How to paint gaps within text in Adobe Illustrator

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I'm using Adobe Illustrator CS4. I have text that is along a path that looks like this:

Adobe Illustrator Text on a Path

I would like to be able to color the gaps within the font like this:

Adobe Illustrator Text - Colored

I'm having trouble finding how to do this. I'm guessing that I need to somehow convert the outline of the text into a path and then paint the gaps but I'm not sure how. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Best Answer

You can do it with Live Paint.

Type -> Create Outlines
Object -> Live Paint -> Make

Then select the Live Paint Bucket to fill in any shape with any color

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