How to resize text in accordance to object outlines?

Aryaun,

Presumably you actually know the needed height by the (difference in) sizes of the circles, otherwise determine it; and based on this you can, using live Type:

1) In the General Preferences tick Use Preview Bounds;

2) Type ARYAUN, then Effect>Path>Outline Object, then in the Transform palette set the desired height in the H box and Ctrl/Cmd+Enter, then copy the font size value in the Type window;

3) Use Path Type to type ARYAUN on the desired path, then insert the value from 2) to resize precisely (just click in the box with the current value to select it and replace it by Ctrl/Cmd+V);

4) In the General Preferences untick Use Preview Bounds to avoid a mess (you can also do this between 2) and 3)).

This kind of thing would be easier if Adobe Illustrator allowed users to size, position and align type objects based on the cap letter height of the text object. You need to be able to know the literal numerical width of the space you're trying to fill in those circles and then set the lettering in a capital letter height that physically matches the same dimensions. A couple of industry-specific sign making applications allow for this. You can do this sort of thing to an extent in CorelDRAW; that app's "artistic text" tool creates text objects that have no bounding box. If you type out a placeholder letter, such as "E" in a geometric sans serif typeface whose features run parallel to the baseline and cap height line (like Helvetica or Arial), you can size, position and align that letter based on its physical dimensions and not some bounding box surrounding it. An "E" one inch tall will really be truly one inch tall. Illustrator doesn't let you do that unless you convert the type to outlines. Once you have the dummy object placed where it needs to be the "E" can be replaced with actual text that is positioned right where it needs to be. Of course the approach doesn't work as well when using fonts whose features rise above the font's built in baseline and cap height line.

I have mixed feelings how default text on path effects work, particularly for flowing text objects around circular seal-style logos. The results can often be really wacky and crooked looking. My work around is using the strengths of CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator together. CorelDRAW can size text and align text objects based on physical, visual size. Illustrator has the art brush effect and can tell you the path length of a certain path segment. I combine those features as an alternative to the typical text on path effect. The attached image is something I could not have created using CorelDRAW or Illustrator exclusively. I had to use both applications to make the lettering in this image work.

I think Monika's point is that it is no longer text. It would be MUCH easier to scale live text-on-a-path to align with your artwork.

I agree with Monika, just recreate the text on a path (it is the default Myriad Pro Regular font).

You can try Object > Transform > Transform Each. Text needs to be ungrouped for this to work.

How difficult is it to just create a new text object? This is Arial, isn't it?