Technical data

56 Working with Paint and Text
Type your text and use the formatting options at the top of the dialog.
Formatting is applied to all the text in the window, so you don’t need to
select the text first. To apply semi-transparent edges to the characters,
check the Anti-Alias box. (Anti-aliasing is generally recommended with
text sizes 14pt or larger.)
To set text color, click the Adjust Color button and use the dialog. You
won’t see the effect of the new color until you close the Add Text
window. (For details on using the Adjust Color dialog, see the
“Choosing colors” topic in online help.)
When you’re done, click OK. The text appears on a new transparent
layer in the image. You can now use the Move tool or other tools and
commands to manipulate it, just like the contents of any layer.
The Layer Manager tab designates text layers with a symbol. Solid
text in PhotoPlus is editable: as long as it remains on a separate text
layer, you can go back and change its properties at any time. To edit
existing text, either double-click the text layer’s name on the Layer
Manager tab, or select the layer and—using the standard Text tool—
move the cursor over the text until it changes to an I-beam, then click
on the text. The Add Text window appears, with the text ready for
editing.
In order to keep text editable, only one block of text can occupy a text
layer, and various functions—such as painting functions or the Paste
Into Layer command—are disabled on text layers. To convert any text
layer to a standard layer, right-click on the layer name and choose
Render Text Layer from the menu.
Text selections work like standard or adjustable selections, except that
(you guessed it) they’re shaped like text! This opens up a number of
creative possibilities, such as using the text selections to “pick up”
patterns or filling the region with unusual fills.
To create a text selection, choose the Text Selection tool from the
Text Tools flyout and click in the image to display the Add Text
window. Type your text and apply formatting just as when creating
solid text. Click OK when you’re done. Instead of solid text on a
separate layer, you’ll see a selection region on the active layer. Now
you can cut, copy, move, modify, and apply various effects to it, just as
with the other types of selection. (Note that text selections, unlike solid
text, cannot be edited with the Add Text window.)