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In addition, ImageReady features a handy new tool, called the magic eraser tool, which lets you create trans-
parencies instantly in GIF and PNG files. You simply select the tool and click a pixel. Any pixels of similar
color become transparent automatically.
Try it:
1. Choose File > Open > banner.ai.
2. Select the magic eraser tool.
3. Click on the background white.
All of the white background instantly becomes transparent, creating a checkerboard pattern in your on-
screen image. This checkerboard doesn’t display in the browser, but rather allows background colours and
patterns to show through.
4. Close the file without saving it.
Editing Text
In Adobe ImageReady software, you can create and edit text easily—just select the type tool, click an inser-
tion point, and enter text in the Type Tool dialogue box. You can preview the text from this dialogue box, or close
it to see your text in place. To edit this text, just double-click the type layer in the Layers palette (indicated
by the capital T), and make your changes. Format your text using the Type palette. You can specify the font,
font size, kerning, leading, and tracking.
Try it:
1. Choose File > Open > Hammer.psd.
2. Choose the type tool.
3. Click an insertion point in the center along the bottom edge of the image.
4. If necessary, check Preview in the Type Tool dialogue box, and move this dialogue box so you have an unob-
structed view of the image.
5. Enter Tools That Work, specify 18-point
black type in your choice of fonts, and click
OK.
6. Select the move tool and adjust the position
of the type.
7. Click the Type palette tab to make it visible
(or choose Window > Show Type).
8. Make sure that the type layer is still selected
in the Layers palette, and then change the
font size to 22 points and press Enter or
Return.
9. Leave this file open, so that you can check out
multiple undo in the next section.