When I try to wrap text, "make" is not highlighted as an option. What am I missing?

[Mark_Saro@adobeforums.com]

[Dee Holmes]

Are you making a text box?

[Mark_Saro@adobeforums.com]

I think that I am making a text box. Actually I have tried it a couple of different ways. I usually create text by selecting the text tool from the tool box, type text, and then select the text with the selection (arrow) tool. This gives me a box around the text with handles and lines under each line of text. I have also tried to cut and paste text from another Illustrator document. All the steps in the help section work up to the point of "make".

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

Wrong way! Select the text tool then drag to make a text frame you cannot wrap point type.

[Mark_Saro@adobeforums.com]

Thanks, it works when I create the box and then type inside. Help me out, what is point type and why is it different than what I type into the box?

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

Point type is text on a path It is sort of not in a container such a text frame kind of more as to an object type rather than formatted text.