edit text in Illustrator

Question

Hello

I am new to the forum and also to Illustrator.
I used to work with Photoshop, and I thought I would find some familiar elements, like layers, but I'm totally lost...
Let me explain my issue:
I purchased an image in .eps format that has graphic elements on one hand and texts like "your text here" on the other...
Of course, my goal is to modify this text and replace it with mine... But it's impossible...!!
After some inquiries, it turns out that the text is vectorized...
Is it editable?
Assuming it is not, how can I at least find out what font was used?
Is it embedded like in PDFs???
Thank you in advance for your help, even if the question might seem stupid for someone used to Adobe software.....

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contrariness · Answer

The EPS format is an encapsulated format. Inside, you can have either a bitmap image or vector text, or both at the same time.

If your text is vector, it's impossible to know the font used unless you recognize it yourself. However, you can select the vector objects that comprise it and remove them to put something else in their place. In Illustrator, it's the "white arrow" tool that allows this.

It is also possible that your text is on one layer and the image on another...

elliot21 · Answer

I isolated the font in JPEG and used a font recognition site, but I didn't get conclusive results.....
So, stock image sites have rather limited interest if we can't really customize vector files.
What's the point of buying a file with the text "your text here" if I can't modify it or even find out what the font is???
If it were sold in Photoshop format, I could modify each layer as needed...
So, I don't see the usefulness of software like Illustrator.....

contrariness · Answer

In my opinion, the goal is to put the text you want in the font style you want!!...

What’s the point of reusing that of "your text here"... it’s definitely nicer to use a personal style than to use some generic existing one..

I don’t know where you bought your image, but I don’t know of any site that sells images and leaves text on them...

Elliiot21 · Answer

In this case, the text had a font and layout that I quite liked, which led me to purchase the image in question....
The text in question is "restaurant" and I would have liked to put the name of a particular restaurant in its place....
If it had been a Photoshop file, that would have been possible.....
What is the point of Illustrator...? To be able to vectorize the entire file so that it can be enlarged at will without pixelation...? Is the only advantage of vectorization the ability to zoom?

contrariness · Answer

The text in question is "restaurant" and I would have liked to put the name of a specific restaurant in its place...
If it had been a Photoshop file, it would have been possible.....

Well not necessarily because in Photoshop, the fonts are not embedded and if it is not available on the computer that opens the file, the problem remains.

An EPS file can also be opened in Photoshop.

A vector-described object has a lower weight than the same object in image form.

elliot21 · Answer

It’s true that a font is not embedded in the file in Photoshop, but in my case, it's a shame that a text file detailing a few points of clarification wasn’t provided, such as the fonts used... because I actually liked those...
In any case, I got “Classroom in a Book” to learn better how to manage Illustrator... I think I made a good choice; I’m starting to understand some of the software’s subtleties...... but I’m disappointed about the fonts... it’s a shame Adobe doesn’t provide a tool that at least helps to find the name of the font....

Edit text in Illustrator

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