Quick links to procedures on this page:
Fitting text to a path
After you create a path, you can fit text to it to place text along a line or shape. After you fit text to a path, you can adjust the position of the text in relation to the path. For example, you can place text on the inside or outside of the path, or you can adjust the distance between text and a path.
You can render text as an object to separate it from a path; the text retains the shape of the path to which it was fitted. You can also straighten text to separate it from the path without retaining the path shape. For more information about creating paths, see “Creating paths.”
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You can also fit text to a path by clicking the Text tool
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You can create text along a path.
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Distance from path — lets you specify the distance between the text and the path
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If you want to move text to the opposite side of the path, click the Place on other side button
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You can also adjust text by selecting the text with the Object pick tool
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You can render the text as an editable area by selecting the text object with the Text tool
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