A On the Options bar, use the scrubby slider to change the Font Size of type… B …or enter a Font Size value, or choose a preset size from the menu.. C You can also change the type size
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to change the Font Size
of type…
B …or enter a Font Size value, or choose a preset size from the menu.
C You can also change the type size via the Font Size scrubby slider, field, or menu on the Character panel.
D To scale type pro-portionally with the Move tool, hold down Shift while dragging
a corner handle on the transform box.
Changing the font size
To assign the same font (point) size to all the
charac-ters you select, you can use either the Options bar or
the Character panel
To change the font size:
Method 1 (Options bar)
1 Select the type to be scaled (see step 1 on page
338)
2 Choose the Horizontal Type or Vertical Type
tool; then, on the Options bar, use the Font Size
icon as a scrubby slider (Alt-drag/Option-drag
for smaller increments),A or enter a value, or
choose from the menu.B
Method 2 (Character panel)
On the Layers panel, click a type layer, then
change the Font Size on the Character panel.C
If the type characters you select are in more than one
size and you want to preserve their relative size
dif-ferences while scaling them, do so interactively with
the Move tool
To scale type with the Move tool:
1 On the Layers panel, click a type layer.
2 Click the Move tool and check Show
Transform Controls on the Options bar On
the bounding box for the type, click any handle
3 Do one of the following:
To scale both the height and the width, drag a
corner handle To preserve the proportions of the
characters while scaling them (better!), Shift-drag
a corner handle.D
To scale just the height or the width, drag a side
handle
4 To commit to the scale transformation, click the
Commit button on the Options bar or
double-click in the text block (To cancel the edit before
committing to it, click the Cancel button on
the Options bar or press Esc.)
➤ To typeset narrow or wide characters — type
purists that we are — we use a condensed or
extended font in which the proportions are
balanced If you use the Vertical Scale or
Horizontal Scale control on the Character
panel to squeeze or widen type, be aware that
this will distort the shape of the characters
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Applying kerning and tracking
Kerning changes the spacing between a pair of text
characters, whereas tracking changes the spacing
between multiple characters
To apply kerning:
Method 1 (Character panel)
1 On the Layers panel, double-click a T icon.
2 Click to create an insertion point between any
two characters, and show the Character panel
3 Do one of the following: From the Kerning
menu, choose Metrics to apply the kerning
value built into the current font or Optical to
let Photoshop control the kerning; or use the
Kerning icon as a scrubby slider; A or enter
or choose a positive or negative value.B
➤ If you need to restore the kerning setting to
Optical, select two or more type characters, then
choose Optical from the Kerning menu
Method 2 (keyboard)
Choose a type tool, insert the cursor between
two characters, then press Alt/Option plus the
left or right arrow key Or to kern in a larger
increment, press Ctrl-Alt/Cmd-Option and an
arrow key
To apply tracking:
1 On the Layers panel, do either of the following:
To apply tracking to a whole layer, click the layer
To apply tracking to part of a layer, double-click
a T icon, then select some characters or words.
2 Do either of the following:
On the Character panel, use the Tracking icon
as a scrubby slider or enter or choose a
posi-tive or negaposi-tive tracking value.C
If type is selected, you can press Alt/Option and
the left or right arrow key (or hold down
Ctrl-Alt/Cmd-Option for a larger tracking increment)
➤ To reset the tracking value of selected characters
to 0, press Ctrl-Shift-Q/Cmd-Control-Shift-Q
DISPLAYING THE CHARACTER PANEL
to an icon, click the icon
Type tool, then click the Toggle the Character and
C On occasion, we might spread out a few words,
as in the header in this figure, but never a whole paragraph (that’s a typesetting no-no!).
t r a c k i n g i t o u t Tracking can make type more or less readable, depending on the tracking value used Try not to overdo it!
B Use a negative kern-ing value to tighten the gap between a pair of characters (we chose a value of –100).
A The Kerning and Tracking controls on the Character panel don’t have equivalents
on the Options bar To change either value quickly, use the scrubby slider (or shortcut).
Tracking
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CREATING PRESETS FOR YOUR TYPE TOOL
After styling your type, choose the Horizontal or Vertical Type tool, click the type layer, click the Tool Preset picker thumbnail or arrowhead on
Preset button, rename the new preset, then click OK You can choose your new preset from the Tool Preset picker or Tool Presets panel any time you create type It’s sort of like having a style sheet, because all your carefully chosen attributes are saved in the preset — except in this case you click the preset before creating the type You could create presets for print and Web work or for different kinds of projects
A This is the Leading area on the Character panel.
Adjusting the leading
The Leading value controls the spacing between each
line of paragraph type and the line above it Although
theoretically each character could have a different
leading value (the highest value in a line controls the
spacing for the entire line), the spacing will be more
uniform and will look better if you apply one value to
either a whole line or block of text
To adjust leading in horizontal type:
1 On the Layers panel, do either of the following:
Double-click the T icon for a type layer Optional:
Select a line or lines of text that you want to limit
the leading change to
Click a type layer
Note: Leading has no effect on the spacing above
the first line in a paragraph
2 Show the Character panel Use the Leading
icon as a scrubby slider A–C
(Alt-drag/Option-drag for finer increments), or enter a value in the
field (.01 to 5000 pt.), or choose a preset value
from the menu The leading will change from
Auto to a numerical value If you’re not sure what
value to use, start with a number that’s a couple
of points larger than the current font size, then
readjust it if needed
➤ The Auto setting for leading is calculated as a
percentage of the font size, and is set in the
Justification dialog To open that dialog, choose
Justification from the Paragraph panel menu For
instance, with Auto Leading set to the default
percentage of 120%, the leading for 30-point
type would be 36 points To restore the Auto
setting to selected type, press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-A/
Cmd-Option-Shift-A
➤ To reset all of the factory-default settings to the
Character panel and to any selected type, choose
Reset Character from the Character panel menu
➤ To adjust the vertical spacing between characters
in vertical type, highlight the characters to be
adjusted, then change the Tracking value (not the
leading value) on the Character panel
➤ To choose a unit for the Character and Paragraph
panels, and to see a list of abbreviations for the
units that can be entered in Photoshop fields, see
page 393
C A leading value of 120 pt brings the bottom line of type closer to the top one.
B This type has a leading value of 154 pt.
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Changing the type style
To change the type style:
1 To modify a whole type layer, click the layer; or
to style some of the type on the layer,
double-click the T icon, then select the type to be styled.
2 Click any style button on the Character
panel To identify the buttons, use the tool tips
onscreen or refer to Figure A at right
➤ The Fractional Widths option on the Character
panel menu tells Photoshop to use fractions of
pixels to control the spacing of type in order
to optimize its appearance (this applies to the
entire layer) Keep this option checked unless
you’re setting small type for Web output
➤ To choose a “real” italic, bold, or other font style,
see “Changing the font family and font style” on
page 339
Shifting type from the baseline
Use the baseline shift feature to raise or lower type
characters from the normal baseline by 1 point at
a time
To shift characters from the normal
baseline:
1 On the Layers panel, double-click a T icon, then
select the characters or words to be shifted
2 On the Character panel, use the Baseline Shift
icon as a scrubby slider
(Alt-drag/Option-drag for finer increments), or enter a value.B A
positive value raises characters upward,a
nega-tive value moves them downward.C–D
Note: To shift whole lines of paragraph type, use
leading — not baseline shift To shift a whole
layer, drag it with the Move tool (so simple, it’s
easy to forget!)
➤ To change the orientation of type from
hori-zontal to vertical, or vice versa, right-click a
type layer name on the Layers panel and choose
Horizontal or Vertical Or double-click a type
layer thumbnail and then, on the Options bar,
click the Change Text Orientation button
After changing the orientation, you may need to
reposition the type or adjust the tracking For
vertical type, another option is to click the type
layer, then uncheck Standard Roman Vertical
Alignment on the Character panel menu
B Use the Baseline Shift feature to shift characters
or words upward or downward by a few points.
A Click a style button on the Character panel.
C These characters have a Baseline Shift value of 0.
D These characters have different Baseline Shift values, some positive and some negative.
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Applying paragraph settings
With paragraph type, you forgo the manual control
of point type but gain some powerful typesetting
tools The Paragraph panel offers controls for
justifi-cation, alignment, indents, and paragraph spacing,
like those you would use in a page layout program
To choose a paragraph alignment or
justification option for horizontal type:
1 Do either of the following:
On the Layers panel, double-click a T icon,
then click in a paragraph or select a series of
paragraphs
To apply settings to all the type in a layer, click
the layer, but don’t select anything
2 If the Paragraph panel is open but collapsed to
an icon, click the icon If the panel is closed,
choose a type tool, click the Toggle Character and
Paragraph Panels button on the Options bar,
then click the Paragraph tab
3. Click an alignment and/or justification button at
the top of the panel: A
The buttons in the first group — Left-Align Text,
Center Text, and Right-Align Text — align type
to the center or an edge of the bounding box that
surrounds the type (Note: These options can also
be used on point type.)
The buttons in the second group —Justify Last
Left, Justify Last Centered, and Justify Last
Right — justify the type, forcing all but the last
line to span the full width of the bounding box
CHOOSING YOUR FAVORITE COMPOSER
The Adobe Single-Line Composer and Adobe Every-Line Composer algorithms on the Paragraph panel menu control how lines of type wrap within the bounding box, and affect the overall shape of the paragraph
We prefer the Adobe Every-Line option because it automatically adjusts word breaks at the beginning
of a paragraph, when necessary, to improve the line breaks and appearance of the paragraph toward the end Both composers abide by the current Word Spacing and Letter Spacing values in the Justifi cation dialog, which also opens from the panel menu
A The controls on the Paragraph panel affect only paragraph type — not point type.
Horizontal Alignment buttons (use the tool tips to identify them) Indent Left Margin
Indent First Line
Add Space Before
Paragraph
Auto-hyphenate
Add Space After Paragraph Indent Right Margin
The last button, Justify All, forces all lines,
including the last one, to span the full width of the bounding box
4 Check Hyphenate at the bottom of the panel to
enable automatic hyphenation If you chose a jus-tified alignment option, turning on hyphenation
is especially recommended, because it will help to minimize the gaps between words
➤ To change the alignment and/or justification values for vertical type, the procedure is the same
as described on this page, except the buttons have different labels
➤ To reset all currently selected paragraphs to the factory-default settings, choose Reset Paragraph from the Paragraph panel menu
➤ To specify parameters for hyphenation, choose Hyphenation from the Paragraph panel menu