Graphics Programs Reference
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You will now fine-tune the text by adjusting the leading (space between the lines of text) and the kern-
ing (space between the letters).
4 With the text area still active, press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac OS) to select all the text,
then press Alt+Arrow Up key (Windows) or Option+Arrow Up key (Mac OS) to reduce the space
(called leading) between the lines of text. If the space is reduced too much, press Alt+Arrow Down key
(Windows) or Option+Arrow Down key (Mac OS) to move the lines of text further apart from each
other. Try to set the leading so the text is almost on top of the next line.
5 Reduce the spacing between the word a and kite by clicking to insert the cursor anywhere between those
letters, then press and hold the Alt+Left Arrow key (Windows) or Option+Left Arrow key (Mac OS)
and press repeatedly until the space is smaller; choose the amount of space you want. In our example,
the Alt/Option+Left Arrow key was pressed approximately 15 times.
Alternatively, you could have left no space between the words a and kite; kern out the space between
by repeatedly pressing the Alt/Option+Right Arrow key.
6 While the text is still active, click the Create warped text button ( ) in the Options bar. The Warp Text
dialog box appears. You can warp text to create all sorts of effects; in this example, the text is distorted
to add a little dimension.
7 In the Warp Text dialog box, select Rise from the Style drop-down menu, and make sure that the Hori-
zontal option button is selected.
8 Click and drag the Bend slider to the left to change the value to +10, or type + 10 into the Bend text
field.
9 Verify that the Horizontal Distortion is set to 0 (zero), then click and drag the Vertical Distortion slider
to the right to about the value of 25, or type 25 into the Vertical Distortion text field. Click OK. The
warp is applied to the text.
Applying the Rise warp.
The result after warping the text.
10 Click the Commit check mark ( ) on the right side of the Options bar to confirm your text edits. If ne-
cessary, choose the Move tool ( ) and click and drag to reposition the text so it is visible in the upper-
left corner of the image.
Adding Style to the text
Now that you have your header text created, you will add a layer style to it.
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