Edit Text - Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 Tutorial

Edit text

Edit type in a type layer
Select characters
Choose a font family and style
Choose a font size
Change text color
Apply style to text
Warp type
Change the orientation of a type layer
Edit type in a type layer
After you create a text layer, you can edit the text and apply layer commands to it. You can insert new text, change existing text, and delete text in
text layers. If any styles are applied to a text layer, all text inherits the attributes of those styles.
You can also change the orientation (either horizontal or vertical) of a text layer. When a text layer is vertical, the type lines flow from top to
bottom. When a text layer is horizontal, the type lines flow from left to right.
1. Do one of the following:
Select the Horizontal Type tool
In the Expert mode, select the text layer in the Layers panel.
When you click in an existing text layer, the Type tool changes at the insertion point to match the orientation of the layer.
2. Position the insertion point in the text, and do one of the following:
Click to set the insertion point.
Select one or more characters you want to edit.
Enter text as desired.
3. Commit the text layer by doing one of the following:
Click the Commit button
Click in the image.
Select a different tool in the toolbox.
Select characters
1. Select a type tool.
2. Select the text layer in the Layers panel, or click in the text flow to automatically select a text layer.
3. Position the insertion point in the text, and do one of the following:
Drag to select one or more characters.
Double-click to select a single word.
Triple-click to select an entire line of text.
Click a point in the text and then Shift-click to select a range of characters.
Choose Select > All to select all the characters in the layer.
To use the arrow keys to select characters, hold down Shift and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key.
Choose a font family and style
A font is a set of characters—letters, numbers, or symbols—that share a common weight, width, and style. When you select a font, you can select
the font family (for example, Arial) and its type style independently. A type style is a variant version of an individual font in the font family (for
example, regular, bold, or italic). The range of available type styles varies with each font.
If a font doesn't include the style you want, you can apply faux (fake) versions of bold and italic. A faux font is a computer-generated version of a
or the Vertical Type tool
in the options bar.
(or select the Move tool and double-click the text).
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