Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The Anti-aliasing setting
helps smooth out the
edges of 'jagged' text.
WITHOUT ANTI-ALIASING
WITH ANTI-ALIASING
Reducing the 'jaggies'
One of the drawbacks of using a system that is based on pixels to draw sharp-edged letter
shapes is that circles and curves are made up of a series of pixel steps. Anti-aliasing is a
system where the effects of these 'jaggies' are made less noticeable by partially filling in the
edge pixels. This technique produces smoother looking type overall and should be used in
all print circumstances and web applications. The only exception is where file size is critical,
as anti-aliased web text creates larger files than the standard text equivalent. Anti-aliasing
can be turned on and off by clicking the Anti-aliased button in the options bar.
Smoothing letter edges workflow:
1 Turn anti-aliasing on by clicking the Anti-aliased button in the options bar, or by
selecting Layer > Type > Anti-Alias On.
2 Turn anti-aliasing off by reclicking the button in the options bar or by selecting
Layer > Type > Anti-Alias Off.
The Warp feature is used to twist and squeeze text into a
range of shapes. The style of the warping can be selected
from the drop-down menu in the feature's dialog.
 
 
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