I then place the font over the top of the last name and use the align tool to align the names centered, vertically and horizontally with the last name. Although it looks great. The names don't stand out and make them hard to see. So...this is where "knock out" technique comes into play. We are going to add space and take it away from the last name so that you can better see the family member names.
You' are now going to put an offset around the family name. The offset I used was 0.075. I think it is just enough to give the names pop but not take away too much of the last name so you won't be able to read it. I've colored the offset in red and grouped the offset together. I then pulled the family names away from both the offset and the last name.
Now we select both the last name and the offset. We choose the subtract all tool (found in the modify panel). You won't initially be able to tell anything happened, until you pull away the offset. We don't need the offset anymore, so I'm just going to delete it.
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