Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text 590 Editing vector text layers After text has been added to your document as a vector text layer, you can still edit it at any time by selecting one of the Type tools and clicking the text in the document window. With the text object selected, you can use the mouse to select a portion of the text by dragging over it just as you would in any text editor. Note If you have vector text layers that overlap each other, clicking them selects the top layer. You may need to change the order of layers in the Layers panel to select text in a vector text layer that is underneath another one. n It is important to keep in mind that while you are editing text, some of the changes, such as font size and color, apply only to the selected text, while other changes, such as alignment or kerning, apply to the entire paragraph, regardless of the what text is selected. Each time you press Enter in a paragraph type text box, a new paragraph is started. That means you can make different format changes for each paragraph in the same paragraph type bounding box. Tip When you are in Edit mode, Photoshop displays selection guidelines and other editing aids. This can make it difficult to follow the text. While you are in Edit mode, you can use the Ctrl/Ô+H hotkey to toggle displaying the guidelines and editing aids and even turn the selection highlight on and off. This makes it easier to read the text and see the effect of making edits. n Photoshop provides a number of options to format and edit the text and to format and affect vector text layers. Some of these options are located in the Type tool options menu we discussed earlier. Some of them are found in the Character and Paragraph panels, which are discussed later in this chapter. Several options are available by using one of the Type tools to right-click the text to bring up the Text Edit pop-up menu, shown in Figure 18.6. If the text is already selected when right-clicking, a slightly different menu will be displayed with options for the selected text. The following sections cover the options available in this menu. Note You should be aware that when in Edit mode, not all these options are available. For example, you cannot ras- terize the text or convert between point type and paragraph type. Also, many of these options are available from the Layers panel menu when the vector text layer is selected. n Edit Type The Edit Type option puts Photoshop in Text Edit mode in the vector text layer that was clicked. While in Edit mode, you can adjust the settings in the Type tool options menu or in the Character and Paragraph panels to edit and format the text. 26_584743-ch18.indd 59026_584743-ch18.indd 590 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Chapter 18: Working with Text 591 FIGURE 18.6 Right-clicking text using a Type tool displays a menu giving you several options to edit the vector text layer. Check Spelling The Check Spelling option launches a Check Spelling dialog box similar to the one in Figure 18.7 if there are any misspellings in the text. The Check Spelling dialog box displays misspelled words, offers suggestions, and allows you to apply changes, ignore the misspelling, or add the word to Photoshop’s dictionary. If the Check All Layers option is selected, all vector text layers are spell- checked. FIGURE 18.7 Photoshop provides a built-in spell checker that allows you to quickly find and fix misspelled words in your text. 26_584743-ch18.indd 59126_584743-ch18.indd 591 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text 592 Find and Replace Text The Find and Replace Text option can be useful if you need to quickly find text in your document or if you have been misspelling a word and need to change the spelling in several different places. For the most part, you likely are not adding lots of text to your images, so you may never need this feature. However, if you ever do, it can save lots of time. Rasterize Type The Rasterize Type option converts the vector data in the vector text layer into pixel data. You can no longer edit it as text; instead, the layer is treated as a raster layer just as if you had used the paint tools to create the text. Converting the text to a raster image can be useful if you want to apply effects to the text as a pixel image—for example, applying a filter to soften edges. Create Work Path The Create Work Path option uses the vector anchor and line data from the selected text to gener- ate the working vector path. The new working path is displayed around the text and is available in the Paths panel, as shown in Figure 18.8. The vector text layer remains unchanged, and you can still edit and use it as you normally would. FIGURE 18.8 You can use the vector text layer to create a working path from the vector data in the text. Cross-Ref For more information about how to edit and use vector paths, see Chapter 17. n 26_584743-ch18.indd 59226_584743-ch18.indd 592 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Chapter 18: Working with Text 593 Convert to Shape The Convert to Shape option converts the selected vector text layer into a vector shape layer. The new vector shape layer replaces the vector text layer in the Layers panel, as shown in Figure 18.9. The vector text layer is no longer available for text editing; instead, you need to treat the layer as a vector shape layer. Converting text to a vector shape opens a variety of possibilities for editing. For example, Figure 18.9 shows how we used the Direct Selection tool to drag some of the anchors and adjust the direction lines to completely alter the look of the character. FIGURE 18.9 You can convert a vector text layer into a vector shape layer and then use the vector tools to edit and use the shape. Horizontal/Vertical The Horizontal and Vertical options allow you to toggle the text arrangement from a horizontal flow to a vertical flow. Anti-Alias adjustment The Anti-Alias options allow you to quickly set the type of anti-alias adjustment to apply to the selected vector text layer. Faux options The Faux Bold and Faux Italics options allow you to apply a fake bold or italic style to the selected text. If you have selected a potion of the text, this option applies only to the selected text and not to the entire paragraph. If you have not selected any text, this applies to the entire paragraph. Typically, you should avoid using the Faux text options because they don’t look nearly as good as if the font family has a supported bold or italics font. 26_584743-ch18.indd 59326_584743-ch18.indd 593 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text 594 Convert to Point Text/Paragraph Text The Convert to Point Text and Convert to Paragraph Text options allow you to toggle the text between the point type and paragraph type styles. This can be useful if you want to add a bound- ing box to a point type text layer or if you want to remove the restrictions of the bounding box from a paragraph type text layer. Warp Text The Warp Text option allows you to apply a warp effect to the selected text. A dialog box similar to the one in Figure 18.10 is displayed that allows you to apply one of a number of warps such as arcs, bells, and waves. FIGURE 18.10 The Warp Text option allows you to apply several warping effects to text. You can control the amount of warp, direction, and distribution of the distortion that is applied. The Warp Text dialog box allows you to set the following options: l Style: Allows you to select from one of the available warping options. The options are grouped together in groups for arc, bell, wave, and radial distortions. l Horizontal: Applies the warp in a horizontal fashion from top to bottom. l Vertical: Applies the warp in a vertical fashion from left to right. l Bend: Specifies the percentage of bend from −100% to +100%. The amount of bend determines the extent of the distortion applied to the text. 26_584743-ch18.indd 59426_584743-ch18.indd 594 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Chapter 18: Working with Text 595 l Horizontal Distortion: Defines how the warp is distributed horizontally across the text. Using negative horizontal distortion has the effect of increasing the height on the left side, making the text look as though it is getting farther away from right to left. Using positive horizontal distortion has the effect of increasing the height on the right side and decreas- ing the height of the text on the left side, making the text look as though it is getting closer from right to left. l Vertical Distortion: Defines how the warp is distributed vertically across the text. Using negative vertical distortion has the effect of increasing the width of the top of the text while decreasing the width of the bottom, making the text look as though it is tipping for- ward. Using positive vertical distortion has the effect of decreasing the width of the top of the text while increasing the width of the bottom, making the text look as though it is tip- ping backward. Using the available options in the Warp Text dialog box, you can create an amazing number of warping effects. Figure 18.11 shows a few of the different effects that warping can have on the text. FIGURE 18.11 Using different combinations of the settings in the Warp Text dialog box results in an infinite number of warping effects on the text. Arc Vertical 50% Blend Shell Lower Vertical 30% Bend 25% Vertical Distortion Squeeze Horizontal 30% Bend 30% Vertical Distortion Flag Horizontal 80% Bend -10% Horizontal Layer Style One of the great features of applying text as a layer is that you can apply layer styles to create some great effects that completely change the appearance. Because the effect is applied as a layer style to a vector text layer, you can still edit the text as you normally would and the layer style is applied to the edited text. 26_584743-ch18.indd 59526_584743-ch18.indd 595 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text 596 When you select the Layer Style option, the Layer Style dialog box is displayed. You can then make the layer style adjustments and apply them to the vector text layer. After you have applied the layer style, the applied effects are added to the vector text layer in the Layers panel, where you can edit them. For example, Figure 18.12 shows applying the Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Bevel and Emboss, Gradient Overlay, and Stroke effects to a vector text layer. FIGURE 18.12 Because vector text is applied as a layer, you can use the Layer Style option to apply a variety of layer styles to your text. Layer Style button Cross-Ref You can do lots of different things when applying layer styles to vector text layers. For more information about layer styles and how to apply them, see Chapter 10. n Using the Character panel Most of the settings that you apply to text can be done from the Character panel shown in Figure 18.13. The Character panel provides most of the options found in the Type tool options menu and several additional ones that help you define the behavior and appearance of the text. 26_584743-ch18.indd 59626_584743-ch18.indd 596 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM . to quickly find and fix misspelled words in your text. 26_ 5847 43-ch18.indd 59126_ 5847 43-ch18.indd 591 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text 592 Find and Replace. the font family has a supported bold or italics font. 26_ 5847 43-ch18.indd 59326_ 5847 43-ch18.indd 593 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text 594 Convert to Point. would and the layer style is applied to the edited text. 26_ 5847 43-ch18.indd 59526_ 5847 43-ch18.indd 595 5/3/10 10:39 AM5/3/10 10:39 AM Part V: Painting, Paths, Shapes, and Text 596 When you select