Creating Type Effects; Create Type Along Or Inside A Path - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

Creating type effects

Create type along or inside a path

Warp and unwarp type
Create a work path from type
Convert type to shapes
Create a type selection border
Add a drop shadow to text
Fill type with an image
You can perform various operations on type to change its appearance. For example, you can warp type, convert type to shapes, or add a drop
shadow to type. One of the easiest ways to create type effects is to play the default Text Effects actions that come with Photoshop on a type layer.
You can access these effects by choosing Text Effects from the Actions panel menu.
Create type along or inside a path
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Video tutorial: Create type on a path
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You can enter type that flows along the edge of a work path created by a pen or a shape tool. When you enter type along a path, the type flows in
the direction that anchor points were added to the path. Entering horizontal type on a path results in letters that are perpendicular to the baseline.
Entering vertical type on a path results in text orientation parallel to the baseline.
You can also enter type inside a closed path. In this case, however, the type is always oriented horizontally, with line breaks occurring wherever
the type reaches path boundaries.
As you move a path or change its shape, related type conforms to the new path location or shape.
Horizontal and vertical type on an open path.
Horizontal and vertical type on a closed path created by a shape tool
Enter type along a path
1. Do one of the following:
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