No need to use the pathfinder tool anymore to create complex shapes, the shape builder tool makes it one easy click. It even works on text!
Author: Corey Barker
Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since Version 2, his expertise and creativity have evolved exponentially with every new version, which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.
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You can do all of that with the pathfinder and faster. I’m still not sold on this tool.
Not convinced either! Loads more effort that what we’ve got (maybe a better example is needed):
First operation: Select shapes > right-click > Make Compound Path
Second operation: Select text > right-click > Create Outlines > Pathfinder Panel > Unite
Bonus tip: To adjusting parameter values on the fly place cursor in text input and use Up or Down cursor keys
You said it works on text, but then you created outlines before applying it to the text.