Entering type, Enter point type – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual
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Entering type
There are three ways to create type: at a point, inside a paragraph, and along a path.
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Point type is a horizontal or vertical line of text that begins where you click in the image. Entering text at a point
is a useful way to add a few words to your image.
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Paragraph type uses boundaries to control the flow of characters, either horizontally or vertically. Entering text
this way is useful when you want to create one or more paragraphs, such as for a brochure.
Type entered as point type (top) and in a bounding box (bottom)
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Type on a path flows along the edge of an open or a closed path. When you enter text horizontally, characters
appear along the path perpendicular to the baseline. When you enter text vertically, characters appear along the
path parallel to the baseline. In either case, the text flows in the direction in which points were added to the path.
If you enter more text that can fit within a paragraph boundary or along a path, a small box or circle containing a
plus symbol (+) appears in place of a handle in the corner of the boundary or anchor point at the end of the path.
Clicking in an image with a type tool puts the type tool in edit mode. When the tool is in edit mode, you can enter
and edit characters as well as perform some other commands from the various menus; however, certain operations
require that you first commit changes to the type layer. To determine whether a type tool is in edit mode, look in the
options bar—if you see the Commit button
and the Cancel button
, the type tool is in edit mode.
See also
“Create and edit type on a path” on page 428
Enter point type
When you enter point type, each line of type is independent—the line expands or shrinks as you edit it, but it doesn’t
wrap to the next line. The type you enter appears in a new type layer.
1
Select the Horizontal Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
.
2
Click in the image to set an insertion point for the type. The small line through the I-beam marks the baseline of
the type (the imaginary line on which type rests). For vertical type, the baseline marks the center axis of the
characters.
3
Select additional type options in the options bar, Character palette, or Paragraph palette.
4
Enter the characters. To begin a new line, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).