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Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One
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Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One

by Ned Snell, Bob Temple, T. Michael Clark
May 2003
Beginner
816 pages
19h 54m
English
Sams
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Vector Text

Although vector text is not in and of itself an effect, I thought I'd illustrate one of the properties of creating text as a vector.

To demonstrate the difference between vector text and regular bitmap text (Selection and Floating), I'll have you enter some text as a vector and enlarge it. I'll then have you do the same using bitmap (Floating text).

When you compare the two at the end of the exercise, you'll have a good idea of how they differ.

1.
To see the differences, open two new 500×500–pixel images at 72dpi with the background set to white and Image Type set to 16.7 million colors.
2.
Set the background color to black, set the foreground style to none, and set the background style to paint. Select the Text tool and left-click ...
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