Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 438)

431 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Type
Last updated 1/10/2010
The options for vertical type are:
Top Align Text Aligns type to the top, leaving the bottom edge of the paragraph ragged.
Center Text Aligns type to the center, leaving both the top and bottom edges of the paragraph ragged.
Bottom Align Text Aligns type to the bottom, leaving the top edge of the paragraph ragged.
Specify justification for paragraph type
Text is said to be justified when it is aligned with both edges. You can choose to justify all text in a paragraph excluding
the last line, or you can justify text in a paragraph including the last line. The settings you choose for justification affect
the horizontal spacing of lines and the aesthetic appeal of type on a page. Justification options are available only for
paragraph type and determine word, letter, and glyph spacing. Justification settings apply only to Roman characters;
double-byte characters available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts are not affected by these settings.
1 Do one of the following:
• Select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs in that type layer to be affected.
• Select the paragraphs you want affected.
2 In the Paragraph panel, click a justification option.
The options for horizontal type are:
Justify Last Left Justifies all lines except the last, which is left aligned.
Justify Last Centered Justifies all lines except the last, which is center aligned.
Justify Last Right Justifies all lines except the last, which is right aligned.
Justify All Justifies all lines including the last, which is force justified.
The options for vertical type are:
Justify Last Top Justifies all lines except the last, which is top aligned.
Justify Last Centered Justifies all lines except the last, which is center aligned.
Justify Last Bottom Justifies all lines except the last, which is bottom justified.
Justify All Justifies all lines including the last, which is force justified.
Note: Justification (right, center, and left align, and justify all) for type on a path starts at the insertion point and ends at
the end of the path.
Adjust word and letter spacing in justified text
You can precisely control how Photoshop spaces letters and words and scales characters. Adjusting spacing is
especially useful with justified type, although you can also adjust spacing for unjustified type.
1 Select the paragraphs you want affected, or select a type layer if you want all the paragraphs in that type layer to be
affected.
2 Choose Justification from the Paragraph panel menu.
3 Enter values for Word Spacing, Letter Spacing, and Glyph Spacing. The Minimum and Maximum values define a
range of acceptable spacing for justified paragraphs only. The Desired value defines the desired spacing for both
justified and unjustified paragraphs:
Word Spacing The space between words that results from pressing the spacebar. Word Spacing values can range from
0% to 1000%; at 100%, no additional space is added between words.