Enter paragraph type – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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3. Select additional type options in the options bar, Character panel, or Paragraph panel.
4. Enter the characters. To begin a new line, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
You can also transform point type while in edit mode. Hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) key. A bounding box
appears around the type. You can grab a handle to scale or skew the type. You can also rotate the bounding box.
5. When you finish entering or editing the type, do one of the following:
Click the Commit button in the options bar.
Press the Enter key on the numeric keypad.
Press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS).
Select any tool in the toolbox; click in the Layers, Channels, Paths, Actions, History, or Styles panel; or select any available menu
command.
Enter 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, causing the type to reflow within the adjusted rectangle. You can adjust the bounding box while you enter type or
after you create the type layer. You can also use the bounding box to rotate, scale, and skew type.
1. Select the Horizontal Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
.
2. Do one of the following:
Drag diagonally to define a bounding box for the type.
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click or drag to display the Paragraph Text Size dialog box. Enter values for Width
and Height, and click OK.
3. Select additional type options in the options bar, Character panel, Paragraph panel, or Layer > Type submenu.
4. Enter the characters. To begin a new paragraph, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). If you enter more type than can fit in the
bounding box, the overflow icon appears on the bounding box.
5. If desired, resize, rotate, or skew the bounding box.
6. Commit the type layer by doing one of the following:
Click the Commit button in the options bar.
Press the Enter key on the numeric keypad.
Press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS).
Select any tool in the toolbox; click in the Layers, Channels, Paths, Actions, History, or Styles panel; or select any available menu
command.
The type you enter appears in a new type layer.
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