Creating Type - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual

292 CHAPTER 12
Using Type

Creating type

Use these tools to create type in an image:
The type ( ) and vertical type ( ) tools let you
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create colored type that is stored in a new type
layer. You can edit the text at any time using the
type layer.
The type mask ( ) and vertical type mask (
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tools let you create selection borders in the shape
of type. Type selections appear on the active layer,
and can be moved, copied, filled, or stroked just
like any other selection.
Text created by type tool, and by type mask tool
Entering text
You enter text by selecting a type tool and clicking
in the image to set an insertion point. The Type
Tool dialog box lets you enter the text and specify
formatting attributes.
To enter text:
Select the type ( ) or vertical type ( ) tool.
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The pointer changes to an I-beam pointer.
The small line through the I-beam marks the
position of the type baseline. For horizontal type,
the baseline marks the line on which the type rests;
for vertical type, the baseline marks the center axis
of the type characters.
Click in the image to set an insertion point for
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the type.
To display a preview of the type in the image,
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select Preview. (This option is not available for
images in multichannel, Bitmap, or indexed-
color mode.)
Specify type attributes, as described in "Setting
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type attributes" on page 295.
To change the color of the type, click the color
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box, choose a color as described in "Using the
Adobe Photoshop Color Picker" on page 218, and
click OK.
Click inside the text area at the bottom of the
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dialog box, and enter your text. To create a line
break, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS)
while the cursor is in the text area.
7 To control the display of type in the text area, do
any of the following:
To resize the text area, drag the lower right
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corner of the dialog box.