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To confine the text to a specific portion of the path, drag along the path.
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Drag along the path to determine the location of text
Note: If neither clicking nor dragging seems to work, make sure that the small plus sign
appears next to the path-type tool.
3 Type the text you want. If you clicked to place the insertion point on the path, type will
appear along the entire length of the path. If you dragged, type will appear only along the
length you dragged.
Note: If the path was originally visible, it remains visible after you add type to it. To hide
the path, select it with the selection or direct-selection tool, and then apply a fill and stroke
of None.
To edit path-type characters:
1 Using the path-type tool, do one of the following:
To add an insertion point, click between any two characters in the path type.
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To select characters, drag through the path type.
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2 Edit the text as needed.
To delete type from a path:
1 Using the selection tool
objects.
2 Choose Type > Type on a Path> Delete Type from Path.
If the path text is threaded, type moves to the next threaded text frame or path-type
object. If the path text isn't threaded, text is deleted. The path remains, but loses any path-
type attributes—all brackets, in and out ports, and threading properties are removed.
Note: If the path's fill and stroke is set to None, the path is invisible after you delete the
type. To make the path visible, press the D key immediately after you choose Type > Type
on a Path > Delete Type from Path. This applies the default fill and stroke to the selected
path.
To change the start or end position of path type:
1 Using the selection tool , select the path type.
2 Position the pointer over the path type's start or end bracket until a small icon appears
next to the pointer . Do not position it over the bracket's in port or out port.
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or direct-selection tool , select one or more path-type
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