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3.10 Text item object

In Photoshop, the Text object is a property of the art layer. To create a new text layer, you
must create a new art layer and then set the art layer's kind (Kind/kind) property to text
layer (psTextLayer/ LayerKind.TEXT) . By changing an art layer's kind, you can also
convert an existing layer to text as long as the layer is empty. For example, to create a new text
layer, write:
AS:
make new art layer in current document with properties ¬
VB:
set newLayerRef = docRef.ArtLayers.Add()
newLayerRef.Kind = psTextLayer
JS:
var newLayerRef = docRef.artLayers.add();
newLayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;
To check if an existing layer is a text layer, you must compare the layer's kind to text
layer (psTextLayer/LayerKind.TEXT ).
AS:
if (kind of layerRef is text layer) then
VB:
If layerRef.Kind = psTextLayer Then
JS:
if (newLayerRef.kind == LayerKind.TEXT)
The art layer class has a text item (TextItem/textItem) property which is only valid
when the art layer's kind is text layer. You can use this property to make modifications to
your text layer such as setting its contents, changing its size, and controlling the different
effects that can be applied to text. For example, to set the justification of your text to right
justification, you write:
AS:
set justification of text item of art layer "my text" of ¬
VB:
docRef.ArtLayers("my text").TextItem.Justification = psRight
Photoshop 7.0 Scripting Guide
{ kind: text layer }
current document to right
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