Create the Text Object

• 1
  Adobe Illustrator Opening Screen
  
  Open Adobe Illustrator and start a new document by choosing "Web" or "Print" from the start up screen.
  
  
• 2
  The Text Tool
  
  Click the "Text Tool" in the palette on the left.
  
  
• 3). Click in the blank work area and type a string of text you want to mirror.
  
  
• 4
  The Arrow Tool
  
  Click the "Arrow" selection tool in the upper left of the tool palette.
  
  
• 5
  Selected Text
  
  Double click the text object you just created, hold down the mouse button and drag over the text to select it.
  
  
• 6
  Type Menu
  
  Go to the "Type" menu and use the "Font" and "Size" commands to adjust the typeface to the style you desire.
  
  
• 7). Click outside the text to remove the selection.
  
  

Mirror the Text Horizontally

• 1). Click the Arrow selection tool on the text object once to select it as an object instead of text as before.
  
  
• 2). Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Copy", then choose "Paste In Front". A duplicate of your text object now lies directly on top of the original.
  
  
• 3
  Object Menu
  
  Go to the "Object" menu and choose Transform-->Reflect...
  
  
• 4
  Reflect Horizontal
  
  Click the button next to "Horizontal" in the "Reflect" dialog box and click OK. A mirror image of your text is now located below the original.
  
  

Mirror the Text Vertically Start to Start

• 1). Create another text object following the steps in the first section or duplicate your original text object and move it to a free area of the workspace.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Arrow" selection tool and click on the text object once to select it.
  
  
• 3). Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Copy", then choose "Paste In Front".
  
  
• 4). Go to the "Object" menu and choose Transform-->Reflect...
  
  
• 5
  Reflect Vertical
  
  Click the button next to "Vertical" in the "Reflect" dialog box and click OK. A mirror image of your text is now located to the left of the original, beginning with the first letter.
  
  

Mirror the Text Vertically End to End

• 1). Create another text object following the steps in the first section or duplicate one of your other text objects and move it to a free area of the workspace.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Arrow" selection tool and click on the text object once to select it.
  
  
• 3). Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Copy", then choose "Paste In Front".
  
  
• 4
  Transform Each command
  
  Go to the "Object" menu and choose Transform-->Transform Each...
  
  
• 5
  Reflect X command
  
  Click the button next to "Reflect X" in the "Transform Each" dialog box and click OK. A mirror image of your text is now located to the right of the original, beginning with the last letter.