Photoshop cs5 by steve Johnson part 50 ppsx

ptg 314 Chapter 13 Each version of Photoshop brought it closer to becoming a true type- setting application, and with the ability to preserve text layers, and work with high-end type design options, that time has finally arrived. You can access the Paragraph options without having any Type layers active. However, since paragraph styles are applied to paragraphs of type, not individual letters or words, if you select a Type layer, the changes made with the Paragraph panel will be applied to the text within the layer without the necessity of making a selection. Working with the Paragraph Panel Use the Paragraph Panel Open a document. Select the Type tool on the toolbox. Click the Toggle the Character and Paragraph Panels button on the Options bar. Select the Paragraph panel, and then select from the following options: ◆ Justification. Click to choose from the various Justification methods. ◆ Indent Left Margin. Enter a value to indent the left margin (values from -1296 to 1296). ◆ Indent First Line. Enter a value to indent the first line of the paragraph (values from -1296 to 1296). ◆ Indent Right Margin. Enter a value to indent the right margin (values from -1296 to 1296). ◆ Space Before Paragraph. Enter a value to increase or decrease the space before each new paragraph (values from -1296 to 1296). ◆ Space After Paragraph. Enter a value to increase or decrease the space after each paragraph (values from -1296 to 1296). ◆ Hyphenate. Select the check box to hyphenate long words at the end of text lines. 4 3 2 1 4 Center justified Left justified Space After Paragraph Indent Right Margin Indent Left Margin Space Before Paragraph Indent First Line From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 13 Getting Creative with Type 315 Photoshop's Anti-aliasing option helps to make text appear smoother by painting the edges of the text with semi-transparent colors. When text is displayed on a computer monitor, the text is built using pixels, and since pixels are essentially bricks, the edges of curved type have a tendency to look ragged. By painting the edges of the text with semi- transparent pixels, the type blends into the background, creating a smoother look. Unless you apply a gradient or mask, text is typically one color; activating anti-aliasing can increase the colors (at the edge) by about 6-10 pixels. While this works to make the text smoother, it will also make small text (under 12 points) harder to read. The trick with anti-aliasing is to experiment with the various options to determine which one works the best, and that means occasionally turning anti- aliasing off. Setting Anti-aliasing Options Set Anti-aliasing Options Open a document that contains a type layer. Select the Type tool on the toolbox. Select the Layers panel, and then select the layer containing the text. Click the Anti-aliasing list arrow on the Options bar, and then select from the following options: ◆ None. Turns off anti-aliasing. ◆ Sharp. Creates visually sharp type in the active layer. ◆ Crisp. Creates crisp type (not as sharp as the Sharp option). ◆ Strong. Creates a heavier (bolder) type. ◆ Smooth. Creates type with a smooth appearance. IMPORTANT The anti-aliasing option is only applied to the type in the active type layer. 4 3 2 1 4 Anti-aliasing types 1 2 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 316 Chapter 13 Photoshop's Warp Text option gives you creative control over the look of text. No longer are you confined to straight vertical or horizontal text. In the Photoshop world, text can be created in almost any size and shape. As an additional bonus, warping text does not require convert- ing the text into raster data. So days later, you can access the warped text and change its font family, size, and color. It's all about control…in this case, controlling text. Using the Warp Text Option Use Warp Text Open a document. Select the Type tool on the toolbox, and then select a type layer in the Layers panel or create a new type layer. Click the Warp Text button. Click the Style list arrow, and then select from the following style options: ◆ Arc ◆ Arc Lower ◆ Arc Upper ◆ Arch ◆ Bulge ◆ Shell Lower ◆ Shell Upper ◆ Flag ◆ Wave ◆ Fish ◆ Rise ◆ Fisheye ◆ Inflate ◆ Squeeze ◆ Twist 4 3 2 1 3 Samples of Warped Text 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 13 Getting Creative with Type 317 Click the Horizontal or Vertical option to warp the text in a horizontal or vertical direction. Enter a percentage value in the Bend box, or drag the slider left or right (-100% to 100%). Bend controls the physical amount of bend applied to the text, based on warp style. Enter a percentage value in the Horizontal Distortion box, or drag the slider left or right (-100% to 100%). Horizontal Distortion controls the amount of distortion on the horizontal axis applied to the text, based on warp style. Enter a percentage value in the Vertical Distortion box, or drag the slider left or right (-100% to 100%). Vertical Distortion controls the amount of distortion on the vertical axis applied to the text, based on warp style. Click OK. 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 9 Designing with Warped Text The Warp Text option is a great way to draw attention to a heading or word within a Photoshop document. However, warped text can be extremely hard to read, so use it sparingly. Think of the overall design of the image, and then ask yourself if the warped text sup- ports the mood and message of the image. If it doesn't, then don't use it. Don't fall into the designer's trap of using every new feature you come across. If it doesn't support the message, use something else, like a layer style gradient, or Bevel and Emboss. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 318 Chapter 13 There's nothing more embarrassing than creating a document that con- tains misspelled words. Although you wouldn't use Photoshop if all you needed to do was create a text document, Photoshop includes a fully functional spell checking system, which at least lets you make sure all of your words are spelled correctly. Using Spell Check Use Spell Check Open a document that contains one or more Type layers. You do not need to have the Type tool selected to perform a spell check. Click the Edit menu, and then click Check Spelling. When Photoshop encounters a word not in its dictionary, it displays that word in the Not in Dictionary box, and allows you to choose one of the following options: ◆ Ignore. Ignore this word one time. ◆ Ignore All. Ignore all instances of this word. ◆ Change. Photoshop will give you a list of possible alternative spellings. Select one from the Suggestions box, and then click Change. ◆ Change All. Change all occurrences of the word, based on the selected suggestion. ◆ Add. Add the word to Photoshop's dictionary. Photoshop continues to highlight misspelled words until the document is completely scanned. When you’re finished, click Done. 4 3 2 1 The highlighted word has been identified by spell checker. 4 3 1 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 13 Getting Creative with Type 319 Finding and Replacing Text Use Find and Replace Open a document that contains one or more type layers. Click the Edit menu, and then click Find and Replace Text. Enter the text to locate in the Find What box. Select from the following Find and Replace Text options: ◆ Search All Layers. Select the check box to search all type layers. ◆ Forward. Select the check box to search forward through the document. ◆ Case Sensitive. Select the check box to search for the word in the same case as typed in the Find What box. ◆ Whole Word Only. Select the check box to search for whole words as typed in the Find What box. Enter the replacement text in the Change To box. Click Find Next to locate the next occurrence of the word: ◆ Click Change to change the word. ◆ Click Change All to change all occurrences of the word. ◆ Click Change/Find to auto- matically change the word and locate the next occurrence. When you’re finished, click Done. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 3 5 4 7 6 In the editing process, it is sometimes helpful to find and replace a par- ticular word or phrase because the text needs to be changed, either in one spot or globally throughout the document. The Find and Replace Text command makes it easy to locate and replace specific text in a document. 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