Text Path Question

[Joana1n]

I'm working on a LO with a template. I flipped the template a couple of times, so now the journaling text is reversed and you need a mirror to read it. Is there an easy way to flip it? I would just do transform > flip horizontal, but it's in a text path and if I do that, I think the whole path would flip and not fit the shape of the area it's in.

I know I can redraw the text path but don't really want to do that except as a last resort.

[Heather Roselli]

hmmm...I know that you can drag the text around on the path to make it go inside or outside of the path when you are using just a line of text...are you using a text block/path though? I'm not sure about that one...I'd have to experiment a bit..

[Heather Roselli]

OK, I did a little mock up and here is what I did to make it work...

After you've flipped the LO/text path - With the text path layer active go to the Path palette and click the little black triangle and choose Make Selection - that will put marching ants around the text path. Then choose Make Work Path from the same drop down menu - that will create a new path in the new shape. Take your text tool and click inside the path and start typing. Your text should flow inside the new path in the right direction.

Let me know if that works...if it doesn't we'll have to try something else, but I worked for me in PSCS3. HTHs

[Joana1n]

heather, you are a rock star!! that worked. thanks so much! i hate redrawing text paths.

[Heather Roselli]

So glad I could help! :)