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Hi there! In this video we’ll be talking about 
a very nice feature called ‘text on a path.’

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I’ve got this sample listing made for you,  

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in which we’re going to learn two ways to add a 
curve to type on, so let’s learn how to do it.

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In the first way, we’re going to use the ellipse 
tool, so let’s grab it from the toolbar, and let’s  

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make an ellipse, as illustrated. We don’t need a 
perfect circle for this one. Using the selection  

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tool, let’s drag the ellipse to touch the corners 
of the image, in order to get a perfect alignment.  

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Once happy with the alignment, let’s 
add a stroke color to our ellipse.  

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Now grab the ‘erase tool’, which sits under 
the pencil tool. Let me zoom-in, and using  

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the erase tool, just brush it over the corner 
to severe the top from the bottom, on the left.  

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Now do it on the right as well. Basically, 
we don’t want the curve on top of the image,  

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so we need to remove that by detaching that 
portion of the ellipse, using the eraser tool.

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Alright, now select the bottom 
of the ellipse, and delete it.  

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Drag the top away from the image a bit, 
for it to have some breathing space.

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Go to the type tool, and click it for a second, to 
reveal the ‘type on a path tool’, and select it.  

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Now click once on the path, and you shall 
find the blinking cursor. Don’t worry,  

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even if the cursor appears on the right, we’ll 
fix that soon enough. Let’s type in ‘Odyssey  

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Water Sport Association’, and then, select the 
text, and center-align it, from the alignment  

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options on top. With the text still selected, 
let’s change the font to ‘Marketing Script’,  

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or any other font that makes you happy. Let’s 
also increase the font size to about 30 points.

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Now go to ‘type’, and then ‘type 
on a path’, and click ‘options.’

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From the popup menu, check the flip 
box, and your text will now be readable.  

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If you want the text a little above the 
base line, select the ‘descender’ option  

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from the ‘align’ dropdown menu. If you 
want it under the line, select ‘ascender’.  

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Selecting ‘center’ will center-align it to 
the path, so let’s keep it center-aligned.  

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Let’s reduce the spacing on either sides 
of the path, which will give more character  

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space to your text. Try these effects 
on top, to further customize your text,  

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so you have ‘rainbow,’ which is the current 
setting. Change it to other effects, to see  

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how they are displayed, and this is up to you as a 
designer, how you want your text to be displayed.  

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Some options do make the text go crazy 
though, so I’m going to stick to ‘rainbow’.  

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The ‘to path’ option on the right, will make 
slight changes to the baseline alignment of  

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your text, so pick the one that suits the best. 
I’m going to stick to center, and hit okay.  

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Obviously, we wouldn’t want our text to have this 
curvy line striking through it, so to get rid of  

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it, just change the path weight to zero, and it 
shall be gone. Let’s change our font to a slightly  

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thicker one, so I’m going to select it, and 
change it to ‘Marketing Script Inline’. Perfect!

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You’ve just learnt one way to create the curve 
to add your text to. Now let’s move to the  

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second way. Let’s delete the text. Let’s drag a 
guide from the ruler on the left, and drop it at  

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the left edge of the image. Similarly, drop 
another one on the right edge of the image.  

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Now drag one guide from the ruler on 
top, and place it, as illustrated.  

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We’ve done this to establish the points on both 
sides, as we’ll need them now. Grab the pen tool,  

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and click the left point where both guides meet. 
Now click the center point at some elevation,  

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and without releasing the mouse, drag it to 
the right, holding shift, for a straight line.  

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Release the shift button, and click the right 
point, where both the guides meet, and your curve  

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should be made. Add black color to your path, 
and there you have it ready. Now the rest of  

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the steps should be easy for you, as we’ve done 
it already, so grab the ‘text on a path tool’,  

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and click once on the path, and start typing your 
text. Center-align the text. Change the font to  

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‘Lobster’, and also update the font size to 30 
points. Actually, let’s change it to 32 points.  

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Go to type, and then type on a path, and select 
‘options.’ Center-align the text to the path,  

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and also reduce the spacing on the side, to give 
your text some breathing space, and hit okay.  

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Lastly, change the path width to zero point, to 
make it vanish. Hit the ‘W’ key for a preview,  

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and you’ve successfully learnt both the ways to 
add a curve, and type text on a path, in InDesign.

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Alright guys! That concludes our 
session, so it’s time for a short break,  

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and I shall see you in the next 
one, in just a bit. Good bye!