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Working
with
Photoshop
Text
In
this
portion
of
the
lesson
you
are
going
to
learn
more
about
working
with
text.
Photoshop
offers
some
pretty
amazing
options
for
creating
and
utilizing
text
in
your
images.
As
you
know,
the
text
tool
is
located
near
the
bottom
of
the
Tools
Panel.
There
are
four
different
options
within
the
‘Type
Tool’
menu.
These
include
the
‘Horizontal
Type
Tool’,
the
‘Vertical
Type
Tool’,
the
‘Horizontal
Type
Mask
Tool’,
and
the
‘Vertical
Type
Mask
Tool’.
If
you
have
the
‘Horizontal
Type
Tool’
selected,
your
text
will
run
horizontally,
and
if
you
have
the
‘Vertical
Type
Tool’,
your
text
will
run
vertically.
The
other
two
tools
are
some
that
you
probably
won’t
use
much,
so
these
aren’t
going
to
be
covered
in
much
depth.
You’ll
probably
use
the
‘Horizontal
Type
Tool’
the
most.
Photoshop
actually
has
a
workspace
that
is
designed
specifically
for
‘Typography’.
Don’t
forget
that
you
can
create
your
own
workspace
if
you
need
to
though.
You
shouldn’t
need
to,
however,
because
this
workspace
is
set
up
fairly
well.
As
you
can
see
in
the
picture
above,
this
workspace
contains
four
different
tabs.
On
top,
you
have
a
‘Character’
tab
and
a
‘Paragraph’
tab.
Below
that
you
will
find
a
‘Paragraph
Styles’
tab
and
a
‘Character
Styles’
tab.
You’ll
soon
find
out
that
you
have
a
lot
of
options
available
to
you
in
Photoshop
for
working
with
type.
You
could
use
this
program
to
type
out
paragraphs
just
like
you
could
with
most
word
layout
program
like
InDesign.
There
are
differences
though.
The
main
difference
is
that
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this
program
does
not
support
natural
text
reflow.
So,
you
wouldn’t
want
to
use
this
program
to
work
with
text
on
a
regular
basis,
but
when
it
comes
to
creating
a
design,
it
does
give
you
a
great
amount
of
control.
Whenever
you
have
the
‘Text
Tool’
selected,
a
number
of
text
options
will
appear
at
the
top
of
the
interface.
Many
of
these,
if
not
all,
are
included
in
the
‘Typography’
workspace.
The
panel
to
the
right
offers
quite
a
few
more.
At
the
top
of
this
panel,
you
will
find
the
‘Font’
options.
The
type
of
project
that
you
are
working
on
is
the
main
determining
factor
for
what
type
of
font
you
should
use.
You
font
may
or
may
not
include
a
font
called
‘Trajan
Pro’,
but
this
is
a
great
choice
for
many
projects.
This
is
the
font
that
was
used
in
the
case
study.
Next
to
the
font
options,
you’ll
find
options
for
making
your
font
regular
and
bold.
Sometimes
this
menu
will
also
include
the
option
for
making
your
font
italicized.
You
may
also
find
options
for
making
your
font
thin,
heavy,
or
condensed.
The
choices
that
are
offered
are
dependent
upon
which
font
you
choose.
For
instance,
the
‘Trojan
Pro’
font
can
only
be
used
as
regular
or
in
bold.
Below
the
font
selection
menu,
you’ll
find
the
‘Font
Size’
options.
These
choices
will
vary
according
to
the
resolution
of
the
document
you
are
working
with,
but
for
demonstration
purposes,
a
font
size
of
‘60’
was
used
in
the
case
study.
To
the
right
of
this,
you’ll
find
options
for
line
spacing.
If
you
are
unsure
what
to
choose,
there
is
an
‘Auto’
option
which
generally
works
pretty
well.
The
line
spacing
should
correspond
somewhat
with
the
size
of
the
text.
In
other
words,
you
wouldn’t
want
to
use
12
point
spacing
with
a
60
point
type.
However,
it
doesn’t
have
to
match
exactly.
For
instance,
with
a
60
pt
font
you
might
be
able
to
use
’48
pt’
for
the
spacing,
but
your
words
would
be
set
pretty
close
together.
It
is
optimal
to
use
60
pts
of
spacing
for
a
60
pt
font,
but
it
doesn’t
hurt
to
make
the
line
spacing
a
bit
larger
either.
What
you
choose
will
ultimately
depend
on
how
you
plan
to
use
the
type.
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Right
underneath
the
spacing
option,
you’ll
see
an
icon
containing
the
letters
‘VA’
with
an
arrow.
This
option
determines
the
spacing
between
the
letters.
In
the
picture
above,
this
is
set
to
‘0’.
As
you
can
see,
the
text
is
spaced
apart
enough.
So,
this
might
be
a
good
setting
for
you
to
use.
Really,
you
could
set
it
to
‘-‐50’
or
even
‘50’
and
it
will
still
look
just
fine.
Some
fonts
will
require
more
space
though,
so
just
go
with
what
looks
better
to
you.
You
may
also
notice
that
the
alignment
is
set
to
be
‘Centered’
at
the
top
of
the
screen.
Don’t
forget
that
you
can
use
the
‘Move
Tool’
to
position
your
text
as
well.
Right
now
the
spacing
is
set
to
‘Auto’.
If
you
were
to
set
it
to
’12
pt’,
then
the
lines
would
overlap
quite
a
bit.
There
is
another
option
that
marked
by
the
following
symbol:
V/A.
You
can
use
this
to
set
the
‘kerning’
between
two
characters.
In
other
words,
if
you
had
an
‘L’
and
a
‘T’
next
to
each
other,
you
would
have
more
space
between
these
letters
than
if
you
had
a
‘V’
and
an
‘A’
together.
This
is
because
of
the
way
these
letters
are
angled.
In
cases
like
this,
you
may
want
to
move
the
letters
closer,
and
this
option
allows
you
to
do
so.
Some
fonts
account
for
this
automatically,
but
some
don’t.
So,
this
is
a
great
option
to
have
at
your
disposal
sometimes.
You’ll
notice
that
this
‘V/A’
menu
contains
two
main
settings.
The
first
is
‘Metrics’
and
the
second
is
‘Optical’.
The
‘Metrics’
setting
will
space
the
letters
out
mathematically.
The
‘Optical’
works
differently;
it
spaces
the
out
the
letters
based
on
appearance.
Beneath
this
option,
you’ll
find
scaling
options
for
the
letters.
The
option
on
the
left
determines
the
length
of
the
letters,
and
the
one
on
the
right
determines
the
width.
Below
5
these
options,
to
the
left,
is
the
‘Baseline
Shift’
option.
This
sets
the
space
between
a
letter
and
its
baseline.
This
option
comes
in
handy
when
it
comes
to
words
that
are
of
a
different
height.
For
instance,
if
you
were
to
set
the
font
size
of
the
word
‘My’
to
‘48’,
then
it
would
be
much
smaller.
It
is
still
stuck
to
the
baseline
though.
You
could
use
the
‘Baseline
Shift’
option
to
make
this
word
align
with
the
top
of
the
‘L’
beside
it.
This
effect
is
demonstrated
in
the
screenshot
below.
Finally,
in
this
section
you
will
find
the
option
to
change
the
color
of
your
text.
All
you
have
to
do
is
select
your
text,
click
on
the
‘Color’
field,
the
‘Color
Picker’
will
appear,
and
you
can
select
the
color
that
you
want.
When
you
hit
‘OK’,
your
text
will
have
changed
to
your
chosen
color.
Underneath
this
option,
you’ll
see
a
line
of
different
‘T’
buttons.
These
are
for
formatting
your
text.
These
options
include:
• Faux Bold
• Faux Italic
• All Caps
• Small Caps
• Superscript
• Subscript
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• Underline
• Strikethrough
In
the
screenshot
above,
you
will
see
that
there
is
a
language
dropdown
menu
on
the
left
and
a
dropdown
menu
that
says
‘Sharp’.
This
dropdown
menu
contains
options
which
control
how
the
type
is
represented.
The
options
in
this
menu
include:
• None
• Sharp
• Crisp
• Strong
• Smooth
• Mac LCD
• Mac
Normally
‘Sharp’
is
the
default,
and
this
setting
will
work
for
most
projects.
If
you
are
making
something
for
a
webpage,
you
might
want
to
use
‘Smooth’
or
‘Strong’.
The
‘Strong’
setting
is
good
to
use
when
you
are
using
a
smaller
font
within
a
webpage.
These
options
make
very
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subtle
differences
between
the
lettering.
They
are
much
more
apparent
when
you
are
working
with
smaller
type.
Under
the
‘Paragraph’
tab,
you’ll
find
options
which
give
you
some
control
over
the
layout
of
the
type.
At
the
top,
you’ll
find
your
alignment
options.
Beneath
this,
you’ll
find
the
option
to
create
a
first
line
indent
and
a
full
paragraph
indent
as
well
as
options
that
allow
you
to
force
justify
the
first
and
last
line.
As
you
can
see,
you
have
most
of
the
options
that
you
will
find
in
a
word
processor.
However,
you
wouldn’t
want
to
use
this
program
to
write
a
book
or
anything
like
that.
It’s
really
not
well-‐
suited
for
that.
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Using
the
Warp
Text
Option
Photoshop
gives
you
the
ability
to
warp
the
type
that
you
enter
in.
This
option
is
located
at
the
top
of
the
interface.
The
screenshot
above
shows
this
option
being
selected.
If
you
click
on
this
icon,
the
‘Warp
Text’
window
will
appear.
At
the
top
of
this
window,
there
are
some
‘Style’
options.
By
default,
this
will
be
set
to
‘None’,
but
if
you
open
this
dropdown
menu
up,
you
will
see
that
there
are
a
number
of
really
fun
options
that
you
can
apply.
For
instance,
you
can
choose
‘Arc’
and
your
text
will
appear
in
an
arc
formation.
The
options
listed
within
this
dropdown
menu
are:
• Arc
• Arc Lower
• Arc Upper
• Arch
• Bulge
• Shell Lower
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• Shell
Upper
• Flag
• Wave
• Fish
• Rise
• Fisheye
• Inflate
• Squeeze
• Twist
The
sliders
within
this
window
allow
you
to
control
the
‘Bend’,
the
‘Horizontal
Distortion’,
and
the
‘Vertical
Distortion’.
With
all
these
different
options,
you
can
achieve
all
kinds
of
different
results.
You
won’t
want
to
use
this
feature
all
of
the
time,
of
course.
However,
there
are
going
to
be
situations
where
the
normal
styles
of
text
won’t
make
sense.
So,
it’s
good
to
know
that
you
do
have
an
option
like
this.
The
best
part
is
that
once
you
apply
a
text
warp,
the
text
still
remains
fully
editable.
That
means
that
after
you
click
‘OK’
to
apply
your
changes
you
can
still
change
the
color,
the
size
of
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the
text,
and
so
on.
So,
keep
this
tool
in
mind.
It
is
a
very
powerful
tool
that
you
can
do
a
lot
with.
It
is
recommended
that
you
start
experimenting
with
this
tool
as
soon
as
you
can.
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