Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Select the text and then select the font name in the Options bar.
Press the down or up arrows to change the font selection. Your font selection might differ from this ex-
ample.
If you would rather not use the font shortcut, you can select the font you want from the Font family
drop-down menu in the Options bar.
If your Swatches panel is not visible, choose Window > Swatches to bring it forward.
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With the text still selected, choose White from the Swatches panel. Click the Commit check mark ( ) in
the far right of the Options bar to commit your type changes.
As mentioned earlier, do not leave the Type tool to select the Move tool and reposition the text. If
you want to reposition your text, keep the Type tool selected and press and hold the Ctrl (Windows)
or Command (Mac OS) key while dragging.
Applying the Outer Glow layer style
Now you will apply a combination of layer effects to the text layer you just created.
1
Click the text layer name City Lights, which is to the right of the Text layer indicator in the Layers pan-
el, to make sure the layer is active.
2
Click the Add a layer style button ( ) at the bottom of the Layers panel, and select Outer Glow from the
pop-up menu. The Layer Style dialog box appears. The default settings may be too subtle, so you will
make some changes.
