Wrapping Text

[cjoy2day]

If I create a shape (heart for example) and I want to create text to wrap, how do I do that? I am sure its right in front of my face.:rolleyes:

[cjoy2day]

Ok, I used the move tool, but is there an easier way?

[Wendy]

Hi ...

Do you mean that you want to text to fill the centre of the heart .. if so then I am afraod tht you can;t do that in Elements.

Well apart from manually :)

Wendy

[cjoy2day]

No actually I want the text to go on the outside of the heart but wrap around in that shap.

[photoshopsusieq]

Not sure if you noticed but this product also comes with borders that allow your text to follow the outside of the two different heart shapes. ;)

Hope you take a second look :)

[Tina_B]

I do have something that works with elements that makes text go around shapes. I will look and see if I can find it and post . It was a free download from a link I found on this forum.
Tina B

[Tina_B]

Thought someone might be interested in this. There are several different shapes.
http://digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=65794
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this is where I found the text wrap
Tina B

[Tina_B]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1IUPRHYNuK5j0vkwqPwqifw1dZ2Wyi_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1IUPRHYNuK5j0vkwqPwqifw1dZ2Wyi)

Is this what you want to do?
Tina B

[jmikelewis]

Tina,

Where do you install this. Does it go in the effects?



Thanks,

Mike

[Tina_B]

You don't have to install it. When you download it just unzip if needed and then what I did was to just make a folder, I put it in my pictures, You can put it where ever you want just be sure to name it and remember where you put it.. When you want to use it just open the folder and open it in elements. Click on the one that you want to use and it will open.
Tina B

[Rusty]

I don't know how much help this might be...
...but, PSE does have a function called "Warp Text" within the Type Tool

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1VVD92esLuteSdrkYXNLhgHVpqbA1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1VVD92esLuteSdrkYXNLhgHVpqbA1)

Go to Elements Help and search for "warp text"; it explains pretty well how to do it.

There are a limited number of shapes available. I don't know if add-ins can be used to add more.

Rusty

[cjoy2day]

Not sure if you noticed but this product also comes with borders that allow your text to follow the outside of the two different heart shapes. ;)

Hope you take a second look :)

Sorry, but can you direct me a little more :o I'm not sure what I'm suppose to be looking for.

[photoshopsusieq]

Sorry about the information being deleted from this thread but there was a complaint about me "selling" on the forum.

Excuse me for actually reading and understanding what you were asking for.
Excuse me for knowing that the only way you are going to accomplish your heart-shaped text border was with a text path developed with full Photoshop.
Excuse me for not just telling you it couldn't be done.
Excuse me for not suggesting a tool that wouldn't do the job.

Oh no! Dummy me... I gave you information about a product that was specifically designed to do EXACTLY what you wanted.

I'll be the first person to tell you that as an active member of this forum I would not want to be bombarded with unrequested and indiscriminate "sales" pitches but when I'm looking for something to do a job I'm grateful for any information that helps me get it done. Oh, I'm quite sure that if anyone else had posted a link to my store (or any other store for that matter) it would have been A-OK. Yes...... I'm have a digiscrap store but I truly thought I was helping you out with your request. I guess being the owner turns information into selling. :confused:

Somehow it's ok when I purchase 3 years of subscriptions to PET.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase a PET online training course.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase 2 versions of PS.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase 1 year subscription to NAPP.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase Lightroom.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase 6+ Scott Kelby books.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase Matt K's book.
Somehow it's ok when I'm emailing out 50+ templates out of the goodness of my heart.

Ok, ok.... I'll get off my soap box now :D I'll send you a PM with more information.

I'm also sending you a discount code to use to purchase the product so I guess this post isn't selling! Even though it means that I will be missing out on a $1.50 sale. That's right folks.... a HUGE, WHOPPING, GIGANTIC, ENORMOUS $1.50 sale!

Cjoy2day, I truly hope you enjoy using my text trails and shapes to create your heart border :)

I want everyone to know I thought long and hard before submitting this post. There were many, many revisions. Through various threads and posts, I know there are a lot of members who are trying to do something professional with their PSE and photography skills so I didn't consider this an exclusively casual forum. I'm sure there will be a lot of different opinions about it. Please remember there ALWAYS pros and cons to every situation. In the end, I just had to go ahead and push the "Submit Reply" button. Thanks for letting me vent.

[Rusty]

Hey, Susan, excellent rant !!!

Dumb me didn't even realize you were actually suggesting the purchase of a product you were connected with. Sorta like, Graffi, Panos, Lee and others that are so generous with their help and, yes, just might have something to sell as well.

As I say, darned good rant. I wish I could see the earlier draft versions :D :D

Rusty

[Tina_B]

Susan
You go girl! let them know what is on your mind. I did not think you were out of line in fact I did not even think you were selling anything just pointing someone with a question in the right direction. If that is wrong than what are we here for?
Keep on with all the good advice that you share.
Tina B

[tfry]

"Somehow it's ok when I purchase 3 years of subscriptions to PET.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase a PET online training course.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase 2 versions of PS.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase 1 year subscription to NAPP.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase Lightroom.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase 6+ Scott Kelby books.
Somehow it's ok when I purchase Matt K's book.
Somehow it's ok when I'm emailing out 50+ templates out of the goodness of my heart."

We weren't the ones complaining about it....So I fail to see how this has anything to do with your purchases from PET or Adobe:(

I'm sorry you are upset. I simply looked at the post, it was a valid complaint, so I deleted the thread.

As I stated in my message, links to your site are perfectly fine in your signature, but clickable links to other commerical sites in posts are not.
Thanks

[Bayla]

As I stated in my message, links to your site are perfectly fine in your signature, but clickable links to other commerical sites in posts are not.


I'm confused here. Are you saying that while it is OK for Susan to have a clickable link in her signature to her website (which she has), she can't put a clickable link in her post to that same website (which she did)??:confused:

As Rusty has pointed out, various people (very helpful people) frequently put in links to their websites which are definitely commercial and nobody ever bats an eyelid or complains. I can't believe that someone complained about Susan's post - it was a most useful link that answered the OP's question perfectly. It wasn't as if she was linking to a site selling handbags or shoes which are obviously spam.

Bayla

[tfry]

Yes Bayla you understand it correctly.

Yes someone did send me a message about the post, I don't go looking for things to delete:D

As for the link in the signature lets just say I don't click on the signatures to see what's in them and if you have a little scraping site that you run great...
not my concern as I don't know or want to know about it. You put it in a link in a post and it becomes my job to remove commercial *spam* whether you me or the person who posted it thinks it's spam or not. Bottom line is there are not supposed to be commercial links posted. If you wish to link to a free site for fonts and stuff great..and if you post a commercial link and no one reports it then it doesn't get deleted, my attention has to be drawn to the links....

I think we have discussed this to death now. Susan has stated her opinion and I have told everyone why I removed the post since the whole thing was brought out the the general forum.

Can we move on now?

[Bayla]

Tami,

Thanks for the clarification. I can see that you have to be fair and delete anything that contravenes the forum rules and I don't think anyone can take issue with that!:)

I do think however think it was maybe not 'forum etiquette' for someone to report the post of a member who gives an awful lot to this forum both in time and information/help and who has even written an article for the newsletter!

Bayla

[Tina_B]

Thought someone might be interested in this. There are several different shapes.
http://digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=65794
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this is where I found the text wrap
Tina B

Try this and see if this will work for you. I downloaded it and I use it all the time. It is a fee download. There are flower shapes, circles, and square shapes that you can rezize to make what ever size you need.
Tina B