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I want to bend some text in a circle shape thanks for your information.
Sincerely,
Ian
Hi Ian,
This is really pretty easy in the later versions of Photoshop (7 and CS, in particular, come to mind here).
1. First select the ellipse shape tool (right below the text tool in the tool box), and hold down the shift key and drag, if you want a perfect circle.
2. Then select the Horizontal Text tool, for text that's right-reading around the circle. You might have to press and hold the text tool if other text tool options are covering it up.
3. With that text tool selected, click along your circle shape that you just drew.
4. And type.
Like so:
http://little-works.com/all_experts/text_circle.mov
You can also create warped text -- such as text that follows arch and fisheye shapes (just to name two) by typing text, selecting it, and then clicking on the text warp option tool at the top of the screen.
Like this:
http://little-works.com/all_experts/text_warp.gif
Hope this helps!
Lisa
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LizaL
Expertise
I've used Photoshop since the release of version 2. I taught college commercial art and graphic design for 10 years, and within that realm, taught Photoshop at every level, and with each successive product upgrade. My experience with Photoshop is thus extensive and well-rounded, from photo retouching to color adjustment to incorporating Photoshop and ImageReady into Web design. I am primarily a Mac user (since 1985), but am also PC-savvy.
Experience
I've been a graphic designer for 22 years, was a national magazine art director, a designer for the Department of Defense, a college art instructor, and have my own freelance Web and graphic design business, LittleWorks (www.little-works.com). I've also worked for several printing companies, in both prepress and art.
Awards and Honors
PICA award (Printing Industry of the Carolinas Award for the design of a media kit that accompanied a magazine I was art directing at the time)
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