When you’ve got the modifier key down and the cursor is in position to drag the beginning or ending point, the cursor will change to let you know which direction(s) you can drag. When the cursor is not near the type and the modifier key is depressed, you (as usual) have the Move tool available. Hold down the Command key (Mac) or Control key (Windows) and position the Type tool near the type to alter its position in relation to the path.When you’ve finished editing type, press Command-Return (Mac) or Control-Enter (Windows) to accept the type editing, and again to hide the path.For example, Baseline Shift can be used to raise the type from a path that will be stroked or filled. Type on a path can be adjusted with the Character palette.The Type tool’s cursor changes appearance to indicate that you’re adding type on a path. To add type inside a path, click inside the path. Create or paste the path, then click on it with the Type tool.Here are the basics of type on a path in Photoshop: You can create a path with the Pen tool, a shape tool, even add text along a path created from type! But that feature (which is retained in Photoshop CS) doesn’t offer the flexibility of using any vector path as a type object’s baseline.

Photoshop has had the Type Warp feature since Photoshop 6, which enabled you to deform type to a number of shapes while retaining editablility. BNoth the type and the path remain fully editable. Now, just as in Adobe Illustrator, you can place type along any path. One of the most requested features has finally made it to Photoshop with the release of Photoshop CS.

Photoshop typetool baseline