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3 Position the insertion point in the text, and do
one of the following:
• Click to set the insertion point.
Select one or more characters you want to edit.
•
Enter text as desired.
4
(Photoshop) Commit the changes to the type
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layer. (See "About using the type tool
(Photoshop)" on page 252.)
Rasterizing type layers
Some commands and tools—such as filter effects
and painting tools—are not available for type
layers. You must rasterize the type prior to
applying the command or using the tool.
Rasterizing converts the type layer to a normal
layer and makes its contents uneditable as text.
A warning message appears if you choose a
command or tool that requires a rasterized layer.
Some warning messages provide an OK button
that you can click to rasterize the layer.
To convert a type layer to a normal layer:
Select the type layer in the Layers palette.
1
Choose Layer > Rasterize > Type.
2
Changing type layer orientation
The orientation of a type layer determines the
direction of type lines in relation to the document
window (for point type) or the bounding box
(for paragraph type). When a type layer is vertical,
the type lines flow up and down; when a type layer
is horizontal, the type lines flow from left to right.
Don't confuse the orientation of a type layer with
the direction of characters in a type line.
(See "Rotating vertical type" on page 264.)
To change the orientation of a type layer:
1 Select the type layer in the Layers palette.
2 Do one of the following:
Choose Layer > Type > Horizontal, or Layer >
•
Type > Vertical.
(ImageReady) Select Horizontal ( ) or
•
Vertical ( ) in the options bar.
Specifying anti-aliasing
Anti-aliasing lets you produce smooth-edged type
by partially filling the edge pixels. As a result,
the edges of the type blend into the background.
Anti-aliasing None, and Strong.
When creating type for online use, consider that
anti-aliasing greatly increases the number of colors
in the original image. This limits your ability to
reduce the number of colors in the image and thus
reduce the optimized file size, and may cause stray
colors to appear along the edges of the type.
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