The Cricut app helps you create curved words on your mobile or PC. However, many users don’t know how to make the text more appealing using the app.
Follow these steps to curve words on the Cricut app.
1. Install the Phonto and Cricut apps via the Play Store or App Store.
2. Launch the Phonto app, tap the camera icon, choose “Plain Images”, select the share icon, and tap “Use”.
3. Tap “Add text”, and after typing your desired words, tap “Done”.
4. Select the text, tap “Curve” from the menu, select the upload icon, and tap “Same Image as PNG”.
5. Launch the Cricut app, tap “Upload”, choose “Select from Photo Library”, and tap the required photo.
To make things easy for you, we took the time to write a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to curve words on the Cricut app with easy instructions.
Curving Words on the Cricut App
If you don’t know how to curve words on the Cricut app, our following 2 step-by-step methods will help you do this task easily.
On Android
If you are using an Android device, follow these steps to curve words using the Cricut app.
Step #1: Install the Phonto App and Cricut App
To curve text on an Android device, you first need to install the Phonto app on your Android device. To do this, unlock your phone, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access all the apps, launch Google Play Store, search the Phonto app, and tap “Install”.
Similarly, search the Cricut app on the Google Play Store and tap “Install”. After the installation process is complete, the app icon will appear on your phone’s Home screen.
If you are using an iOS device to curve words, install the Phonto and Cricut apps from the App Store.
Step #2: Create Curved Text on the Phonto App
In the second step, launch the Phonto app and tap the camera icon at the bottom of the screen. Tap “Plain Images”, select a white square, tap the sharing icon at the top right of the screen, and tap “Use”.
Tap the screen, select the “Add text” option, enter your desired text, and tap “Done”.
Now, adjust the style, font, and alignment of the text on the canvas. Tap the text, swipe left on the menu, and tap “Curve”. Hold and drag the slider to adjust the diameter of the curved text. Drag the slider to the left to curve the text downward, or drag it to the right for an upward curve.
Step #3: Import the Text to the Cricut App
In the last step, tap the upload icon, select “Save Image as PNG”, and tap “OK”. Next, launch the Cricut app, tap “Upload”, choose “Select from Photo Library”, and select the photo.
To remove the white background from the curved text, tap “Remove” from the bottom menu and tap the areas that you want to make transparent. Tap “Next”, enter a name for the project, and tap “Save”.
The words are successfully curved and saved on your device.
On Windows
You can curve words on the Cricut app using your Windows PC with the help of these steps.
Step #1: Install the Cricut App
To install the Cricut app on your Windows PC, launch a browser of your choice, and go to the Cricut website. Click “Download” and install the application. After the installation process is complete, launch the app and enter your Cricut credentials to log in or click “Create a new Cricut ID” to sign up.
To download the Cricut app on your Mac computer, turn it on, launch a browser, go to the Cricut website and click “Download”.
After the downloading process finishes, open the file from the “Downloads” folder, and hold and drag the “Cricut Design Space” to the “Applications” folder.
Double-click the app icon in the “Applications” folder to launch it, sign in with your Cricut credentials and follow the below-mentioned steps to curve words on the Cricut app on your Mac computer.
Step #2: Create the Curved Text
In the second step, select “New Project” under “My Projects”. Click “Text” from the left menu and type your desired text into the text box. After writing, select the text, and change its font, size, and style. Click the “Curve” option in the toolbar above.
Drag and hold the “Diameter” slider to adjust the curve and click “Save”.
After curving the text on the Cricut app, you can change the letter spacing property and rotate the text to achieve desired results.
Summary
This guide discusses how to curve words on the Cricut app using your Android/iOS device or Windows/Mac computer.
Hopefully, your question is answered in this article, and now you can quickly create new text designs using the Cricut app.
