00:38 Okay, and then in order to bring up the Pathfinder,.00:34 I'm gonna maybe create eight copies of these circles.00:30 I'm gonna create several copies of them.00:26 So in order to demonstrate this, I'm just gonna create two overlapping circles, and.00:22 that we don't get with just the Shape Builder Tool alone.00:18 And this works in a similar way, although it allows us a few more options.00:13 But we also have another very handy tool in Illustrator called the Pathfinder Tool.00:11 make it easier to make selections.00:07 It helps us to join or group shapes together, to unite them, and.00:04 Now, the Shape Builder Tool is great, and it does what it sounds like.You can add as few or as many shapes as you want before using the Pathfinder to merge or unite them together into one.You can also use the Pathfinder Tool to knock a shape out of another shape, or outlined text.The Pathfinder Tool can be used to join together shapes, but it can also be used to unite outlined text that has a fill and an outline to create a heavier or more bold appearance and unifying it into one solid shape.You can also experiment with some of the other options to see what kind of results it will produce.Try the Merge or Unite option found under the Pathfinder Panel to combine your outlined text with your shape.Grab your Selection Tool and click and drag around both the newly created shape and the outlined text.Use your Pen Tool to draw a shape on top of your text so that it overlaps one of the letters.
Create some text and then convert it to outlines by selecting it and going to the Type Menu before choosing 'Create Outlines' from the list.Repeat this process by selecting a group of circles and applying one of the Pathfinder settings to see what each of them do and how they affect the shapes.Grab the second set of overlapping circles and try the next option in the Pathfinder - Minus Front.Notice that now both of your circles are joined together into one shape.
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