Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 303)

ILLUSTRATOR CS3
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Important: If the layer contains multiple type objects, move any that you don’t want to wrap around the wrap object
either into another layer or above the wrap object.
2 Select the object or objects around which you want the text to wrap.
3 Choose Object > Text Wrap > Make.
Set wrap options
You can set wrap options before or after you wrap the text.
1 Select the wrap object.
2 Choose Object > Text Wrap > Text Wrap Options and specify the following options:
Offset Specifies the amount of space between the text and the wrap object. You can enter a positive or negative value.
Invert Wrap Wraps the text around the reverse side of the object.
Unwrap text from an object
1 Select the wrap object.
2 Choose Object > Text Wrap > Release.
Working with type on a path
Move or flip text along a path
1 Select the type object.
A bracket appears at the beginning of the type, at the end of the path, and at the midpoint between the start and end
brackets.
2 Position the pointer over the type’s center bracket until a small icon appears next to the pointer .
3 Do one of the following:
• To move text along the path, drag the center bracket along the path. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command
(Mac OS) to prevent the type from flipping to the other side of the path.
Moving type along a path
• To flip the direction of text along a path, drag the bracket across the path. Alternatively, choose Type > Type On
A Path
> Type On A Path Options, select Flip, and click OK.