Creating Type on or in a Path

Adobe has brought a long awaited capability to the Photoshop CS type feature set — being able to place type in and on a path. Photoshop now joins the ranks of Adobe Illustrator and InDesign in being able to put type on and inside a path. In fact, the way you create path type in Photoshop is even similar to those companion programs. Here’s how.
1. Grab the Pen or Shape tool. Choose the Paths option from the Options bar and create your path.
Note that you can also copy and paste an existing path or import a path from Illustrator or other compatible drawing program.
2. With the regular Type tool (either Horizontal or Vertical), click on or inside the path.
Your type cursor changes to indicate the path type. Note that if you are filling a path with type, you see a bounding box appear.
3. Type your desired text and marvel at how the type glides along or inside the path.
Commit the type by clicking the Commit button in the Options bar.
4. To adjust the starting point for the text, click the starting point with the Path Selection tool and drag the type to a new position.
The path appears along with an I-beam/black arrow cursor.
5. Edit the text (changing characters, colors, alignment and so on) just as you would with regular type.
6. Adjust the path by using any of the Path tools — the Direct Selection tool, the Convert Point tool, and so on.
The type magically reflows along the newly adjusted path.

To create regular point or paragraph type when clicking near a path, hold down the Shift key when clicking, telling Photoshop you don’t want path type.