Paragraph panel overview, Specify alignment – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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Last updated 1/10/2010
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To apply formatting to all paragraphs in the layer, select the type layer in the Layers panel.
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Paragraph panel overview
You use the Paragraph panel to change the formatting of columns and paragraphs. To display the panel, choose
Window
> Paragraph, or click the Paragraph panel tab if the panel is visible but not active. You can also select a type
tool and click the Panel button
in the options bar.
To set options with numeric values in the Paragraph panel, you can use the up and down arrows or edit the value
directly in the text box. When you edit a value directly, press Enter or Return to apply a value, Shift+Enter or
Shift+Return to apply a value and then highlight the value just edited, or Tab to apply a value and move to the next
text box in the panel.
Paragraph panel
A. Alignment and justification B. Left indent C. First line left indent D. Space before paragraph E. Hyphenation F. Right indent G. Space
after paragraph
You can access additional commands and options in the Paragraph panel menu. To use this menu, click the triangle
in the upper right corner of the panel.
Specify alignment
You can align type to one edge of a paragraph (left, center, or right for horizontal type; top, center, or bottom for
vertical type). Alignment options are available only for paragraph type.
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Do one of the following:
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Select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs in that type layer to be affected.
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Select the paragraphs you want affected.
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In the Paragraph panel or options bar, click an alignment option.
The options for horizontal type are:
Left Align Text
Aligns type to the left, leaving the right edge of the paragraph ragged.
Center Text
Aligns type to the center, leaving both edges of the paragraph ragged.
Right Align Text
Aligns type to right, leaving the left edge of the paragraph ragged.
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