Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 269
Choosing a font, Choosing a type size, If you install a Type 1, TrueType, OpenType
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 259 User Guide To display the Character palette: Do one of the following: • Choose Window > Show Character. • Click the Character palette tab. • With the type tool selected ( ), click Palettes in the options bar. Choosing a font A font is a complete set of characters-letters, numbers, and symbols-that share a common weight, width, and style. When you select a font, you can select the font family and its type style independently. The font family is a collection of fonts sharing an overall typeface design; for example, Times. A type style is a variant version of an individual font in the font family, for example, Regular, Bold, or Italic. The range of available type styles varies with each font. If a font doesn't include the style you want, you can apply faux styles-simulated versions of bold, italic, superscript, subscript, all caps, and small caps styles. In addition to the fonts installed on your system, Photoshop uses font files in these local folders: Windows Program Files/Common Files/ Adobe/Fonts Mac OS System Folder/Application Support/ Adobe/Fonts If you install a Type 1, TrueType, OpenType, or CID font into the local Fonts folder, the font appears in Adobe applications only. To choose a font family and style: 1 Choose a font family from the Font Family pop-up menu in the Character palette or options bar. If more than one copy of a font is installed on your computer, an abbreviation follows the font name: (T1) for Type 1 fonts, (TT) for TrueType fonts, or (OT) for OpenType fonts. In Photoshop, you can choose a font family and style by typing the desired name in the text box. As you type, the name of the first font or style beginning with that letter appears. Continue typing until the correct font or style name appears. Be sure to deselect the font name before entering new type in the image. 2 Do one of the following: • Choose a font style from the Font Style pop-up menu in the Character palette or options bar. • If the font family you chose does not include a bold or italic style, choose Faux Bold or Faux Italic from the Character palette menu to apply a simulated style. Note: You cannot apply Faux Bold formatting to warped type. (See "Warping type layers" on page 256.) Choosing a type size The type size determines how large the type appears in the image: • In Photoshop, the default unit of measurement for type is points. One PostScript point is equal to 1/72 of an inch in a 72-ppi image; however, you can switch between using the PostScript and