Convert between point type and paragraph type, Editing text, Edit text – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Type
Last updated 1/10/2010
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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.
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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
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To scale the type as you resize the bounding box, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac
OS) a corner
handle.
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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 panel.
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 panel, 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:
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Click to set the insertion point.
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Select one or more characters you want to edit.
4
Enter text as desired.
5
In the options bar, do one of the following:
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Click the Commit button
to apply your changes to the type layer.