{"id":152,"date":"2015-08-16T18:43:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T01:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2015-08-16T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T03:48:01","slug":"photoshop-text-tool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/photoshop-text-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop &#8211; Text Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The text tool lets you add text to an image. Choose the text tool icon on the tool bar.<a href=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-tool-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153\" src=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-tool-icon.png\" alt=\"text tool icon\" width=\"66\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The options bar will change to match the tool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-options.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-154\" src=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-options-1024x38.png\" alt=\"text options\" width=\"604\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-options-1024x38.png 1024w, https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-options-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-options.png 1609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first T is a history button. It allows you to look at previous settings in case you would like to repeat them.<\/li>\n<li>The second T (with the arrows) switches the direction of typing from horizontal (like regular text) and<br \/>\nv<br \/>\ne<br \/>\nr<br \/>\nt<br \/>\ni<br \/>\nc<br \/>\na<br \/>\nl<\/li>\n<li>The drop down menu that says &#8220;Calibri Regular&#8221; in the sample is for choosing the font.<\/li>\n<li>The next drop drown lets you pick between different styles of the font (if they exist). Regular, <strong>Bold<\/strong>, and <em>Italic<\/em> are common styles.<\/li>\n<li>The drop down next to the different size Ts lets you pick the font size. Shortcut: if you click on the two Ts and drag left and right, you can change the font size with your mouse.<\/li>\n<li>The drop down next to the two As adjusts the sharpness of the letters.<\/li>\n<li>Next are the three choics for text alignment: left, center, and right.<\/li>\n<li>The box on the right (light green on the sample) is for changing the font color. If you haven&#8217;t started typing, new text will be in the color displayed. If you already have text entered, highlight it first to change the color.<\/li>\n<li>The T with the curve under it is the warp too. It lets you change the shape and curve of the text.<\/li>\n<li>The far right button turns the character and paragraph palettes on and off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click on your document in the area where you want your text. A cursor will appear where you click. If you look at the layer palette, you will see that your document has a new layer. The symbol for the layer has a T to indicate that the layer contains text. The name of the layer will be &#8220;Layer [number]&#8221;. The number will change depending on the names of the other layers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-layer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164\" src=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-layer.png\" alt=\"text layer\" width=\"476\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-layer.png 476w, https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/text-layer-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After you type your text, click on the layer in the layer palette. The cursor will disappear and the layer will be renamed to the text you wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hello-text.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165\" src=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hello-text.png\" alt=\"hello text\" width=\"465\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hello-text.png 465w, https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hello-text-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you need to change the text, click it and you will be able to edit it.<\/p>\n<p>You can have multiple layers of text.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The text tool lets you add text to an image. Choose the text tool icon on the tool bar. The options bar will change to match the tool. The first T is a history button. It allows you to look at previous settings in case you would like to repeat them. 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