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Using Type
About type
Type
consists of mathematically defined shapes that describe the letters, numbers, and
symbols of a
typeface
. Many typefaces are available in more than one format, the most
common formats being Type 1 (also called PostScript fonts), TrueType, OpenType, and CID
(Japanese only).
When you add type to an image, the characters are composed of pixels and have the same
resolution as the image file—zooming in on characters shows jagged edges. However,
Photoshop and ImageReady preserve the vector-based type outlines and use them when
you scale or resize type, save a PDF or EPS file, or print the image to a PostScript printer.
As a result, it’s possible to produce type with crisp, resolution-independent edges.
Creating type
You can create horizontal or vertical type anywhere in an image. Depending on how you
use the type tools, you can enter
point type
or
paragraph type
. Point type is useful for
entering a single word or a line of characters; paragraph type is useful for entering and
formatting the type as one or more paragraphs.
Type entered as point type (top) and in a bounding box
When you create type, a new type layer is added to the Layers palette. In Photoshop,
you can also create a selection border in the shape of the type.
Note
: In Photoshop, a type layer is not created for images in Multichannel, Bitmap, or
Indexed Color mode, because these modes do not support layers. In these image modes,
type appears on the background.
