Tips: Text on a path tools in PSE10

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:16:02 GMT

I'll start off this discussion with a few techniques not documented in the Help file.

Text on Selection Tool

When using this tool, it initially begins in "selection" mode using the equivalent of the Quick Selection Tool. Sometimes that works OK, sometimes it "jumps" to select too much. Instead of going back and forth between the "Add to selection" and "Subtract from selection" options, you can make your selection before using the tool:

Use whatever selection tool you prefer to get your desired selection.
Choose the Text on Selection tool, ensure its selection option is set to "Add to selection", and click anywhere inside your existing selection.
Click the green check mark to shift the tool into "text entry" mode, and you're good to go.
N.B.: When this tool leaves "selection" mode, any selection is removed and can't be re-selected. So if your initial selection is important, save it first before using the tool.

Text on Shape Tool

The shape can be edited any time after committing the text by selecting the text layer and hitting the Ctrl+T keys to enter "Shape Free Transform" mode. After modifying the size and position of the shape, clicking the green check mark will cause the text to jump into its new position. You can use any shape transformation except "Perspective".

Text on Custom Path Tool

You can use the "Refine Path" mode of this tool at any time after committing the text:

When you're in "refine" mode, you can drag a node (the gray square) or the line segment itself (between the gray squares) to modify the path.

Ken

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