Adobe Photoshop CS2 On Demand [Electronic resources]

Using Standard Type Tools

Photoshop comes with a set of standard typing tools, which are controlled in much the same way as any typing tools in any typing program. However, the creative possibilities go far beyond those of a standard typing program. When you work with the Type tools, you begin by typing some text, and then controlling the text, through the toolbox and the Options bar. Photoshop helps you maintain control over the text by automatically placing it in a separate type layer.

Use Standard Type Tools

Click and hold the

Type tool on the toolbox, and then select the

Horizontal Type tool.

Click in the document window and begin typing.

Photoshop creates a Type layer, and places the text in the layer.

IMPORTANT

When you work with the Type tools, the normal shortcut functions of the keyboard will not work. For example, holding down the Spacebar to access the Hand tool will only create a space at the insertion point of the text.

Move your cursor to a point away from the text, and then drag to move the text.

Did You Know? You can create type on a path. Create a path using Photoshop's Pen tool, select the Type tool, and then click on the path. Photoshop creates an insertion point and when you type, the text follows the path.

Double-click to select a specific word, or drag across the text to select groups of words.

Change the text color by clicking the Options bar color swatch, and then choosing a new color from the Color Picker dialog box, or use the Swatches or Color palettes to select a new color.

Delete the text by clicking within the text and pressing the backspace key to erase one letter at a time, or select a group of text and press the Backspace (Win) or Delete (Mac) key.

Insert text by clicking within the text to create an insertion point, and then typing.

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