Illustrator assignment 11

for the text on bottom of the gumball machine - how would I get the blue outline to go around the gradient on the letters instead of the shadows?

you have to find the right stroke in the appearance panel that’s for the outline

I did but how would I move it to line it up with the text?

its working with a already set up graphic style, just the colors are changed, let me know if you’re still having trouble with this