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3D Extrude Tool 411

Extruding Text

Extrude text the same way that you extrude any shape; just click and drag on the text
while using the EXTRUDE TOOL. As you would expect, doing this on more than a few
words can be rather slow and is not recommended.

Because text is usually black, unless you change the color the extruded result will also
be entirely black, so making it difficult to see. So it's recommended that you change the
color of the text before you extrude it (although you can change this after by just clicking
on a color).

As with other extruded objects, if you want to edit the text, just turn off the extrude using
the button on the left of the Extrude InfoBar, edit the text, and then switch the extrude
back on again with the same button.

Copying 3D extrude attributes

You can copy and paste the style of the 3D extrusion, from one 3D object to any other.
This works the same way as for all Web Designer Premium attributes. Simply copy the
source extruded object to the clipboard, and then select a new one and select "EDIT" >
"PASTE FORMAT/ ATTRIBUTES". Note this will only paste the 3D attributes onto another 3D
extruded objects. So you will have to extrude any shape first before pasting the 3D
attributes.

This will copy all the 3D attributes such as the extrude depth, light colors, bevel type as
well as the face and outline colors.