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From YourSITE.com *Technique If you thought that making text conform to a shape in PSCS2 was difficult it really isn’t! In just a few steps you will be creating unique text elements for your layout.  In the Options bar, select the Paths Tool  Select a custom shape – in this case the heart.  Click and drag to draw the heart (Remember to hold down SHIFT as you drag if you don’t want the shape distorted)  In the layers palette select the Paths tab and ensure your Work Path is selected  Select the Text tool from the Tools palette  On the Options bar, select a font, size and color – Size is a major contributor to how well you text fills the shape so be prepared to change it. Start with a smaller size. I have also found that Center alignment tends to work better, particularly with curved shapes.  Click within the shape and begin typing your text – you can use copy and paste to repeat a phrase  You can also change leading, letter spacing and other variable using the character palette  When you are happy with the texts distribution, click on an area of the Paths palette to clear the selection and click the Layers tab  The shaped text remains editable. You can rasterize the layer if preferred You don’t have to use custom shapes – here I used custom shapes and a shape drawn with the pen tool to create some mouse ears and fill it with text  Note – the text may look a little fuzzy on screen but it will print fine © Copyright by YourSITE.com |