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Sep 10, 2026 10:40 PM UTC
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I have PhotoShop 21.2.4 When I select the Elliptical Marquee tool the Paths button does not show up. I'm trying to write text in a circle

I have Photoshop 21.2.4 When I select the Elliptical Marquee tool the Path button does not show up. I'm trying to write text in a circle.  If I select the Pen tool the Path button shows up

    jane-e
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    Sep 10, 2026 11:52 PM UTC

    ​@motivated_fighter6029 wrote: “When I select the Elliptical Marquee tool“

     

    The elliptical marquee tool makes selections, not shapes. You want the Ellipse tool instead. It’s in the Shapes group of tools. Once you select it, the options bar will let you choose to draw a path, shape, or pixels.

     

     

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/draw-shapes-paths/create-shapes/create-shapes.html

     

    Jane 

     

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    Participant
    Sep 11, 2026 3:38 AM UTC

    Thank you

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    Semaphoric
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    Sep 10, 2026 11:54 PM UTC

    You don’t want the Marquee tool, you want the Elliptical Shape tool, set to Path in the Option bar.

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    jane-e
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    Sep 10, 2026 11:52 PM UTC

    ​@motivated_fighter6029 wrote: “When I select the Elliptical Marquee tool“

     

    The elliptical marquee tool makes selections, not shapes. You want the Ellipse tool instead. It’s in the Shapes group of tools. Once you select it, the options bar will let you choose to draw a path, shape, or pixels.

     

     

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/draw-shapes-paths/create-shapes/create-shapes.html

     

    Jane 

     

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