Formatting Text - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual

To unwarp type:
Select a type layer that has warping applied to it.
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Select a type tool, and click the Warp button
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in the options bar; or choose Layer > Type > Warp
Text.
Choose None from the Style pop-up menu,
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and click OK.
Simplifying type layers
Simplifying a type layer converts it to a regular,
bitmap layer. Simplifying a type layer is necessary
when you want to paint on type or apply filters to
it. Once you simplify a type layer, you can no
longer edit its text.
To simplify a type layer:
1 Select a type layer in the Layers palette.
Choose Layer > Simplify Layer.
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In the Layers palette, the layer thumbnail changes
from the type icon to a thumbnail of the
simplified text.

Formatting text

Photoshop Elements gives you precise control over
individual characters in type layers, including
font, size, and color. You can set type attributes
before you enter characters, or reset them to
change the appearance of selected characters in a
type layer.
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Note: Selecting and formatting characters in a type
layer puts the type tool into edit mode. You must
commit the changes before you can perform other
operations. (See "Entering text" on page 196.)
Selecting characters for formatting
Before you can format individual characters,
you must select them. You can select one character,
a range of characters, or all characters in a
type layer.
To select all the characters in a layer without
positioning the insertion point in the text flow,
select the type layer in the Layers palette, and then
double-click the layer's type icon
To select characters:
1 Select a type tool.
Select the type layer in the Layers palette,
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or click in the text flow to automatically select a
type layer.
Position the insertion point in the text, and do
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one of the following:
Drag to select one or more characters.
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Double-click to select a single word.
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Triple-click to select an entire line of text.
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Click in the text and then Shift-click to select a
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range of characters.
Choose Select > All to select all the characters in
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the layer.
• To use the arrow keys to select characters,
hold down Shift and press the Right Arrow or
Left Arrow key.
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