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About using the type tools (Photoshop)
Clicking in an image with a type tool puts the type tool in edit mode. You can enter and
edit characters when the tool is in edit mode; however, you must commit changes to the
type layer before you can perform some operations. To determine if a type tool is in edit
mode, look in the options bar—if you see the Commit button
and Cancel button
,
the type tool is in edit mode.
To commit changes to a type layer:
Do one of the following:
•
Click the Commit button
in the options bar.
•
Press the Enter key on the numeric keypad.
•
Press Ctrl+Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
•
Select any tool in the toolbox, click in the Layers, Channels, Paths, Actions, History,
or Styles palette, or select any available menu command.
Entering point type
When you enter point type, each line of type is independent—the length of a line grows
or shrinks as you edit it, but it doesn’t wrap to the next line. The type you entered appears
in a new type layer.
To enter point type:
1
Do one of the following:
•
(Photoshop) Select the horizontal type tool
or the vertical type tool
.
•
(ImageReady) Select the type tool
.
2
Click in the image to set an insertion point for 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.
To show the baseline in ImageReady, choose View > Show > Text Baseline.
3
Select additional type options in the options bar, Character palette, and Paragraph
palette. (See
“Formatting characters” on page 349
and
“Formatting paragraphs” on
page 358
.)
4
Enter the characters you want. Press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return
(Mac OS) to begin a new line.
5
Commit the type layer. (See
“About using the type tools (Photoshop)” on page 343
.)
Entering paragraph type
When you enter paragraph type, the lines of type wrap to fit the dimensions of the
bounding box. You can enter multiple paragraphs and select a paragraph justification
option.
You can resize the bounding box, which causes the type to reflow within the adjusted
rectangle. You can adjust the bounding box while you’re entering type or after you create
the type layer. You can also rotate, scale, and skew type using the bounding box.
