Saving a custom text effect
You can use the text editing tools to create and save a custom text effect. Once you have saved a custom text effect, you can apply it to other text in the future.
Note: You can access custom text effects from the Effect Selector Text Effects drop-down list Custom category.
To save a text effect:
1 Selected the text object whose settings you want to save as a custom text effect.
2 On the Preview area toolbar, click More Settings.
3 On the Main tab, click New.
4 Enter a name for your custom text effect, and choose whether to save the font and frame settings with the effect; then, click OK.