Text - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 312

The Type Mask tools are
used to make tex t-shaped
selections.
Creating and using type masks
The Type Mask tools are used to provide precise masks or selections in the shape and size of
the text you input. Rather than creating a new text layer containing solid colored text, the
mask tools produce a selection outline. From this point on the text mask can be used as you
would use any other selection.
Adding text to images workflow:
1 Choose the Type tool from the toolbox. To change between Type tools, click theo
other modes in the tool's options bar.
2 Click on the picture surface to position the start of the text or click-drag to create
a text box.
3 Make changes to font type, size, style, justification and color by altering the set-
tings in the options bar.
4 Enter your text using the keyboard or by pasting sections (Edit > Paste) from a
copied word processing document.
5 For non-masked text, click and drag to move the text over the image background.
6 Commit entered text or changes to a type layer by clicking 'tick' in the options bar
or by pressing Control + Enter.