Photoshop-Working With Text

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

 Photoshop-Working With Text

     One of the features that most software programs have is the ability to add text. Photoshop is no different. I'm sure most of you have worked with a text-editing software such as Microsoft Word, so I won't go into how to use the many variations of the text. I'll just touch lightly on the topic.

1. Open a File

2. Enlarge the File to Fit the Screen

This is easier on your eyes.

3. Press on the icon T on the Left Vertical Menu

T represents the Text Menu

Just an Enlargement of the Command Buttom for Text

The Top Menu Relating to Text Functions

The Top Menu left to Right

The Fonts.....

Next to the Fonts is

the nature of the font (Sharp, strong...)

Font Size

Font Colour

Expanded Font Colour Menu

Positioning of the Text on the Photo

Left, Centre, or Right

Text Warping Menu

This Sub-Menu Allows You to "bend" the Text

The Expanded Warp Menu

Another More-Detsiled Expanded Warp Menu

The Colour Selection Window

Experiment with your colour selection.

Some colours don't work well as they are hard on the eye (too light or dark), 

or they may "clash" with the photo's contents.

After you click on the text icon (left vertical side menu),

your mouse icon becomes a vertical line

Also, a new layer is created and

shows on the right-side menu

Just 1 more text menu

The layers menu on the right side still shows the

photo with 2 layers (the photo and the text).

You will need to merge the files together

At the bottom of the layers menu (Just above you here)

is the "Merge Doswn" command.

When you press this , the layers will merge to 1 layer

Now the layers menu shows you only 1 layer

The Final Image

Don't forget:

Save the new file as something other than the original name!