Operation Manual
Creating type on a path
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Enter text on a path
Move or flip text along a path
Apply effects to type on a path
Adjust the vertical alignment of type on a path
Adjust character spacing around sharp turns
Type on a path flows along the edge of an open or a closed path. When you enter text horizontally, the characters are parallel to the baseline.
When you enter text vertically, the characters that are perpendicular to the baseline. In either case, the text flows in the direction in which points
were added to the path.
Enter text on a path
1. Do one of the following:
To create horizontal text along a path, select the Type tool or the Type On A Path tool .
To create vertical text along a path, select the Vertical type tool or the Vertical Type On A Path tool .
2. (Optional) Set text-formatting options in the Control panel, Character panel, or Paragraph panel.
3. Position the pointer on the path, and click. (It doesn’t matter if the path has stroke or fill attributes, because Illustrator automatically removes
them.)
Note: If the path is closed, rather than open, you must use the Type On A Path tool.
4. Enter the text.
5. When you finish entering text, click the Selection tool
to select the type object. Alternatively, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac OS) the text.
If you enter more text than can fit within an area or along a path, a small box containing a plus symbol (+) appears near the bottom of the
bounding area.
Example of overflow text
You can resize the text area or extend the path to display the overflow text. You can also thread the text into another object.
For a video on creating type on a path, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0046. For more information about working with type in Illustrator, see the
Working with Type white paper at www.adobe.com/go/learn_ai_type.
Move or flip text along a path
1. Select the path type object.
A bracket appears at the beginning of the type, at the end of the path, and at the midpoint between the start and end brackets.
2. Position the pointer over the type’s center bracket until a small icon appears next to the pointer
.
3. Do one of the following:
To move text along the path, drag the center bracket along the path. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to prevent the
type from flipping to the other side of the path.
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