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- Under Workspace click on Paths.
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- By Layers and Channels you should now have a tab for Paths.
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- Select the marquee tool to create a shape.
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- Create the shape in the document space.
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- Right-click on the area and from the menu select "Make Work Path...".
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- Specify a tolerance and click "OK".
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- The work path should now be defined.
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- From the left menu select the text tool "T" and the option "Horizontal Type Tool".
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- Hover over the edge of the work path you created until the cursor changes to a text cursor with a squiggly line.
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- After clicking on it a new layer should be created with a title similar to "Layer 1 Type Path".
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- You should be able to type text and have that text follow the path (in this case, around in a circle).
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- At this point you may want to delete the path but retain the text. Begin by selecting "Path Selection Tool" from the left menu.
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- Once you have selected the path you can delete it or you can delete the path from the paths layer.
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- At this point you should only have text in the document and no path. You can continue to alter the properties of the text at this point without the path.
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