Graphics Programs Reference
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small, you will not be able to see the letters that you have typed and might become con-
fused and frustrated until you realize what has happened.
Fortunately, you can resize a text box easily by dragging grab points along its sides.
Font sizes will also surprise you at times. A 30-pt font in one style might be considerably
different in size than another 30-pt font. Also, the apparent size of the font will depend
upon the image resolution. A 12-pt font might be perfect when used with a 72 ppi resolu-
tion but will look really small if the image has a resolution of 300 ppi.
Photoshop uses two ways of creating graphic images — raster and vector. Raster images
are composed of individual pixels. Vector images are composed of lines. All text created
in Photoshop is vector based. This means that the text can be shrunk or enlarged without
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