Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

18. Working with Type

In This Chapter

• Adding Point and Paragraph Text

• Choosing a Font Family and Style

• Kerning and Tracking

• Adjusting Leading, Vertical Spacing, and Baseline Shift

• Inserting Special Characters

• Formatting Paragraphs

• Working with Type on a Path

• Warping Type

• Painting on a Type Layer

• Replacing Missing Fonts

• Matching Fonts

• Creating a Text Sandwich

• Filling Type with an Image

To state the obvious: Photoshop is not a word processor. (It’s called Photoshop, not Wordshop). So don’t make the mistake of trying to create documents with lots of text or complex layouts. Trust us, that’s what Adobe InDesign is for. That said, Photoshop offers three methods for adding type: point text for single lines, paragraph text for multiline text, and ...