Create A Work Path From Type; Convert Type To Shapes; Create A Type Selection Border - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

Example of type warped with Fish style.
Warp type
1. Select a type layer.
2. Do one of the following:
Select a type tool, and click the Warp button
Choose Type > Warp Text (CS6) or Layer > Type > Warp Text (CS5).
Note: You can use the Warp command to warp text in a type layer. Choose Edit > Transform Path > Warp.
3. Choose a warp style from the Style pop-up menu.
4. Select the orientation of the warp effect—Horizontal or Vertical.
5. If desired, specify values for additional warping options:
Bend to specify how much warp is applied to the layer
Horizontal Distortion or Vertical Distortion to apply perspective to the warp
Unwarp type
1. Select a type layer that has warping applied to it.
2. Select a type tool and click the Warp button
3. Choose None from the Style pop-up menu, and click OK.

Create a work path from type

You can work with type characters as vector shapes by converting them to a work path. A work path is a temporary path that appears in the Paths
panel and defines the outline of a shape. After you create a work path from a type layer, you can save and manipulate it as you do any other path.
You cannot edit characters in the path as text; however, the original type layer remains intact and editable.
Select a type layer, and choose Type > Create Work Path (CS6) or Layer > Type > Create Work Path (CS5).
Note: You cannot create work paths from fonts that don't include outline data (such as bitmap fonts).

Convert type to shapes

When you convert type to shapes, the type layer is replaced by a layer with a vector mask. You can edit the vector mask and apply styles to the
layer; however, you cannot edit characters in the layer as text.
Select a type layer, and choose Type > Convert To Shape (CS6) or Layer > Type > Convert To Shape (CS5).
Note: You cannot create shapes from fonts that don't include outline data (such as bitmap fonts).

Create a type selection border

When you use the Horizontal Type Mask tool or Vertical Type Mask tool, you create a selection in the shape of the type. Type selections appear
on the active layer, and can be moved, copied, filled, or stroked just like any other selection.
1. Select the layer on which you want the selection to appear. For best results, create the type selection border on a normal image layer, not a
type layer. If you want to fill or stroke the type selection border, create it on a new blank layer.
2. Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool
3. Select additional type options, and enter type at a point or in a bounding box.
A red mask appears over the active layer as you enter the type. After you click the Commit button
the image on the active layer.
in the options bar.
in the options bar, or choose Layer > Type > Warp Text.
or the Vertical Type Mask tool .
, the type selection border appears in
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