Entering text within sections of a Polar Grid within illustrator.

Question

I have created a polar grid in illustrator with many sections. I want to be able to enter text in every section of the grid and not just along the path lines. How do i create text frames so each grid section within the polar grid is separate and therefore allows me to click on it and enter text. I would also like to change the colour of all the polar grid sections individually. I think it might have something to do with threaded text but not sure. Once i have created frames for each section I assume this will allow me to do this. Please can someone explain how i can resolve this problem. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

bodydhillon.
You may (Smart Guides are your friends):
1) Create the Polar grid with twice as many Radial Dividers as you wish to end with; the surplus ones are for Path Type;
You may Ungroup and work with the Selection Tool for selection, or work with the Direct Selection Tool for selection in the following;
2) If you only wish to have text in some of the segments round the grid delete the rest, the unwanted dividers;
Either:
3) Select the Concentric Divider outside the segments to have text (if you Direct Select it, click it in the layers palette to select the whole path, then Object>Path>Divide Objects Below; repeat for the Concentric Divider inside the segments to have text;
Or:
3) Cut each of the surplus dividers with the Scissors Tool at the bordering Concentric Dividers (Smart Guides say intersect when you are there);
4) Delete the unwanted parts of the surplus Radial Dividers that are outside the segments to have text (with the Direct Selection Tool you have to delete twice to get rid of the end points);
5) Select all the paths for the Path Type and Object>Path>Add Anchor Points;
6) Select each of the paths from 5 where the Type is to go outside in and rotate by 180 degrees (Object>Transform>Rotate);
7) Set Paragraph>Align Center, then select the first path, then click the midpoint with the Path Type Tool and type the first bit, then use the Character>Baseline Shift to get it centred over the baseline;
8) Type the other bits in the same way (the baseline shift will work for them as well).