How do I get my Text to follow a path without inverting itself please

[JohnB2 (John Browner)]

Whenever I try to get text to follow a path it turns upside down does anybody know how to correct this please.

[thelmuth (Tim Helmuth)]

If the shape works for you reversed just mirror it horizontally before applying the text. If it must be the exact shape, try the method in this post.

How to reverse direction of text applied to a path

…can also be used generally to change direction of a non-closed path. I’m not sure whether any of this can be used on closed paths. Apologies if this is already covered elsewhere. I wanted to put text around a spiral path that I had imported (using apply path to text), but found that the text always started at inside of spiral and ran towards the outside. Changing the start point of the path in Lightburn had no effect on text direction. [s1a] The solution I found : Use the offset tool a…

[JohnB2 (John Browner)]

Thank you for your reply, unfortunately the text is required to be placed in a ribbon so it must be the exact shape.
I tried following the work around, but had no success.
I’ll just have to break up the text and place it letter by letter.
Seems such an easy thing for Lightburn to fix as I’ve never had this problem in any other programs.
once again
Thank you

[thelmuth (Tim Helmuth)]

It looks like a symmetrical ribbon, just rotate it 180 degrees.

[JohnB2 (John Browner)]

Thanks heaps,
Saved a lot of grief
Truly appreciated.
Cheers John