draw the line using the Curve tool of the Drawing toolbar.If your text is to follow a freehand line: right-click the shape and select Convert ▸ To Curve/Polygon/Contour.adjust the two largest squares which indicate the angles of the beginning and end of the arc.select Points in Drawing toolbar, shortcut F8.type the text and hit ESC once to keep the shape selected.from the Drawing toolbar Basic Shapes palette, select Arc.If your text is to follow a circular or elliptical arc: Click the right-pointing arrow Add item to add the Fontwork command to the toolbar.In the list of assigned commands, select a command to define the location of the Fontwork command.In the Target dropdown, pick a toolbar you would like the command to appear in.
You need the simple Fontwork tool for this operation, not the one with the gallery.