<TD CLASS="boldbody">Step 1 - Create new image</TD>
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<TD CLASS="body">Make sure the Materials palette is displayed, and create a new image (by choosing File > New, or by clicking the New Image button on the Standard toolbar; or by clicking the script for this step) using these settings: a) set Width and Height to 200 pixels; b) choose the Vector background option; c) click OK</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" CLASS="boldbody">Step 3 - Choose a shape, set tool options</TD>
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<TD CLASS="body">From the Shapes list in the Tool Options palette, choose any shape. And in the Tool Options palette, make sure the Retain Style, Anti-alias, and Create as vector checkboxes are marked.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" CLASS="boldbody">Step 6 - Set the Tool Options and Color</TD>
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<TD CLASS="body">Make the following Text Tool Options and Materials palette settings: a) set Create As to Vector; b) set Font to Arial; c) set Size to 20; d) set Alignment to Center; e) set Offset to 2; f) in the Materials palette, set the Background/Fill to any darker, solid color.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT" CLASS="boldbody">Step 7 - Place cursor over shape</TD>
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<TD CLASS="body">Place the Text tool cursor over the top center of the preset shape (notice how the cursor icon changes to an angled "A" with a curve below it), and then click. The Text Entry dialog appears.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP" CLASS="body">To place text on top of a vector path without attaching to the object or path, hold down Alt and then click where you want to place the text.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP" CLASS="body">To quickly modify the image so just the curved text is visible, in the Layer palette, toggle off the visibility of the Preset Shape object.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="TOP" CLASS="body">Use positive Offset values to place the text above the object path; use negative values to place the text below the path.</TD>
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