#Type on a path

Set text along any path, circle, rectangle or line — badges, stamps, curved headlines.

#Put text on a path

1. Write the text with the Text tool (T).
2. Select the text, then Shift-click the shape it should follow.
3. Choose Text → Type on Path….

#Adjust

The Type on Path dialog changes the text live:

• Position — where along the path the text sits.
• Side offset — how far from the line.
• Align on path — start, center or end.
• Reverse direction and flip to the other side of the path.

Select the text (or its shape) and choose Type on Path… again to come back to these settings.

#Edit the words

With the Text tool, click the curved text. While you type, a blue caret shows exactly where you are on the curve, the text glows softly, and selected letters are highlighted — so fixing one letter in the middle of a word is easy.

#Move, copy and organize

• The text and its path behave as one object: dragging, nudging, copying or duplicating the text brings its path along.
• In the Layers panel they appear together under a Text on path header.
• Hide the path's stroke (no stroke) if you only want to see the text.

#Detach

Text → Detach from Path turns it back into normal straight text.