How do I put text IN a balloon?

[Villandra]

I am using Paint Shop Pro X - the last decent version that Corel made.

I haven't done anything artistic in Paint Shop Pro in a couple of years.

I am trying to put text in a balloon, on a photograph, to show what someone is saying.

Every single thing I try arranges the text along the outside of the balloon.

All three of my books on Paint Shop Pro X and Paint Shop Pro 9 (which is very similar), the help files, and everything I can find online, specifically discuss only how to put text along the outside of a shape, or along a curved line -even though the discussion topic and associated photos often clearly show cartoon text inside balloons in the normal manner.

One discussion does show specifically how to do it; unfortunately they are written for Paint Shop Pro 5 or something, and I don't get any such dialogue box to open when I click on either A thingy on either tool bar.

Specifically how DO I put text inside a balloon in the normal manner? By normal manner, I mean, like in this post.

Thanks!

Yours,
Dora Smith

[Kathy_9]

There is usually more than one way to do something, but for me the simplest way would be to type the text somewhere else on the image and then move it inside the balloon.

[LeviFiction]

Hold down the "alt" key as you hover over another vector. This prevents the text from being applied to the curve.

You can see the difference in the cursor image. Normally when you hover over a vector the icon looks like an "A" on a curve. But when holding "alt" it looks like the normal.text tool cursor.

And if you want the text box dialog to show up for entering the text hold "shift" when clicking.