Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual page 262

CHAPTER 9
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Using Type
About using the type tool (Photoshop)
Clicking in an image with the type tool puts the
type tool in edit mode. You can enter and edit
characters when the tool is in edit mode;
however, you must commit changes to the type
layer before you can perform other operations.
For example, you cannot select a command from
the Layer menu while the type tool is in edit mode.
To determine if the type tool is in edit mode,
look in the options bar—if you see the OK
button (
tool is in edit mode.
To commit changes to a type layer:
Do one of the following:
• Click the OK button (
• Press the Enter key on the numeric keypad.
Press Ctrl+Enter on the main keyboard
•
(Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS).
Select any tool in the toolbox, or click in the
•
Layers, Channels, Paths, Actions, History,
or Styles palette.
Entering point type
When you enter point type, each line of type is
independent—the length of a line grows or
shrinks as you edit it, but it doesn't wrap to the
next line.
To enter point type:
Select the type tool ( ).
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2 (Photoshop) Click the New Type Layer button
( ) in the options bar.
) and Cancel button ( ), the type
) in the options bar.
3 Click an orientation button in the options bar:
Horizontal ( ) to enter type horizontally.
•
Vertical ( ) to enter type vertically.
•
Click in the image to set an insertion point for
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the type. The small line through the I-beam marks
the position of the type baseline. For horizontal
type, the baseline marks the line on which the type
rests; for vertical type, the baseline marks the
center axis of the type characters.
Select additional type options in the options
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bar, Character palette, and Paragraph palette.
(See "Formatting characters" on page 258 and
"Formatting paragraphs" on page 265.)
6 Enter the characters you want. Press Enter on
the main keyboard (Windows) or Return
(Mac OS) to begin a new line.
7 (Photoshop) Commit the type layer. (See
"About using the type tool (Photoshop)" on
page 252.)
The type you entered appears in a new type layer.
Entering paragraph type
When you enter paragraph type, the lines of type
wrap to fit the dimensions of the bounding box.
You can enter multiple paragraphs and select a
paragraph justification option.
You can resize the bounding box, which causes the
type to reflow within the adjusted rectangle.
You can adjust the bounding box while you're
entering type or after you create the type layer.
You can also rotate, scale, and skew type using the
bounding box.