Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 268

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Adding text and shapes
Text on Shape
You can add text to the shapes available in the Text on Shape tool.
In the Text Tools category in Tools panel, right-click and select the Text on Shape Tool.
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Text On Shape
2 From the available shapes, select the shape on which you want to add text. Drag the cursor on the canvas to create
the shape.
Use Ctrl/Cmd + T or Image >Transform Shape > Free Transform to modify shapes.
Select Shape
3 To add text to the image, hover the mouse over the path until the cursor icon changes to depict text mode. Click
the point to add text.
Click and Enter Text
Modify text in the same way that you modify normal text.
4 After adding text, click the Commit icon appearing in options bar or cancel icon to start your workflow again. For
some of the shapes the text has to be written inside. You can move the text around the path or by inside/outside by
holding Cmd/Ctrl while clicking and dragging the mouse (The text appears in a small arrow). You can drag that
cursor into a selected area, the text path is allowed inside/outside an area.
Text on Custom Path
You can draw and add text along the custom path.
In the Text Tools category in Tools panel, right-click and select the Text on Custom Path Tool.
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Text On Custom Path
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