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April 8, 2018
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Custom Text Path trouble -Photoshop cc 2018

  • April 8, 2018
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I am working on wrapping text around an image, which is not difficult to do, and I know the steps involved in creating a work path and selecting the horizontal text tool and clicking inside the work path.  The text cursor icon does change to a circle, but when I click in the work path, instead of behaving as expected, photoshop is creating a whole new text path that does not have the area removed from the path, so the text overlays the image I am want to wrap around.  Why on earth is Photoshop cc 2018 doing this?! I use a Mac running Sierra 10.12.6 with Photoshop CC 2018 recently updated (current).

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    Correct answer pixxxelschubser

    Open your path/shape on a side. That's the only way in Photoshop

    Have fun

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    Sol Hill StudioAuthor
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    April 9, 2018

    Thanks for the quick answers.  Eventually I figured out that I cannot completely wrap text around an image.  Pixxxel Shubser, your suggestion of hacking the limitation with a pixel line to the outside is really cool.

    Thanks!

      pixxxelschubser
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      pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
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      April 9, 2018

      You're welcome.

      Your problem is 'solved' now? Or do you need further assistance?

      pixxxelschubser
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      pixxxelschubserCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      April 8, 2018

      Open your path/shape on a side. That's the only way in Photoshop

      Have fun

        davescm
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        davescmCommunity Expert
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        April 9, 2018

        Clever !

        Dave

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          davescmCommunity Expert
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          April 8, 2018

          Hi,

          Hi you can wrap text in the outer shape of a path but not cut a hole in the middle.

          So in the example below with two rectangles (and the smaller set to subtract in path operations) in both cases the text wraps inside the resulting outer boundary shape , but in the first example the outer shape is cut out by the small rectangle but in the second example the outer shape is just the larger rectangle

          As far as I am aware this is not a change and Photoshop has never been able to so full text wrapping in the way In Design can do.

          Dave

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