Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Working with type on a path
In addition to having text in point and type areas, you can also have type along a path. Text
can flow along the edge of an open or closed path and can lead to some really creative ways
to display text.
Creating type on a path
First, you'll insert some text on an open path.
1.
Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window. You may wish to zoom in further to see the
text you type.
2.
With the Selection tool ( ), select the black curved path on top of the brown monkey
tail.
3.
Choose Window > Type > Paragraph Styles to open the panel. Alt-click (Windows) or
Option-click (Mac OS) the [Normal Paragraph Style].
When creating a new type object, this resets the formatting to default.
4.
With the Type tool ( ), position the cursor over the middle of the path to see an
insertion point with an intersecting wavy path ( ). Click when this cursor appears.
See the figure for where to click.
