1. Open your blank plate. If you make your own it should be 100 x 50 pixels and should have a rounded beveled edge like a real license plate would.
2. Select the Text tool and set up as follows.
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font = Verdana or Arial
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size = 15 to start
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color = color match to the state name on the plate or any contrasting color so it will show up.
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mode = 3D Round
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style = bold
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justification = left or center
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select the Pick tool and then Align Both from the Attributes Toolbar.
3. Depending on the length of your name you may need to lower the size of your font so that it will fit in the plate. One problem you will notice is that the letters aren't really tall enough. The next step will fix that.
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select the Transformation tool.
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unlock it so that it won't keep the aspect ratio the same and you can freely transform the text.
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drag the handle on the top upwards. This stretches the text making it taller and thinner. Keep adjusting until it fits nicely in the area where numbers and letters normally appear on actual license plates.
4. Save as UFO and name it final.
5. Press Control +d or right click and choose Duplicate. Close the one you saved.