Type on path help

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July 26, 2019
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Hi

Hoping someone knows how to ad text to a path but have the text directed towards the center of the circle like the image attached

Thanks

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Srishti Bali

Community Manager

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. I addition to the suggestions shared by above, you can also take a look at this similar discussion: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/98574/illustratorcc-how-to-align-lines-of-text-along-curve-not-directl…

Let us know if it helps or if you need any further assistance!

Regards,

Srishti

rcraighead

Brainiac

Granted, this method introduces a little distortion to the text, but it is rather simple to edit:

1. Create Static Symbol with Point Text object and "stray point" to establish offset.

2. Assign Warp Effect to Symbol Instance.

Or just an "Envelope Distortion" on just the text block (with no anchor point offset).

Mike_Gondek10189183

Community Expert

Set text in a container a stray point no fill, in center, group.

Delete the text (to thread text later you will want empty text container,

Option click rotate tool on center, enter a value divisible by 360°, click copy

Command D to power duplicate 34 times to complete circle. Ten paste your text into the boxes individiually, or paste all into one text box and make threaded text to chain link them all together if you will do this style graphic many more times.

To get threading text is painfully hard. First one not to hard, but consecutive ones helps using Command Key Down before clicking on red plus sign for out box of overflow text.

Mike_Gondek10189183

Community Expert

Incase you try doing threaded text found the pattern to this difficult

Command Click onto the type
Command Click on the red overflow box
Release the command key, click on the path where you want the type to go (watch for path color to shcne form having smart guides on)

This tremendously sped up this difficult process. Also helps to

Be in outline view to reduce clutter and see empty text boxes
zoom in so you don't miss and click with sharp point of pointer onto the red overflow box

The result will give you undistorted text as you example.

You can skip the cumbersome threaded text part, but is suggested if you expect heavy type changes/revisions.

Wanted to show you my worker text on side, and I used the polar grid tool to draw the artboard.