Shaped Text Boxes

Is it possible to create a text box in DW that is anything
other than square? I am trying to make a layer with text that is
shaped to a design element. The text will change often or I would
just fake it with soft and hard returns to get it to shape the way
it should. Is there a way to define a line that text will obey? Or
better yet, create a text box with a specific shape?
Thanks in advance,.
Greg

Depends on which version of Photoshop you're using.
Text inside a Photoshop vector path was introduced with PS CS2, IIRC.
I haven't done this much, so I did some experimenting, and I dove into the Help Files for PS CS2.
First of all, if the Help Files have a section on this, I couldn't find it. That's not good, especially for new users who might not know where else to look for advanced instruction online.
But, my experimentation showed me that you can make an irregularly shaped paragraph text box with the Custom Shape tools. You may then manually edit the anchor points to alter the shape's path to whatever you desire. Then, with your Type Tool selected, hover on the inside of the shape you created and you'll see the "I-Bar" Text cursor change, so that it looks like it's flanked by dotted parentheses characters (We'll call that the "Text-In-A-Shape" ["TIAS"]cursor). This cursor tells you that you can click to initiate text inside of the shape, and it will be bounded to stay inside of that shape, just as it would be if you simply dragged out a rectangular paragraph text box.
Further, something I found lacking was that you can NOT simply use the Pen Tool to create your irregular shape. If you do that, you won't be able to make the "TIAS" cursor appear. You
must
ucreate the shape starting with the Custom Shapes tools.
If this limitation has been lifted in PS CS 3, I wouldn't know. If that's the version you have, you'll have to discover that on your own.
Once you've entered your text in this shape, you may adjust the Character and Paragraph parameters just like you would with any other text.

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