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Type text in a circle photoshop CC

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June 5, 2016
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I have tried searching how to type text in a circle and everything tells me to use paths. When I make my circle shape using the elliptical marquee tool, there is no option to select paths? So how do I type text in a circle?

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Correct answer Barb Binder

I choose dark black arrow to select path

Not the Selection tool (black arrow) tool, the Type tool (T):

Select the Ellipse tool
Choose Path on the Options Bar
Draw the ellipse
Select the Type tool
Hover over the path edge, and Alt click to type

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Cartoonist289396388y70

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Forgive me as I'm a newbie and couldn't find where to post a new message.

I'm desperately trying to type text on a circular path but as soon as I put the text cursor along the line and click, this happens....

Would anyone have an idea as to what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks.

Ged_Traynor

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@Cartoonist289396388y70 do you have this option enabled in preferences, if so disable it

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Cartoonist289396388y70

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Hi Ged,

Yes, that option was enabled so I've disabled it but now get this...
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Noturna

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Is there a way to invert the direction of the text? This works great if you want it all around or at the top of the circle, but I'd like it at

the bottom and using this method causes it to be read from right to left.

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QuirkyGidget

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Hi Noturna, not sure if you have already found a way. You could try using the Path Selection Tool

When you hover your cursor near the circle, it should change and look something like:

Drag the cursor inside the circle, the text should now be at the bottom of the circle:

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Noturna

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Thank you so much for your reply! Actually, no, I haven't found a way, simply gave up and kept the text at the top of the circle.

At first I wasn't getting your suggestion to work, but it finally did! Thanks so much!!! So simple, but I'd not thought about it.

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Johnnpicton

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You need to use the shape tool and not the elliptical marquee tool. When you draw with the shape tool change the setting at the top to paths instead of shapes.

Once you have drawn your shape select the text tool and click on the line and you will be able to type along the path - you can change the base line so that the text appears inside the circle rather than on the outside of the circle.

John

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Anonymous

Hi, i use shape tool to make circle shape but when i want to type text around circle, always it writes horizontal, i even dispd all tools to default and even clicked on path tool. What to do that text will come along circle, before it was ok, something happened to settings.