How to write text in a path?

Morgoth · Post by **Morgoth** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:59 pm

i use ps 7 and the other night i was looking at some tutorials on how to make writing follow a path. so after drawing out the path i next went to the text icon "T" and dragged it over the path i made only that the cursor didn't change and when i wrote, it just went in a straight line

does anyone know why it wont follow the path? is it because its ps 7 and not cs or cs2? or is there some setting which i need to turn on/off?

Jeronimo · Post by **Jeronimo** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:50 pm

I figured it out ^^ Just make the path click on the text tool then click once on the patch and write ur text.

Hope this helped

P.S thanx 4 mentioning it

Morgoth · Post by **Morgoth** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:09 pm

thats the problem, when ever i do that the text just goes in as if though there was no path

any other suggestions?

Chaud · Post by **Chaud** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:34 am

I don't think it can be done with photoshop 7. I THINK you need cs or cs2.

Rockshmo · Post by **Rockshmo** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:19 pm

What exactly do you mean by a "path"?

Could you show some examples?

Draquish · Post by **Draquish** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:21 pm

he means highlighted text.....this can easily be done in GIMP btw :roll:

Example:

Miyoko · Post by **Miyoko** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:11 pm

No, he wants to make text follow a certain path, like.. letting the text follow a line made with the pen tool...

This is done as follows;

On one of your paths, attach a text layer by having the path visible (Ctrl + H) and hovering over the path with the text tool and left clicking... This will attach your text to the path.

chaud wrote:I don't think it can be done with photoshop 7. I THINK you need cs or cs2.

It can be done with ps 7

Jazz · Post by **Jazz** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:31 pm

You can write text on a path in PS7 just math a path with the pen tool and click the path with the text tool. And bingo all the text you write will follow the Path.

Chaud · Post by **Chaud** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:52 pm

Thats why I said I think. Last time I used PS7 was when it was the newest. Long ago.

Jazz · Post by **Jazz** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:00 pm

chaud wrote::P Thats why I said I think. Last time I used PS7 was when it was the newest. Long ago.

Lol yeah. im totally down with the CS.