Text on Path
July 31st, 2007
Learn how to make a text follow a path created with the pen tool and other tools.
- Start by opening a new file, size doesn’t matter
- Using the Pen Tool draw a path, it can be in any way

- Now using the Horizontal Type Tool(T) click over the path

- You should have something like this, you can hide the path by pressing Ctrl+H

- You can also use this with the tools shown below

- Using the Ellipse Tool(U), we draw a circle by pressing Shift while drawing it

- Now using the Horizontal Type Tool, click over the path in circle

- Write your text and you’re done

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Didnt knew this o_O
I didn’t know that one either.
Rather simple, but good!
Thanks!
Nice..
cool !!
if I got a circle and I need the text in a path inside of the circle, how I do that ??
very nice tut
gilberto: While you are writing on your circle, click on the “Toggle the character and Paragraph panels” icon in your Text Tool Toolbar and select “Subscript”.
is it possible in photoshop 7?
Yes it is.
hi… i can’t do it in photoshop 7. is it ever possible?.
@dex: I really don’t know, this tutorial was made with CS2.
it wont work on 7.0… tried it
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how can I make the text go left to right but around the botttom of the ellipse?
I would also love to know this. I have it going around the circle in one direction but I need it starting from the opposite side on the lower half.
Wonderful!
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