Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual page 270

CHAPTER 9
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Using Type
traditional definitions of point size. You can
change the default unit of measurement for type in
the Units & Rulers section of the Preferences
dialog box.
• In ImageReady, pixels are the only unit of
measurement for type. This is because the
ImageReady application is tailored to creating
images for online media, in which pixels are the
standard unit of measurement.
To choose a type size:
In the Character palette or options bar, enter or
select a new value for Size (
unit of measurement, enter the unit (in, cm, pt,
px, or pica) after the value in the Size text box.
The value you enter is converted to the default unit
of measurement.
To specify the default unit of measurement for type
(Photoshop):
Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers.
1
Select a unit of measurement for Type.
2
To specify the point size definition (Photoshop):
Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers.
1
2 Select an option for Point/Pica Size. Traditional
points are slightly smaller than PostScript points.
Changing the type color
The type you enter gets its color from the current
foreground color; however, you can change the
type color before or after you enter type. When
editing existing type layers, you can change the
color of individual, selected characters or all type
in a layer.
To change the type color:
Do one of the following:
•
or Character palette, and select a color using the
). To use an alternate
color picker. In ImageReady, you can also select an
option from the Color selection box pop-up
menu: Foreground Color, Background Color,
Other (to use the color picker), or a color from the
pop-up palette.
•
toolbox, and select a color using the color picker.
Or click a color in the Color palette, the Swatches
palette, or the Color Table palette (ImageReady).
•
color, press Alt+Backspace (Windows) or
Option+Delete (Mac OS); to fill with the
background color, press Ctrl+Backspace
(Windows) or Command+Delete (Mac OS).
•
apply a color, pattern, or gradient on top of the
existing color. (See "Using layer styles" on
page 226.) In ImageReady, you can drag a color
from the toolbox color selection box, the Color
palette, the Color Table palette, or the Swatches
palette, and drop it onto a type layer to automati-
Click the Color selection box in the options bar
Click the foreground color selection box in the
Use fill shortcuts. To fill with the foreground
Apply an overlay layer style to the type layer to