Path type (2)

Now the path is drawn for our text.
Select the text tool (1), and move the mouse pointer over the path.
When it changes into a somewhat strange shape (3), click.
After you have clicked an insertion point on the path, type your text and you will see that the text will neatly follow the path.

When we clicked on the path, we see a beginning and an end point appear.
If you want the text to start to the left, drag the startingpoint left with the “Path Selection” tool (2). If you want this to start a little more to the right, drag to the right.

Attention!
1. When we drag starting point down, below the path, then the text is also positined below the path and it will be reversed.
2. When we drag the starting point so far to the right that text cannot fully be displayed on the path, a plus sign will appear at the endpoint.

Tip!
If you wish to change the shape of the path, select the “Direct Selection” tool (5) in the toolbar, and click the path. You will also find this tool under the “Path Selection”. Click and drag the handles that appear on each anchor point in the path (6).

For formatting the text on a path, do the same way as you do for other text.
If you want to move the text on a path, select the “Move” tool and click and drag it to the desired position. The text and path remain together.

Closed path

As I mentioned earlier, we can draw an open path, which we have just seen, and on a closed path.
We draw a closed path with the shape tools in the tool bar.
First select the shape tool in the tool bar. No matter what.
In this example I’m going for the ‘Oval’ tool (1).
You select the “Paths” in the options bar (2).
Then select the text tool (3), move the mouse pointer over the path and click it when it changes.
Then, type in the text.

It’s actually exactly the same as on an open path. Also, the text will position itself on the path.

Fill Path

Another thing we can do is, instead of making the text to follow the path, we can fill the path with text.
Very simple, make a closed path and then click in the path, not on the path.
This places the cursor in the path.
Type your text and Photoshop will neatly fill it within the edges of the path.

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