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Rhyannon
Rhyannon
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May 25, 2017
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Path Edit type tool

  • May 25, 2017
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I am attempting to fix the path I made for text and I can not seem to select it. I made a path, I used to type tool to type along the path, I notice the type is not exactly placed how I want, but if I go to choose path tool to edit the line/points, the path disappears. I go to the type tool and the path line reappears once I click anywhere in the text but I am not able to click on any of the path points to edit it.

How would I do that?

Thanks

    Correct answer Ronald Keller

    You need the Direct Selection Tool (white arrow)

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    Rhyannon
    RhyannonAuthor
    Known Participant
    May 25, 2017

    thank you so much Ronald, appreciate it, it was the Direct Selection tool I needed, appreciate the answers. That link is nice too think you Dave

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    Ronald Keller
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    May 25, 2017

    You're welcome!

      davescm
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      davescmCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 25, 2017

      See the attached on how to edit paths

      Edit paths in Adobe Photoshop

      Dave

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        Ronald KellerCorrect answer
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        May 25, 2017

        You need the Direct Selection Tool (white arrow)

          michaelh96676916
          michaelh96676916
          Participant
          September 29, 2019
          Even worse ... now I've found that if I hover over the text - sometimes with the regular Selection Tool and sometimes with the Direct Selection tool! - I get some of the little handles to show up and can actually move the text but only very erratically and I can never actually grab the handles. Sometimes I have to put one of these selection tools ON the text to get this to happen, in other moments I have to hover to get the handles to show up. It's wild and there seems to be no actual procedure going on here. I've done this in older versions of Illustrator and it was difficult, but not like this.
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