Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 270
Changing the type color, Select an option for Point/Pica Size. Traditional
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260 CHAPTER 9 Using Type traditional definitions of point size. You can change the default unit of measurement for type in the Units & Rulers section of the Preferences dialog box. • In ImageReady, pixels are the only unit of measurement for type. This is because the ImageReady application is tailored to creating images for online media, in which pixels are the standard unit of measurement. To choose a type size: In the Character palette or options bar, enter or select a new value for Size ( ). To use an alternate unit of measurement, enter the unit (in, cm, pt, px, or pica) after the value in the Size text box. The value you enter is converted to the default unit of measurement. To specify the default unit of measurement for type (Photoshop): 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers. 2 Select a unit of measurement for Type. To specify the point size definition (Photoshop): 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers. 2 Select an option for Point/Pica Size. Traditional points are slightly smaller than PostScript points. Changing the type color The type you enter gets its color from the current foreground color; however, you can change the type color before or after you enter type. When editing existing type layers, you can change the color of individual, selected characters or all type in a layer. To change the type color: Do one of the following: • Click the Color selection box in the options bar or Character palette, and select a color using the color picker. In ImageReady, you can also select an option from the Color selection box pop-up menu: Foreground Color, Background Color, Other (to use the color picker), or a color from the pop-up palette. • Click the foreground color selection box in the toolbox, and select a color using the color picker. Or click a color in the Color palette, the Swatches palette, or the Color Table palette (ImageReady). • Use fill shortcuts. To fill with the foreground color, press Alt+Backspace (Windows) or Option+Delete (Mac OS); to fill with the background color, press Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) or Command+Delete (Mac OS). • Apply an overlay layer style to the type layer to apply a color, pattern, or gradient on top of the existing color. (See "Using layer styles" on page 226.) In ImageReady, you can drag a color from the toolbox color selection box, the Color palette, the Color Table palette, or the Swatches palette, and drop it onto a type layer to automati-