Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 424)

417 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Type
Last updated 1/10/2010
Change the orientation of a type layer
The orientation of a type layer determines the direction of type lines in relation to the document window (for point
type) or the bounding box (for paragraph type). When a type layer is vertical, the type flows up and down; when a type
layer is horizontal, the type flows from left to right. Don’t confuse the orientation of a type layer with the direction of
characters in a type line.
1 Select the type layer in the Layers panel.
2 Do one of the following:
• Select a type tool, and click the Text Orientation button in the options bar.
• Choose Layer > Type > Horizontal, or choose Layer > Type > Vertical.
• Choose Change Text Orientation from the Character panel menu.
Rasterize type layers
Some commands and tools—such as filter effects and painting tools—are not available for type layers. You must
rasterize the type before applying the command or using the tool. Rasterizing converts the type layer into a normal
layer and makes its contents uneditable as text. A
warning message appears if you choose a command or tool that
requires a rasterized layer. Some warning messages provide an OK button you can click to rasterize the layer.
❖ Select the type layer and choose Layer > Rasterize > Type.
Formatting characters
About character formatting
You can set type attributes before you enter characters or reset them to change the appearance of selected characters
in a type layer.
Before you can format individual characters, you must select them. You can select one character, a range of characters,
or all characters in a type layer.
More Help topics
“ Line and character spacing ” on page 425
“ Formatting paragraphs ” on page 429
Select characters
1 Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool .
2 Select the type layer in the Layers panel, or click in the text to automatically select a type layer.
3 Position the insertion point in the text, and do one of the following:
• Drag to select one or more characters.
• Click in the text, and then Shift-click to select a range of characters.
• Choose Select > All to select all the characters in the layer.
• Double-click a word to select it. Triple-click a line to select it. Quadruple-click a paragraph to select it. Quintuple-
click anywhere in the text flow to select all characters in a bounding box.