Adding text in Photoshop Elements is straightforward: Open your photo in Expert mode, select the Type Tool, type your text, and click Commit. You can then customize the text's appearance using Styles.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Steps to Add Text:
- Open Your Image: In Photoshop Elements, open the image you want to add text to. Make sure you're in Expert mode. Expert mode provides the most comprehensive set of tools for editing.
- Select the Type Tool: Locate the Type Tool (it looks like a "T") in the Tools panel on the left side of your screen.
- Click on Your Image: Click on the image where you want your text to appear. This creates a text layer.
- Type Your Text: Start typing your desired text.
- Commit Your Text: Click the Commit button (usually a checkmark or similar icon) on the Options bar at the top of the screen to finalize the text entry.
Customizing Your Text:
Once you've added the text, you can customize its appearance:
- Font: Choose your desired font from the font dropdown menu in the Options bar.
- Font Size: Adjust the size of your text using the size dropdown menu or by manually entering a value.
- Color: Change the text color by clicking the color swatch in the Options bar and selecting a new color from the Color Picker.
- Style (Effects): Enhance your text with premade styles. Click the Styles icon (it looks like overlapping squares) in the bottom right panel. This opens the Effects panel where you can browse and apply different text effects.
Moving and Resizing Text:
- Move: Select the Move Tool (the arrow icon) and then click and drag your text layer to reposition it.
- Resize: Make sure the text layer is selected. Click Image > Transform > Free Transform. This will add handles to the text. Click and drag these handles to resize the text. Hold the Shift key while dragging to maintain aspect ratio. Press Enter to commit the changes.
Using the Layers Panel
Text is added to its own layer. You can find layers within the "Layers" panel which is usually found at the bottom right of the screen. Layers let you do the following:
- Adjust the order of the text so it appears above or below different elements of your image.
- Adjust the blending mode and opacity of the layer, which can create interesting effects.
- Add layer styles to the text using the layer styles option at the bottom of the Layers panel.
By following these steps, you can easily add and customize text in Photoshop Elements.
