The Text on Selection tool allows you to type text on a selection. The Text on Selection tool is in the preset panel of the Text tool. It looks like this: Next, select the shape you want from the Tool Options panel:ĭrag on your image where you want to add the shape.Īfter you add the shape, move your mouse over the edge of the shape until your cursor turns into an I-beam.Ĭlick the green checkmark button when you're finished. The Text on Shape tool allows you to type text on a shape. To do this, select the Text on Shape tool from the Tool Options panel. It looks like this. You can use the type mask too to let a background image show through in the text by going to Edit>Cut. You can also use the text selection as you would any other selection in Elements. You can see the type mask in the image below. The type mask now appears over the active layer.Select any additional options from the Tool Options panel.Choose either the Horizontal Type Mask Tool or the Vertical Type Mask Tool.
Select the layer in which you want the selection to appear. Don't use a text layer.These allow you to create a selection out of text. If you go to the Text Tool Options panel, you'll notice that there is also a Horizontal Type Mask Tool and a Vertical Type Mask tool. This will select the text. Next, click in the text at the place where you want to start editing or deleting. NOTE: If you don't want to move the text, but simply want to select it so that you can delete or edit it, just double click your mouse inside the text box. To move the text, lick on the small little circle in the middle of your text box (as shown below). In the following snapshot, you can see our text layer in the Layers panel. To move a layer, we select the layer in the Layers panel, then click on the Move tool in the Tools panel. It looks like this. That said, in order to move the text, we're going to move the layer. Once you add text on an image, you may want to move it to another place in the image. Remember, your text is its own layer. This selects the text, as pictured below.Īpply any formatting you want to the text, then press the green checkmark (as shown above) when finished. To format text, simply hold down your mouse and drag it over the text that appears on your image. In the Tool Options panel, set your options, including font, color, and size. You can warp text and create other effects in the options bar too. In addition, you can align text to the left, center, or right.Ĭlick the first button below to toggle the text orientation. This converts horizontal text to vertical text – and vice versa. You can even select to strikethrough text. Make the text boldfaced, italicized, or underlined. You can also set the font style or change the size of the font.Ĭlick the Color dropdown list to select a font color.Ĭlick the Leading dropdown list to set the leading.
Take a look at the Horizontal Text Tool Options panel below. Formatting Textįormatting Text is as easy as going to the Tool Options panel and using the standard formatting tools offered there. Now, just click inside the text box to start typing.Ĭlick the green checkmark when you're finished entering and formatting text. You can also create a text box to enter text. If you want to create a paragraph of text, simply drag a rectangle across the screen in the place where you want the paragraph to go. This will create a text box. When you add text to an image, the text you add appears on its own layer.
We'll talk about formatting later in this article. Simply start typing. The text will appear on your image.Ĭlick the green checkmark when you're finished entering and formatting the text.
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