Editing Type - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

Editing type

Using the type tool in conjunction with the options bar, the Character palette, and the Paragraph palette, you
can edit type directly as it appears in an image. In addition, you can apply special warp effects to the shape of
type and make global edits to type layers.
Edit type content and attributes
set an insertion point or drag to highlight the characters you want to edit. Then change the type
content and attributes as desired. In Photoshop, click the Commit button (
commit the changes.
Changing the font of a single character
The warp feature lets you creatively stretch and distort the shape of type.
Warp the shape of type
Use the type tool to click inside the type you want to warp, and click the warp icon (
For Style, choose a warp effect. Specify whether to apply the warp horizontally or vertically, drag the sliders
to adjust the intensity of the effect, and click OK.
Because type resides on its own type layer, you can apply all sorts of
Apply layer edits to type
layer-specific edits to type—from changing the opacity and blending mode to adding layer styles.
(See "Using layers" on page 22.)
Select the type tool ( ), and click inside the desired type to
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