Curving text in Fireworks

How can I have text curving inside my logo? I have an oval
and text curved in an arc across the top, but on the bottom of the
oval I want the text to be curved in the form of a smiley face. Any
suggestions?

Fairly easy ...
http://www.caughtinthefire.com/text2path2.php
Regards,
..Trent Pastrana
www.fourlevel.com
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> How can I have text curving inside my logo? I have an
oval and text curved
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want the text to be
> curved in the form of a smiley face. Any suggestions?
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