Teach Yourself Visually™: Photoshop® Elements 8

Chapter 14. Adding Text Elements

Do you want to add letters and words to your photos and illustrations? Photoshop Elements lets you add text to your images and precisely control the appearance and layout of text. You can also stylize your text by using effects and other tools in Photoshop Elements.

• Add Text. 270

• Change the Formatting of Text. 272

• Change the Color of Text. 274

• Create Warped Text. 276

• Create Beveled Text. 278

• Add a Shadow to Text. 279

Add Text

Adding text enables you to label elements in your image or use letters and words in artistic ways. When you add text, it appears in its own layer. You can manipulate text layers in your image to move ...