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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. When file size and limiting the number of colors is
most important, leaving type without anti-aliased edges may be preferable, despite the
jagged edges. Also, consider using larger type than you would use for printed works.
Larger type can be easier to view online and gives you more freedom in deciding whether
to apply anti-aliasing to type.
Note: When you use anti-aliasing, type may be rendered inconsistently at small sizes and
low resolutions (such as the resolution used for Web graphics). To reduce this inconsis-
tency, deselect the Fractional Width option in the Character palette menu.
Anti-aliasing options include:
None to apply no anti-aliasing.
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Sharp to make type appear the most sharp.
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Crisp to make type appear somewhat sharp.
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Strong to make type appear heavier.
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Smooth to make type appear smoother.
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To apply anti-aliasing to a type layer:
1 Select the type layer in the Layers palette.
2 Do one of the following:
Choose an option from the anti-aliasing menu
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palette.
Choose Layer > Type, and choose an option from the submenu.
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Converting between point type and paragraph type
You can convert point type to paragraph type to adjust the flow of characters within a
bounding box. Or you can convert paragraph type to point type to make each text line
flow independently from the others.
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