: Why does the type cursor change over a shape layer? I find that when using Photoshop CS6, the type cursor will have a dotted square around it (rather than a dotted circle) when hovering over

@Bryan765

The dotted square is the default type tool, yielding point text (on a click) or frame text (on click & drag). The dotted circle is the 'use path as frame' tool: click with this cursor on the shape layer, and start typing away. Your text will use the shape as a frame. This means that it will flow inside the shape, and automatically generates line breaks to do so, but will never show outside of the shape.

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