User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
• Double-click a word to select it. Triple-click a line to select it. Quadruple-click a paragraph to select it. Quintuple-
click anywhere in the text flow to select all characters in a bounding box.
• To use the arrow keys to select characters, click in the text, and then hold down Shift and press the Right Arrow
or Left Arrow key. To use the keys to select words, hold down Shift+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Command (Mac OS)
and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key.
4 To select allthe characters in alayer withoutpositioning theinsertion pointinthe text flow,selectthe type layer
in the Layers palette, and then double-click the layer’s type icon.
Important: I
n Photoshop, selecting and formatting characters in a type layer puts the Type tool into edit mode.
To show or hide selection highlighting (ImageReady)
❖ Do one of the following:
• Choose View > Show > Text Selection.
• Choose View > Extras. This command shows or hides all selected items in the View > Show submenu.
About the Character palette
The Character palette provides options for formatting characters. Some formatting options are also available in the
options bar.
You can display the Character palette by doing one of the following:
• Choose Window > Character, or click the Character palette tab if the palette is visible but not active.
• With a type tool selected, click the Palette button in the options bar.
To setanoptioninthe Characterpalette, choose avalue from thepop-upmenuonthe rightsideofthe option.For
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ptions with numeric values, you can also use the up and down arrows to set the value, or you can edit the value
directly in the text box. When you edit a value directly, press Enter or Return to apply a value, Shift+Enter or
Shift+Return to apply a value and then highlight the value just edited, or Tab to apply a value and move to the next
text box in the palette.
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Character palette
A. Font Family B. Font Size C. Ver tical S cale D. Set Tsume option (Photoshop) E. Tracking F. Baseline
Shift G. Language H. Font Style I. Leading J. Horizontal scale K. Kerning
Note: You must select Show Asian Text Options in the Type preferences for the Set Tsume option to appear in the
Character palette.
You can access additional commands and options in the Character palette menu. To use this menu, click the triangle
in t
he upper right corner of the palette.