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| 1.Open
a new image 500 x 500 pixels, resolution 72 pixels per inch, background colour
white, image type 16.7 million colour; or open an image that you have saved if
you want to add text to it.
2.Set Foreground colour > black; Foreground Style > Paint; Background style > None
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| 3. Select the Preset Shapes tool, then in the Tools Options Palette select the Ellipse from the Shape Type dropdown menu; finally, check both the Antialias and Create as vector boxes |
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| 4. Draw the ellipse on your image by holding down the left mouse button and dragging |
TIP For perfect circles or squares, hold Shift while dragging out the ellipse or rectangle
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5. Set
the Background Colour (for the Text); Foreground Style > None;
Background Style > Paint 6. Select the Text Tool and move the pointer over the circle
until
the cursor changes to X A with a small semi-circle by the
A, and
click to open the Text Entry dialog box 7. Enter your text as usual but make sure that the Create As > Floating Section box is checked > OK. Your text will follow the path of the shape you drew. If you need to adjust it use the Deformation Tool.
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8. Finally, get rid of the shape by going to the Layer Palette (bottom right corner) and dragging the layer that the shape was drawn on (e.g. Layer 1 below) to the Waste Bin to delete it. |
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