Type Tool (T)

Horizontal type text tool (T): –

  • This tool lets you to type the text horizontally
  • Click on type tool
  • Click on the document and type the text

Vertical type text tool: –

Vertical type text tool lets you to type the text vertically

  • Click on vertical type tool
  • Click on the document
  • Type the text
  • On the option bar select the required font e.g. Arial, Impact, Times New Roman etc and select bold or italic.
  • Left alignment (Ctrl + Shift + L)
  • Center alignment (Ctrl + Shift + C)
  • Right alignment (Ctrl + shift + R)
  • Font color (double clicking on it to select the required font color from control panel.
  • Wrap Text (e.g. Flag, Arc etc)

Shortcut keys: –

  • Increasing font size —- (Ctrl + Shift + >)
  • Decreasing font size—— (Ctrl + Shift + <)
  • Leading —-(Alt + up arrow )and (Alt + down arrow key)
  • Tracking – Alt + right arrow key and Alt + left arrow key

Horizontal /Vertical type mask tool: –

Horizontal/Vertical type mask tool lets you to type the text as the selection

  • Create new document (Ctrl + N)
  • Create a new layer (Ctrl + Shift + N)
  • Click on horizontal/Vertical type mask tool
  • Type the text, increase font size
  • Press enter key from the number pad to apply the text
  • Now you can fill color, gradient, pattern in side the text
  • [Note*- You can’t edit the text after applying ]

Image inside the text: –

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  • Open an image
  • Create a new document
  • Select the image document
  • Type the text with horizontal/vertical type mask tool
  • Font – impact, Press enter key from the number pad to apply
  • Click on move tool(V)
  • Click and drag the selection into the new document
  • Edit >Stroke
  • Color- Black width –2

To raster the text: –

  • Type the text
  • Layer >rasterize >type or
  • Right click on the text layer
  • Click on rasterize
  • After rasterize you cannot edit the text
  • After rasterize the text you can fill,erase apply filter effect etc

Reflection text effect: –

  • Type the text
  • Duplicate it (Press alt key and drag) Raster it
  • Edit >transform >perspective
  • Click and drag the corner point

Text effect: –

  • Type the text with horizontal type mask tool (Font impact)
  • Fill red color
  • Select the layer (Ctrl and double click on the text layer)
  • Select >Modify >contract – ( 5-6)
  • Select >Feather (Ctrl + Alt + D)
  • Define feather radius e.g.( 3-5)
  • Fill white color press ok

3D Text: –

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  • Type the text with required size and color Black
  • Click on Create warped text
  • Style: Flage
  • Press Ctrl + J (Layer via-copy)
  • Change the Text color into Red
  • Select black text layer
  • Press up or down arrow

Fair text effect: –

  • Type the text
  • Color- Red
  • Font – Impact
  • Layer >Rasterize >Type
  • Click on smudge tool
  • Choose brush (size 35-45)
  • Click and drag up