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

Design with TEXT AND GRAPHICS
You can create a design using type as the central
element by changing the letter styles and size, adding
layer effects, warping the text, or adding perspective.
You can also make the individual letters interweave
and interact with each other to add more interest to
any project. By converting type layers to shapes and
overlapping them, you can make some of the areas
transparent to the background, creating new design
elements. Add a shape to the text, make the letters
intertwine with the shape, and you can create eyecatching
logos or page titles.
When you convert a type layer to a shape, the text is
no longer editable. However, you can still move
individual letters. You can transform, warp, and resize
one letter at a time or a group of letters. You can also
add layer styles to the grouped design elements and
change the look completely. Because the letters and
shapes are all on one layer, the color and any layer
styles that you use are applied to all the elements on
the layer. Flatten the layers as a final step in creating
the design.
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1 In a new blank document, click
the Type tool.
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2 Select the font style, size,
color and alignment in the
Options bar.
3 Click in the document and type
the text.
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4 Click the Commit button or
press Ô+Return (Shift+Enter) or
Enter on the numeric keypad to
commit the type.
5 Click Type
6 Click Convert to Shape.
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A The type layer changes to a
vector layer.
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7 Click the Path Selection tool.
8 Click and drag over one line of
text to select it.
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9 Click and drag the line up to
overlap the first line of text.
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0 Click the Path operations button
and select Exclude Overlapping
Shapes.
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