Working With Type Layers - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

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Using Type
To enter type:
Select the horizontal type tool ( ) or the
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vertical type tool ( ).
Make sure that the Create a text layer button ( )
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in the options bar is selected.
Click in the image to set an insertion point for
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the type. 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.
Select additional type options in the options
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bar. (See "Formatting characters" on page 217.)
Enter the characters you want. Press Enter on
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the main keyboard (Windows) or Return
(Mac OS) to begin a new line.
Commit the type layer. (See "About using the
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type tools" on page 213.)
The type you entered appears in a new type layer.
Note: Clicking the Cancel button (
type layer.
Creating a type selection border
You can use a type tool to create a selection in
the shape of type. Type selections appear on the
active layer instead of creating a type layer. The
selections can be moved, copied, filled, or stroked
just like any other selection. For example, you can
use the paint bucket tool to fill the type selection
with a pattern.
To create a type selection border:
Select a layer in the Layers palette. For best
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results, create the type selection border on a
normal image layer, not on a type layer.
Select the horizontal type tool ( ) or the
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vertical type tool ( ).
Click the Create a selection button ( ) in the
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options bar.
Select additional type options in the options
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bar. (See "Formatting characters" on page 217.)
Enter type in the document window. A red
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background appears to help you see the selected
areas created by the type tool. (See "Entering type"
on page 213.)
Commit the type entry. The text appears as a
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selection on the active layer.

Working with type layers

Once you create a type layer, you can edit the type
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and apply layer commands to it. You can change
the orientation of the type, apply anti-aliasing, and
warp the type into a variety of shapes. You can
move, restack, copy, and change the layer options
of a type layer as you do for a normal layer. You can
also make the following changes to a type layer and
still edit its text:
Apply transformation commands, except for
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Perspective and Distort.
Note: To apply the Perspective or Distort commands,
or to transform part of the type layer, you must
simplify the type layer, making the type uneditable.
Use layer styles.
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