Using Type; About Type; Creating Type - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

Chapter 10: Using Type
dobe Photoshop Elements lets you
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add type to images with flexibility and
precision. You can create and edit type
directly on-screen (instead of in a dialog box) and
quickly change the font, style, size, and color of
the type.

About type

Type consists of mathematically defined shapes
that describe the letters, numbers, and symbols of
a typeface. Many typefaces are available in more
than one format, the most common formats being
Type 1 (also called PostScript fonts), TrueType,
and OpenType.

Creating type

In Photoshop Elements, you create and edit type
directly on-screen (instead of in a dialog box). This
is advantageous because you can always see how
the type fits into your composition.
When you select a type tool, the options bar
displays a variety of options for creating type. You
can choose to create type on a new type layer, or
you can create a selection border in the shape of
the type. You can also set the font, style, size, and
color of the type in the options bar.
Note: Bitmap mode and Indexed Color mode do not
support layers. In these image modes, type appears
on the background and cannot be edited with the
type tool.
About using the type tools
Clicking in an image with a 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 (
and Cancel button ( ), the type 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
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(Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS).
Click in the image, select a tool in the toolbox,
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or click in a palette.
Entering type
You can enter type horizontally or vertically,
depending on which type tool you select. Each line
of type you enter is independent—the length of a
line grows or shrinks as you edit it, but it doesn't
wrap to the next line.
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