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Convert between point type and paragraph type, Editing text, Edit text – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual

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Note: You can transform point type while in edit mode. Hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) key, and
a bounding box appears around the type.

To resize the bounding box, position the pointer over a handle—the pointer turns into a double arrow

—and

drag. Shift-drag to maintain the proportions of the bounding box.

To rotate the bounding box, position the pointer outside the bounding border—the pointer turns into a curved,
two-sided arrow

—and drag. Shift-drag to constrain the rotation to 15˚ increments. To change the center of

rotation, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the center point to a new location. The center point
can be outside the bounding box.

To skew the bounding box, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) and drag one of the middle
handles. The pointer turns into an arrowhead

.

Skewing type using the bounding box

To scale the type as you resize the bounding box, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) a corner
handle.

To resize the bounding box from the center point, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) a corner handle.

Convert between point type and paragraph type

You can convert point type to paragraph type to adjust the flow of characters within a bounding box. Alternatively,
you can convert paragraph type to point type to make each text line flow independently from the others. When you
convert from paragraph type to point type, a carriage return is added at the end of each line of type (with the
exception of the last line).

1

Select the type layer in the Layers palette.

2

Choose Layer > Type > Convert To Point Text, or Layer > Type > Convert To Paragraph Text.

Note: When you convert paragraph type to point type, all characters that overflow the bounding box are deleted. To
avoid losing text, adjust the bounding box so that all type is visible prior to conversion.

Editing text

Edit text

1

Select the Horizontal Type tool

or the Vertical Type tool

.

2

Select the type layer in the Layers palette, or click in the text flow to automatically select a type layer.

3

Position the insertion point in the text, and do one of the following:

Click to set the insertion point.