Adobe 13102498 User Guide - Page 411

PHOTOSHOP CS3 404 User Guide Entering type There are three ways to create type: at a point, inside a paragraph, and along a path. • 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. • 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) • 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 "About tools" on page 25 "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).