Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tutorial page 329

4. After you have completed adding text, click the Commit
Text on Custom Path
You can draw and add text along the custom path.
1. Select the Text on Custom Path Tool
Text On Custom Path
2. Draw a custom path over the image. You can commit/cancel the drawn path to redraw from the tool options bar.
3. To refine or redraw the path, click Modify in the tool options bar. Use the nodes that appear on the path to modify it.
4. After you have completed creating a path, click the mouse at any point along the path to add text. Modify text in the same way
that you modify normal text.
Add Text
5. After adding text, click the Commit
Create and use masked type
The Horizontal Type Mask tool and Vertical Type Mask tool create a selection in the shape of text. You can have fun with text selection borders by
cutting text out of an image to show the background, or pasting the selected text into a new image. Experiment with different options to
personalize your images and compositions.
Horizontal type mask used to create a filled selection.
1. Using the Expert mode, select the layer on which you want the selection to appear. For best results, don't create the type
selection border on a text layer.
2. Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool
. Cancel to start your workflow again.
. To quickly change the current text tool, press Alt/Option and click on the current tool.
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or the Vertical Type Mask tool .
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