBook on its own, and you can click the button that says "activate this font". For PCs, just place the file into your font folder (somewhere on the C drive).

  2. In order to downsave an Illustrator file to an earlier version, you have to go to "Export", then select "Illustrator Legacy" as the file type. Once you click on the OK button, another window will give you a list of all the different Illustrator versions to save the file.

  3. Boston College's font is custom-made for the athletic department. It's used for all sport-specific logos, names and numbers on all uniforms, regardless of manufacturers (except for hockey, which has "Boston College" set in the font Compacta.)

    SF Archery is very close to it, and is probably the closest font found for it.

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  4. Baseline shift. As long as your text is still active (not outlines), go to the type palette and look for the baseline shift field (I think it's the lower left, it has a lower case A above an arrow pointing up). Use a negative number to lower the text, and a positive number to elevate it.

    Another way to do it if you have text on the top and bottom of a circle is this way: lower the text on the top of the circle, but raise the text on the bottom. Visually they should look like they were types on the same circle.

  5. Sometimes the monitor plays tricks on you. I've seen lines that appear straight when viewed up close, but not straight when zooming out. The best way to see if it looks right is to print it out, or print out an enlargement of the area that's affected. If it prints fine, then it's ok. If not, then you have to tweak it a bit.

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