Using The Type Tool

Clicking in an image with the type tool puts the type tool in edit mode. You can enter and edit characters when the tool is in edit mode; however, you must commit changes to the type layer before you can perform other operations. For example, you cannot select a command from the Layer menu while the type tool is in edit mode. To determine if the type tool is in edit mode, look in the options bar—if you see the OK button and Cancel button, the type tool is in edit mode.

To commit changes to a type layer:

Do one of the following:

• Click the OK button in the options bar.
• Press the Enter key on the numeric keypad.
• Press Ctrl+Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS).
• Select any tool in the toolbox, or click in the Layers, Channels, Paths, Actions,  History, or Styles palette.

To enter point type:

1. Select the type tool.
2. Click the New Type Layer button in the options bar.
3. Click an orientation button in the options bar.
4. Click in the image to set an insertion point for the type. The small line through the I-beam marks the position of the type baseline. For horizontal type, the baseline marks the line on which the type rests; for vertical type, the baseline marks the centre axis of the type characters.
5. Select additional type options in the options bar, Character palette, and Paragraph palette.
6. Enter the characters you want. Press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to begin a new line.
7. Commit the type layer. 

Entering paragraph type

When you enter paragraph type, the lines of type wrap to fit the dimensions of the bounding box. You can enter multiple paragraphs and select a paragraph justification option. You can resize the bounding box, which causes the type to reflow within the adjusted rectangle. You can adjust the bounding box while you’re entering type or after you create the type layer. You can also rotate, scale, and skew type using the bounding box.

To enter paragraph type:

1. Select the type tool .
2. Click the New Type Layer button in the options bar.
3. Click an orientation option in the options bar:
4. Select additional type options in the options bar, Character palette, and Paragraph palette.
5. Enter the characters you want. Press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to begin a new paragraph. If you enter more type than can fit in the bounding box, the overflow icon ( ) appears on the bounding box.
6. If desired, resize, rotate, or skew the bounding box.
7. Commit the type layer.

To resize or transform a type bounding box:

1. Display the bounding box handles.
2. Drag to achieve the desired effect:

• To resize the bounding box, position the pointer over a handle the pointer turns into a double arrow and drag. Shift-drag to maintain the proportion of the bounding box.
• To rotate the bounding box, position the pointer outside of the bounding border the pointer turns into a curved, two-sided arrow and drag. Shift-drag to constrain the rotation to 15° increments. To change the center of rotation, Ctrldrag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the center point to a new location. The center point can be outside the bounding box.
• To skew the bounding box, hold down Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac OS) and drag a side handle. The pointer turns into an arrowhead with a small double arrow.
• To scale the type as you resize the bounding box, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) a corner handle.

 To edit text in a type layer:

1. Select the type tool.
2. Select the type layer in the Layers palette, or click in the text flow to automatically select a type layer.
3. Position the insertion point in the text, and do one of the following:
4. Enter text as desired.
5. Commit the changes to the type layer.

Formatting paragraphs

A paragraph is any range of type with a carriage return at the end. You use the Paragraph palette to set options that apply to entire paragraphs, such as the alignment, indentation, and space between lines of type. For point type, each line is a separate paragraph. For paragraph type, each paragraph can have multiple lines, depending on the dimensions of the bounding box.

Selecting paragraphs and showing the Paragraph palette

You can use the Paragraph palette to set formatting options for a single paragraph, multiple paragraphs, or all paragraphs in a type layer.

To select paragraphs for formatting:

Do one of the following:

• Select the type tool, and click in a paragraph to apply formatting to a single paragraph.
• Select the type tool, and make a selection within a range of paragraphs to apply formatting to multiple paragraphs.
• Select the type layer in the Layers palette to apply formatting to all paragraphs in the layer.