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"You must click on a non-compound, non masking path to create text along a path" while using Type

Community Beginner ,
Aug 17, 2020 Aug 17, 2020

Hey. I've already created a shape in illustrator, then I went to select the type along a path tool and the message "You must click on a non-compound, non masking path to create text along a path" I'm not sure what else I should be clicking on so that I can use the tool. 

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Community Expert , Aug 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020

You said :

Hey. I've already created a shape in illustrator

I said:

Select the path and go: Object Compound Path > Release

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Community Beginner , Apr 28, 2021 Apr 28, 2021

I found this thread while experiencing this issue. Discovered solution and hope this helps:

It is counterintuitive to me when you are trying to fill a shape with text but ...

rather than in the shape area, click on the path itself 

and you will get what you want – placeholder text inside your shape/path

 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020

With the path selected, go to the Object menu at the top of the screen. Click on that, then drop down near the bottom to Compound Path. "Release" will be one of the options that appears. Click on that.

 

Peter

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 23, 2020 Aug 23, 2020

I did that. I'm still receiving the same error message. What step am I missing in this equation? 

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 28, 2021 Apr 28, 2021

I found this thread while experiencing this issue. Discovered solution and hope this helps:

It is counterintuitive to me when you are trying to fill a shape with text but ...

rather than in the shape area, click on the path itself 

and you will get what you want – placeholder text inside your shape/path

 

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 08, 2021 Dec 08, 2021

Thank you! I was having the same issue with a non-compounded, non-masked path. I clicked on the line around the circle and was able to finally use the Type on a Path tool.

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New Here ,
Dec 11, 2021 Dec 11, 2021

omg thank you!

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New Here ,
Feb 02, 2022 Feb 02, 2022

thanks a lot

that work with me & i solve the problem

i hope the adobe developer wake up little bet  this issue is not logical

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New Here ,
Apr 01, 2023 Apr 01, 2023

OMG! That was the answer! 

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Explorer ,
Jul 27, 2023 Jul 27, 2023

Thank you! This was driving me crazy.

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New Here ,
Feb 10, 2024 Feb 10, 2024

Thanks 🙂

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New Here ,
Apr 14, 2024 Apr 14, 2024

Thank you  so much it really helped

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New Here ,
May 14, 2024 May 14, 2024

OMG thank you SO much I was having such an issue with this one, you solved my dilemma thanks 🙂

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 02, 2024 Oct 02, 2024

Oh my god, this is really one of many low-points for Adobe.

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LEGEND ,
Aug 21, 2020 Aug 21, 2020

Hi Jordan,

 

Thanks for reaching out. In addition to the suggestions given above by Ton & Peter, I'd request checking out this help article to know more about compound path. Hope it helps.

 

Regards,

Ashutosh

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New Here ,
Jan 16, 2022 Jan 16, 2022

I found I was clicking the shape with the type area tool, however after trying these suggestions nothing worked even for a simple circle. It was just a case of clicking on the path not overall shape. 

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 23, 2022 Mar 23, 2022

If anyone is still having issues, I just figured out why it wasn't working for me. I used the "line" tool rather than the "pen" tool and illustrator will make "lines" or "paths" depending on the respective tool used. This will affect the ability of the "type on path" tool.

 

I had to select the "pen" tool and click an anchor point on the "line" then make another anchor point somewhere else. I then deleted the new anchor point I just made to revert back to my original design. This will convert your "lines" to "paths".

 

I'm sure there is a better way to do this but this was a quick fix and it worked for me so hopefully it will help.

 

Good luck!

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Community Expert ,
Mar 11, 2023 Mar 11, 2023
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If anyone is still having issues, I just figured out why it wasn't working for me. I used the "line" tool rather than the "pen" tool

 

I had to select the "pen" tool and click an anchor point on the "line" then make another anchor point somewhere else. I then deleted the new anchor point I just made to revert back to my original design. This will convert your "lines" to "paths".


By @esthedik

 

The text on a path tool as well as the text tool does not care whether the line is a live shape or a path.

Converting them works with Object > Shape > Convert to path

 

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Contributor ,
Mar 10, 2023 Mar 10, 2023

Simple fix. When you add the Area Type Tool to the shape you created simply TOUCH the anchor point of the shape and the text will automatically fill in. I promise!

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Community Expert ,
Mar 11, 2023 Mar 11, 2023
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Simple fix. When you add the Area Type Tool to the shape you created simply TOUCH the anchor point of the shape and the text will automatically fill in. I promise!


By @drotar

 

This thread is about compound paths. And no, they won't magically fill when touched with the area text tool.

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Participant ,
Jun 18, 2023 Jun 18, 2023

Well, you helped me because I was getting that error message even when I wasn't on a compound or masked path.

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New Here ,
Apr 10, 2024 Apr 10, 2024
In this video we take a quick look at the area type tool - you can use this tool to place text in nearly any shape on the Illustrator artboard. This is just a quick video today, which some of these are going to be as some of the tools in Illustrator just don't need that much instruction! You can ...
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Community Expert ,
Apr 10, 2024 Apr 10, 2024

The video does not really answer the question (which has been answered 4 years ago anyway)

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