Adobe 13102498 - Photoshop CS3 - Mac User Manual page 436

Horizontal and vertical type on a closed path created by a shape tool
See also
"Drawing shapes and paths" on page 358
"Shift the baseline" on page 421
Enter type along a path
Do one of the following:
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• Select the Horizontal Type tool
• Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool
Position the pointer so that the baseline indicator of the type tool
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insertion point appears on the path.
The baseline indicator of the Type tool (left) and the Type tool with its baseline indicator on a path (right)
Enter the type. Horizontal type appears along the path, perpendicular to the baseline. Vertical type appears along
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the path, parallel to the baseline.
For more control over vertical alignment of type on a path, use the Baseline Shift option in the Character palette. For
example, type a negative value in the Baseline Shift text box to lower the type.
Move or flip type on a path
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Select the Direct Selection tool
an I-beam with an arrow
• To move text, click and drag the type along the path. Be careful not to drag across the path.
• To flip text to the other side of the path, click and drag the type across the path.
or the Vertical Type tool
or the Vertical Type Mask tool
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or Path Selection tool
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is on the path and click. After you click, an
and position it over the type. The pointer changes to
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