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drag a straight gradient line, press and hold the Shift key while dragging to constrain the gradient
to a 0-degree, 45-degree, or 90-degree angle.
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Choose File > Save. Keep the file open for the next part of this lesson.
Layer styles
By using layer styles, such as shadows, glows, and bevels, you can change the appearance of images on
layers. Layer styles are linked to the layer that is selected when the style is applied, but you can also copy
and paste them to other layers. You can also save combinations of styles as a custom style to be applied to
other layers.
Creating the text layer
In this section, you will create a text layer and apply a combination of effects to it. Then you will save the
combined effects as a new style to apply to another layer. You should still have the file
ps1003_work.psd
open from the last lesson.
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Select the Type tool ( ) and click anywhere on the image. Type
City Lights
.
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Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac OS) to select all the text. Alternatively, you can choose
Select > All from the menu bar.
Get ready for a three-key command. It might seem awkward if you haven't used this combination be-
fore, but it is used in many other Creative Cloud applications to resize text visually, and it is a huge
time-saver.
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Press and hold Ctrl+Shift+> (greater than) (Windows) or Command+Shift+> (Mac OS), and repeatedly
press the > key. The text enlarges. You can change the combination to include the < (less than) key to
reduce the size of the text. No particular size is needed.
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In the Options bar, click the Center text button ( ) to center your text. If you need to adjust the position
of the text, press and hold the Ctrl/Command key and click and drag the text to the center of the image
area.
If you would rather not use the key command, type
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in the font size text field in the Options bar at the
top of the Photoshop workspace.
Next, you will find a typeface that you want to use. Again, no particular typeface is required for this ex-
ercise. Pick one that you like, but make sure that it is heavy enough to show bevel (edge) effects. The
font in the example is Myriad Bold.
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Make sure the Type tool is still active and the text is selected, by pressing Ctrl+A (Windows) or Com-
mand+A (Mac OS), or by choosing All from the Select menu.
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Now, highlight the font family name in the Type tool Options bar at the top of the Photoshop work-
space, and press the up arrow ( ) or down arrow ( ) keys to scroll through your list of font families.
