Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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A bounding box
surrounds the shape.
9 Type the text until the
shape is full.
0 Click the Commit
button.
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The shape and bounding box
disappear.
! Click the Move tool.
@ Click and drag in the shape to
reposition it on the page if
necessary.
TIPS
More Options!
You can also use a Custom Shape to fill with text. Be
sure to select the Path option for the shape in the
Options bar.
Did You Know?
Click the Custom Shape picker in the Options bar, and
then click the gear menu button ( ) to load more
shapes. Select one of the shape sets listed, or select
All from the choices in the menu and click Append to
add the shapes to the current set.
Try This!
You can copy text from another document, an e-mail,
or even a website and paste it into the shape. Select
the text in the other document, and press Ô+C
(Ctrl+C) to copy. Click the Photoshop document. Use
the Type tool ( ) to click in the shape. Press Ô+V
(Ctrl+V) to paste the text.
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