Text On Path doesn't turn out right

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Chu

Text On Path doesn't turn out right

Postby Chu » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:15 am

Hi, I'm trying to do a simple thing with the Put Text on Path tool. Basically, I'm trying to get some text onto an arc, starting on the left side, going over the top, and ending on the right side. I've figured out how to create the path (I just created an elliptical arc) and the text, but I can't seem to get the text on the path right. When I select the text and the path and do Put Text on Path, the text goes under the path upside down... basically, it's as if the text is a mirror reflection of what I want, which is above the path, right side up. What can I do the orient the text the way I want it to?

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Re: Text On Path doesn't turn out right

Postby prkos » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:11 pm

Paths have orientation, try changing it for the arc before putting text on path. It's under Path > Reverse.
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