I want to achieve an effect as if text is filling the segments of a dartboard.  So the text path would be curved and fill the segment running towards the centre.  If you picture the black 20 segement of a dartboard the text should fit that shape but follow the curve.

In other words it is as if there is a piece of pie and it the shape gets filled from the large outer edge in a curve moving onto the next line running towards the centre.

Hopefully you can picture what I mean.

I know how to fill a shape in InDesign.  However the text would be in straight lines rather than following the curves of the pie shape.

Does anyone know if what I want is possible with InDesign and how.  If it is not, what is the way to do it on, say Illustrator?

Thank you for any help!

Claire

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> I want to achieve an effect as if text is filling the segments of a dartboa=
> rd.  So the text path would be curved and fill the segment running towards =
> the centre.  If you picture the black 20 segement of a dartboard the text s=
> hould fit that shape but follow the curve.
> 
> In other words it is as if there is a piece of pie and it the shape gets fi=
> lled from the large outer edge in a curve moving onto the next line running=
>  towards the centre.
> 
> Hopefully you can picture what I mean.
> 
> I know how to fill a shape in InDesign.  However the text would be in strai=
> ght lines rather than following the curves of the pie shape.
> 
> Does anyone know if what I want is possible with InDesign and how.  If it i=
> s not, what is the way to do it on, say Illustrator?
> 
> Thank you for any help!

I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to achieve, but there's two
possibilities:

In either InDesign or Illustrator you can have the text on the path /
outline of a shape. So you could create a spiral and then have the text
follow the spiral inwards ... but the text would curve as it followed it,
and towards the centre you'll only get short words to fit and / or
horrible character spacing.

If you actually want straight text, then you can create a spiral and then
use individual text boxes / frames for each word.

Either way, the hardest part is creating the spiral. For a quick oway I
usually draw a straight line, then use the "twirl" tool to twist it into a
spiral shape - you get a double spiral, but can then cut the line at the
centre and delete one of the sprials.

Helpfull Harry  :o)