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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
Formatting paragraphs
To format paragraphs
A paragraph is any range of type with a carriage return at the end. You use the Paragraph palette to set options that
apply to entire paragraphs, such as the alignment, indention, and space between lines of type. For point type, each
line is a separate paragraph. For paragraph type, each paragraph can have multiple lines, depending on the dimen
sions of the bounding box.
You can select paragraphs and then use the Paragraph palette to set formatting options for a single paragraph,
multiple paragraphs, or all paragraphs in a type layer.
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Do one of the following to select paragraphs:
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(Photoshop) Select the Horizontal Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
.
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(ImageReady) Select the Type tool
2
Do one of the following:
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To apply formatting to a single paragraph, click in a paragraph.
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To apply formatting to multiple paragraphs, make a selection within a range of paragraphs.
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To apply formatting to all paragraphs in the layer, select the type layer in the Layers palette.
About the Paragraph palette
type tool and click the Palette button
You use the Paragraph palette to change the formatting of columns and paragraphs. To display the palette, choose
Window > Paragraph, or click the Paragraph palette tab if the palette is visible but not active. You can also select a
in the options bar.
To set options with numeric values in the Paragraph palette, you can use the up and down arrows or edit the value
directly in the text box. When you edit a value directly, press Enter or Return to apply a value, Shift+Enter or
Shift+Return to apply a value and then highlight the value just edited, or Tab to apply a value and move to the next
text box in the palette.
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B
F
G
C
D
E
Paragraph palette
A.
Alignment and justification
B.
Left indent
C.
First line left indent
D.
Space before paragraph
E.
Hyphenation
F.
Right
indent
G.
Space after paragraph
You can access additional commands and options in the Paragraph palette menu. To use this menu, click the triangle
in the upper right corner of the palette. If the palette is docked, click the triangle in the palette tab.
