Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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All Caps. Formats the text in all uppercase letters; just click
this button instead of retyping.
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Small Caps. Works well for titles and in certain layouts.
It replaces all lowercase text with a smaller version of the
capital letter.
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Subscript. Used for scientific notation and other specialty
purposes where a character is reduced in size and lowered
below the baseline.
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Superscript. Used for specialty purposes such as showing
mathematical power. This reduces the character's size and
moves it above the baseline.
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Underline. Draws a line below the text. You may choose to
manually add a line on another layer for better control.
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Strikethrough. Places a line through the characters to indi-
cate text for removal.
Notice the dramatic differences
between choosing italic from the Font
Style menu as opposed to choosing the
Type Enhancement but ton.
Ligatures
Some fonts contain additional ornamental elements. These char-
acters can be difficult to access because they are not on standard
keys. To make it easier to find them, the Character panel has spe-
cial buttons near the bottom. Which options are available depends
on the chosen font. These can include ligatures, fractions, swashes,
ornaments, ordinals, titling and stylistic alternates, superior and
inferior characters, old-style figures, and lining figures. For more
details on ligatures, see the Photoshop Help menu.
Language Selection Menu
Computers should help make the design process easy, so in this
vein, recent versions of Photoshop ship with a built-in spell check.
Not every country is represented, but you do have obscure options
like Nynorsk Norwegian and Turkish.
1.
In the Character panel, select the language you are using.
2.
Choose Edit > Check Spelling to invoke the spell check for
all visible layers. The language chosen in this setting will also
affect the hyphenation of words.
