User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
7. Add a text layer.
In the Layers palette, click the top layer. Select the Text tool, and then click in the image. The I-beam cursor appears.
In the options bar, change text size, font, style, or color to your liking. When you add text, Photoshop automatically
places it on its own layer, where you can edit it separately from the rest of the image.
To edit thetext, select it with theTexttool, andthenchangeany of thesettingsinthe optionsbar.Tomovethe text,
select the Move tool and drag the text.
8. Add an effect to the text.
Click Add A Layer Style and select Drop Shadow from the menu. You can change the color or angle of the shadow
or make other adjustments in the Layer Style dialog box.
In theLayerspalette, youcan seewhich effectswereusedonany layerbyclickingthe blacktrianglenexttothe Layer
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tyle button. The eye icon next to each layer style acts like a toggle. Click it to apply that style or to remove it from
that layer.