How to Wrap Text in Photoshop

When adding text to a layer in Adobe Photoshop, the text can be warped into an arch, a bulge, a shell, a wave or another shape. This is the tool that would be used when wrapping text around an image. For example, if you've created a circular logo and want text to wrap around the upper border of the logo, this tool would be used.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Adobe Photoshop

Instructions

1. Open the text layer by clicking (highlighting) that layer in the "Layer" palette, located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. (This is assuming you have already opened the image file and the text has been typed on a layer.)

2. Click on the "Type Tool" icon located in the vertical menu bar to the left of the screen. Use the same tool that you originally used when typing the text.

3. Move the cursor to the left side of the text and click to highlight the text.

4. Right-click as you hold your cursor over the highlighted text. A pop-up menu will appear.

5. Click on "Warp Text" located at the bottom of the menu that appeared after completing the previous step.

6. Choose the style to wrap your text by clicking on the drop-down menu and making a selection.

7. Edit the bend, and vertical and horizontal distortions by moving the levers to the right or left in the "Warp Text" menu.

8. Click "OK" when you are finished editing the text shape. This will close the "Warp Text" menu.

Tips & Warnings

• If the "Layer" palette or vertical toolbar is hidden, click "Window," "Workspace" and "Default Workspace" to reset the workspace to the default settings.

References

• "Photoshop CS2 for Dummies;" Peter Bauer; 2005
• Saginaw Valley State University: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beyond the Basics - Warp Text (PDF)