User Guide

CHAPTER 12
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Using Type
• Layer effects
• Fill shortcuts (see “Filling and stroking selec-
tions and layers” on page 211).
To apply the full range of Photoshop effects (such
as filters) to a type layer, you can convert the type
layer to a regular layer. Converting a type layer
makes its contents uneditable as text.
To edit a type layer:
1 Double-click the name of the type layer in the
Layers palette.
2 Make the desired changes in the Type Tool
dialog box, as described in the procedure for
creating a type layer on page 292.
3 Click OK.
To select text:
Position the cursor in the text area of the Type Tool
dialog box, and do one of the following:
• Drag to select the text you want to change.
• Click to define the beginning of the selected text,
and Shift-click to define the end of the selection.
• Position the cursor in a word, and double-click
to select that word.
• Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A
(Mac OS) to select all the characters in the text
area.
Selecting characters in text area
To change the orientation of a type layer:
1 Select the type layer in the Layers palette.
2 Choose Layer > Type > Horizontal or Vertical
to change the orientation of the layer contents.
To convert a type layer to a regular layer:
1 Select the type layer in the Layers palette.
2 Choose Layer > Type > Render Layer.