Using the pathfinder palette, you can shatter the text. Create your text. Click the selection tool to get a bounding box around the text, then go to Type > Create Outlines. This makes a group of separate objects of the letters.
Shattered Text In Adobe Illustrator
From Sara Froehlich
A recent request in the discussion forum inspired this tutorial on how to create a shattered text effect in Illustrator CS.
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- Create the Text & Convert to Outlines
- Draw Lines Across the Letters
- Pathfinder Divide
- Ungroup and Separate the Sections
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