Working with text 533
For more information about selections, see “Working with selections”
on page 291.
Text formatting options
When you create text, you can specify formatting options such as font,
font size, and alignment, as well as character and line spacing. For
more information about text formatting options see “Formatting text”
on page 535.
You can delete vector, raster, or selection-based text at any time.
To create text
Edit workspace
1 On the Tools toolbar, choose the Text tool .
2 On the Materials palette, click the Foreground and Stroke
Properties box, and choose a color for the text outline.
If the Materials palette is not displayed, choose View Palettes
Materials.
If you want to create text with no outline, click the Transparent
button below the Foreground and Stroke Properties box.
3 On the Materials palette, click the Background and Stroke
Properties box, and choose a color for the text fill.
If you want to create hollow text, click the Transparent button
below the Background and Fill Properties box, and on the Tool
Options palette, set the Stroke width control to 1.0 or greater.
4 On the Tool Options palette, choose one of the following text
types from the Create As drop-list:
• Vector — creates fully editable text that resides on a vector layer.
This text type is the default and is used in most instances.
• Selection — creates a selection marquee in the shape of the text
characters. The marquee is filled with the underlying layer.
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