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Adding a text layer
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom
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7 Click on the This Adjustment A ects All Layers Below button ( ) at the bottom of the
Adjustments panel. The only layer being a ected by the Black & White adjustment layer
is the boy layer.
Click on the This Adjustment A ects The grayscale applies only to the layer directly underneath it.
All Layers Below button.
8 Choose File > Save to save this  le, and keep it open for the next part of this lesson.
Adding a text layer
Adding text is the  nal step before converting this image into a 3D object. In this part of the
lesson, you will create text that will be positioned o to the right of the postcard. For this lesson
you will simply set the text as instructed, but if you want to discover more possibilities with
text, read Lesson 4, “The Basics of Working in Photoshop.”
1 Make sure that the topmost (Black & White) layer is selected; then select the Type tool
(
) and click o to the right of the boy in the image area. The cursor appears.
2 Type Bike, and then press the Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) key and type On!
3 Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac OS) or choose Select > Select All to
activate both words. You will now take advantage of some keyboard shortcuts to help
speed up the font size and typeface selection.
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