1
In the Adobe Title Designer window, click the path type tool or the vertical path type
tool . Using a path type tool is similar to drawing with a pen tool. For information on
using the pen tools, see “Working with the pen tool” on page 200.
2
In the drawing area, click where you want the text to begin.
3
Click or drag to create a second point. When you type the text, it appears along the top
or right edge of the path.
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4
Continue clicking until you create the path shape you want.
5
Type the text. If necessary, adjust the path by dragging the anchor points. Resizing the
text box in this mode resizes only the visible area; the text remains the same size.
6
When you are finished, select the selection tool and click outside of the text box area.
Selecting and moving text
Controls in the Adobe Title Designer make it easy to select and move your text.
To select a text box:
Using the selection tool, click a text box.
To select a single character or group of contiguous characters in a text box:
1
Using the selection tool, double-click the text box containing the text you want to
select. The tool changes to the type tool, indicated by a blinking cursor.
2
Drag from where you want to begin to select characters.
To move the text box:
Using the selection tool, do one of the following:
•
Drag the text box.
•
Select the text box, and use the arrow keys to nudge the text box in 1-pixel increments,
or press Shift+arrow key to nudge the text box in 5-pixel increments.
Scaling and rotating text and changing the text orientation
You can increase or decrease the size of text or a path. You can also change the direction
of
the text by rotating the text or the path, or by changing the text’s orientation.
To scale or rotate a path:
1
Select the text on the path.
2
Do one of the following:
•
To scale the path (not the characters), place the cursor over any of the text box corner or
side points, and when the cursor becomes the Scale icon , drag the point.
•
To rotate the path and the characters, place the cursor just outside of one of the corner
points, and when the cursor becomes the Rotate icon , drag the corner point.
To change text orientation:
1
Select the text box.
2
Choose Title > Orientation and select either Horizontal or Vertical.
To scale or rotate the text box:
1
Select the text box.
2
Do one of the following:
•
To scale the text box, place the cursor over any of the corner or side points, and when
the cursor becomes the Scale icon , drag the point.
Note: If you created the text using a type tool, this procedure scales the characters
and
the
text box. If you created the text using a area type tool, this procedure scales only the text
box.
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