Weld Shapes and Boolean everything is grayed out

[Gpourt (Glenn Pourteau)]

When I try to combine text as shown, the Weld function works sometime and not others. I really don’t get it.

[thelmuth (Tim Helmuth)]

For text, use the Weld button in the text dialog. See highlighted area in image. For Boolean to work, it needs to be converted to a path, then it is no longer editable text.

[micrololin (Jeff)]

Convert to path. Group inner and outer parts of the letter O

[parsec (FerAS)]

With Welded selected when reducing the horizontal HSpace the text auto-welds and remains editable.