3 When you finish typing, press Esc to exit text-editing mode. You can also end text editing by pressing Enter (Mac), or by select- ing another tool. The text object remains selected. 4 When a text object is selected, you can change its dimensions by dragging one of the selection handles on the edge of the object. To deselect the text object, press Esc, select another object, or click outside the object. To type text in an object When a vector object such as an oval is selected, you can use the object as a text container and type text in it without selecting the Text tool. To type text in an object, select the object and simply begin typing (without clicking in the object first). The text you type stays inside the left and right boundaries of the object. When you finish typing, press Esc to end text editing. If you start to type more text than can fit in the object, a text overflow indicator appears. You can resize the object to fit the text, or flow extra text to another text object; see “Flowing overset text into new text columns” on page 26.509 for more information. Typing text in an object is the same as wrapping text inside an object. See “Wrapping text inside an object” on page 30.573 for more infor- mation on how to work with this type of text. Typing text on paths You can use the Path Text tool to type text so it follows the path of a vector object, such as a circle, polygon, or open curve. You can also use the tool to create text that flows along multiple paths. To type text on a path 1 Select the Path Text tool in the Text toolbar. In the document window, the pointer is an arrow. The arrow changes to an I-beam when you point to a vector object path. 2 To set the insertion point, click the path. Begin typing and the text follows the vector path. You can type multiple lines of text. To start a new line, press Enter at the end of the previous line. 3 When you finish typing, press Esc. The text object becomes selected. Select a vector object and begin typing to wrap text inside the object. Tip To type inside objects, you must first enable Autotype into object located on the Type tab of the Preferences dialog box (see “Type preferences,” page 15.228 and “Auto type into object,” page 15.229). Path Text tool
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