Graphics Programs Reference
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4
Position your cursor under the Sales text and click to create a new text entry. Exact
position is not important, as you will reposition the text later. Type
Service
, then
press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS) to commit the text
entry and exit the type options.
5
Position your cursor under the word Service and click and type
About
, then press
Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS) to commit the text entry and
exit the type options.
6
Position your cursor under the word About to make the last text entry, and click.
Type the word
Contact
, then press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return
(Mac OS) to commit the text entry and exit the type options.
7
Choose File > Save, or press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac OS) to save
the i le. Keep this i le open for the next part of this lesson. (If the Photoshop Format
Options window appeared when you saved, click OK.)
Positioning and distribution of text
In this part of the lesson, you will use the Move tool to reposition the text and then
distribute the vertical space between them evenly.
1
Select the Move tool ( ) and Ctrl+Click (Windows) or Command+Click (Mac OS)
the word Sales (in the image). By pressing and holding the Ctrl/Command key, you
have turned on the auto-select feature. You can easily activate layers without having to
go to the Layers panel.
With the Sales layer selected, click and drag the text so it is of to the right of the
curved edge of the kite.
2
Press and hold the Ctrl/Command key, click the other three text layers, and position
them of to the right of the kite, following the curve of the kite image.
3
Make sure that the Layers panel is visible and select the Sales text layer. Then,
Ctrl+Shift+click (Windows) or Command+Shift+Click (Mac OS) on the Service,
About, and Contact text layers (in the Layers panel).
Note that when you select three or more layers, the Align and Distribute options
become visible in the Options bar. Align becomes visible with two layers selected.
