Entering point type

When you enter point type, each line of type is independent--the length of a line grows or shrinks as you edit it, but it doesn't wrap to the next line. The type you entered appears in a new type layer.

To enter point type:

1. Do one of the following:
• (Photoshop) Select the horizontal type tool or the vertical type tool .
• (ImageReady) Select the type tool .
2. Click in the image to set an insertion point for the type. The small line through the I-beam marks the position of the type baseline. For horizontal type, the baseline marks the line on which the type rests; for vertical type, the baseline marks the center axis of the type characters.

To show the baseline in ImageReady, choose View > Show > Text Baseline.

3. Select additional type options in the options bar, Character palette, and Paragraph palette. (See Formatting characters and Formatting paragraphs.)
4. Enter the characters you want. Press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to begin a new line.
5. Commit the type layer. (See About using the type tools (Photoshop).)