Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 443)

436 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
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Last updated 1/10/2010
Enter type along a path
1 Do one of the following:
• Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool .
• Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool or the Vertical Type Mask tool .
2 Position the pointer so that the baseline indicator of the type tool is on the path and click. After you click, an
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)
3 Enter the type. Horizontal type appears along the path, perpendicular to the baseline. Vertical type appears along
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 panel. For
example, type a negative value in the Baseline Shift text box to lower the type.
Move or flip type along a path
❖ Select the Direct Selection tool or Path Selection tool and position it over the type. The pointer changes to 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.
Using the Direct Selection tool or Path Selection tool to move or flip type on a path.
To move type across a path without changing the direction of the type, use the Baseline Shift option in the Character
panel. For example, if you created type that runs from left to right across the top of a circle, you can enter a negative
number in the Baseline Shift text box to drop the type so that it flows inside the top of the circle.
Enter type inside a closed path
1 Select the Horizontal Type tool .
2 Position the pointer inside the path.
3 When the type tool is surrounded by dashed parentheses , click to insert text.
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