Not able to do circle text

[Angelique32237333eljo]

You have a Horizontal Type tool and a Vertical Type tool.  You keep making "updates" that are supposed to make this expensive program easier to use, yet for some of us, you are overly complicating things, as the so-called fixes and tutorials don't work.  All I want to do right now is type in a circle.  But NOTHING on your forum or the YouTube videos is working and I have a deadline I'm going to miss because of it.  The wavy line is not showing up, and it won't let me type along a path.  I've tried so many different things and I'm being frustrated!  Can you ***PLEASE*** just make a circle text tool and put it in with the Horizontal and Vertical text tool?  

[Derek Cross]

Look for a tutorial for the Type on a Path Tool.

 

[jane-e]

Draw an shape. Use Shift with Ellipse for a circle.

Select the Horizontal Type tool and hover over the edge.

• If you are too high there will be a circle around the iBeam and the text will go inside
• If you are too low there will be a rectangle around the iBeam and PS will create a new text frame

When you have the correct shape, click to create text on a path.

Photoshop is limited with its text capablilities and does not have a dedicated "Type on a Path" tool, as found in Illustrator and InDesign.

Jane

[Angelique32237333eljo]

Thank you, Jane.  You are very helpful.  And thank you for not telling me to "educate myself", as that's exactly what I'm trying to do!  lol

 I'm doing exactly what you said, up to the point of hovering the cursor.  It has a box around the cursor no matter where I put the cursor, and the wavy line that used to show up no longer does.  Here's a pic of what I'm seeing (I'm communicating with you on my phone, not the computer that has Photoshop).  Is there a setting I need to adjust?

[Angelique32237333eljo]

Also, if I click and start typing, the ellipse just disappears and it doesn't follow the path, neither inside nor outside.

[jane-e]

I see marching ants. Instead of the elliptical selection tool, use the ellipse shape tool. Choose one of the three modes in the options bar. I chose "Shape" and gave it a fill and stroke; you may only want a stroke. Use the options bar or Properties panel to format the shape.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/drawing-shapes.html

Jane

[jane-e]

One other tip: your cursor is on the upper left of the marching ants. After you create a shape, put your cursor at the bottom center of the circle when you click and type, then select an alignment of Center.

[Angelique32237333eljo]

Is the elliptical selection tool the same as the elliptical marquee tool?  That is what I am using and it won't do anything other than marching ants.

 Is there a setting I need to change?

[jane-e]

Is the elliptical selection tool the same as the elliptical marquee tool?

By @Angelique32237333eljo

Yes, they are the same, but I said don't use that tool at all. Instead use the Ellipse Shape tool. 😊

The keyboard shortcut "U" will take you to the Shape tools. Right-click the tool that shows and select the Ellipse tool from the sub-menu.

See these screen shots:

 

Jane

[jane-e]

@Angelique32237333eljo 

Have you gotten this to work yet?

Jane

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Can you please inform yourself about who you are talking to? (Unless you are posting a Feature Request or a Bug Report, which are registered at Adobe, you are not talking to Adobe …)

And please provide meaningful information. 

Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, Paths, …) visible? 

Edit: Seems to work as expected here.