# Text Cutouts **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [February 11, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/text-cutouts/112768 "2021-02-11T22:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DavidSteele](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/davidsteele/32/85862_2.png) [@DavidSteele](https://community.inventables.com/u/DavidSteele)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/text-cutouts/112768/1 "2021-02-11T22:56:10Z")
So I’ve read through some discussions from back in 2017/18 about using Easel to cutout words, names and so on. Today I tried to do a cutout of the word Oasis in the font Pacifico but the “O” is not attached to the rest of the word “asis”. Is there a way to get the two letters to connect so that when the machine cuts out the word it will all be one peice? Thanks. X-Carve rookie. ---
**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/text-cutouts/112768/2 "2021-02-11T22:59:41Z")
My quick-take: - Write the word you want - Use the Xploder app in Easel Apps - Delete the text original text object - Move the vectorized letters so they touch, as seen fit - Select and set all letters to “Fill” and full depth, and then Combine - Now set path to Outside 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DavidSteele](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/davidsteele/32/85862_2.png) [@DavidSteele](https://community.inventables.com/u/DavidSteele)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/text-cutouts/112768/3 "2021-02-11T23:27:34Z")
Thank you! That worked perfectly!