User Guide

Working with Text388
Rotated text.
To skew text:
1 Select text using the Layer
Adjuster tool.
2 Hold down Command (Mac OS)
or Ctrl (Windows), and drag one
of the center handles on either side
of the text.
Tip
•
If the bounding box is not showing,
click the Layers palette menu arrow and
choose Show Layer Marquee.
Adding Shadows
You can apply a shadow to text and
adjust the shadow position. You can
select an external shadow, which
places the shadow behind the text, or
an internal shadow, which places the
shadow inside the text.
To add a shadow:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Text .
2 On the Text palette, enable one of
the following buttons:
• External Shadow — cre-
ates a shadow that makes your
letters look as though they’re
casting a shadow onto a sheet
of paper held beneath them.
• Internal Shadow — creates
a shadow that makes your let-
ters look like cutouts, above a
sheet of paper the color of the
text.
• No Shadow — removes a
shadow.
To move the shadow:
• Select the Layer Adjuster tool
and drag the shadow to where you
want it.
Setting Opacity
Opacity controls the transparency of
text or shadows. Your text’s shadow
should be semi-transparent. You can
also use opacity to fade the color of
text.
To adjust opacity:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Text .
2 On the Text palette, move the
Opacity slider to the left to increase
transparency or to the right to
increase opacity.
Adding a Blur
You can add either a focus or
directional blur to text and shadows.
Focus blurs make text fuzzy. You can
use the Focus blur to soften the edges