You can add text to any image you edit with Photoshop Elements. You can add text to an image that will become a greeting card, poster, or framed artwork. You can create vertical or horizontal text using any font currently installed on your system.
Create Text
- Open the image to which you want to add text.
Select the Text tool.
In the Options bar, click the Vertical or Horizontal Text icon, as shown next.
- Click the down arrow to the right of the currently selected font and select the desired font family from the drop-down list.
- Click the down arrow to the right of the currently selected font size and choose an option from the drop-down list. Alternatively, you can enter the desired value in the text field.
- Click the desired alignment icon to left align, center, or right align the text.
Click the text color swatch to open the Color Picker, shown next.
Drag the arrows to the right of the Color slider to choose the hue and drag inside the Color field to set the saturation.
To match a color in the image, move your cursor outside of the Color Picker. Your cursor becomes an eyedropper, signifying you can sample a color from within the image. Click the desired color to select it.
- Click OK to exit the Color Picker.
- Click inside the document and type the desired text. Photoshop Elements creates a layer for the text.
Select the Move tool.
Click and drag the text to the desired location.
Photoshop Elements installs several Adobe Pro fonts with the application. Fonts such as Adobe Caslon Pro are particularly well suited for text on posters or cards.
Add a Drop Shadow to Text
- Open the Layers palette.
- Select the text layer to which you want to apply the drop shadow.
- Choose Window | Layer Styles to open the Layer Styles palette.
Click the down arrow to the right of the currently selected Style Library and choose Drop Shadows from the drop-down list. This displays the Drop Shadows Style Library shown here.
Click the desired style to apply it to the text. The following image shows text to which a drop shadow has been applied.
