Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 270

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Adding text and shapes
Add Text
After adding text, click the Commit icon in the options bar or cancel icon to start your workflow again.
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Create and use masked type
The Horizontal Type Mask tool and Vertical Type Mask tool create a selection in the shape of text. You can have fun
with text selection borders by cutting text out of an image to show the background, or pasting the selected text into a
new image. Experiment with different options to personalize your images and compositions.
Horizontal type mask used to create a filled selection.
In the Edit workspace, select the layer on which you want the selection to appear. For best results, don't create the
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type selection border on a text layer.
Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool
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3 Select additional type options (See
The type selection border appears in the image on the active layer.
or the Vertical Type Mask tool
"Type tool options" on page 257), and enter your text.
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