Type a value in the text box, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
Enter values in panels, dialogboxes, and the options bar
Drag the slider.
Move the pointer over the title of a slider or pop‑up slider. When the pointer turns to a Hand icon, drag the scrubby slider to the left or right. This feature is available only for selected sliders and pop‑up sliders.
Drag the dial.
Click the arrow buttons in the panel to increase or decrease the value.
(Windows) Click the text box and then use the Up Arrow key and the Down Arrow key on the keyboard to increase or decrease the value.
Select a value from the menu associated with the text box.
A. Menu arrow B. Scrubbyslider C. Text box D. Dial E. Slider
Somepanels, dialog boxes, and options bars contain settings that usepop‑up sliders (for example, the Opacity option in the Layers panel).If there is a triangle next to the text box, you can activate thepop‑up slider by clicking the triangle. Position the pointer overthe triangle next to the setting, hold down the mouse button, anddrag the slider or angle radius to the desired value. Click outsidethe slider box or press Enter to close the slider box. To cancelchanges, press the Esc key.
To increase or decrease values in 10% increments when the pop‑upslider box is open, hold down Shift and press the Up Arrow or DownArrow key.
A. Click to open the pop‑up slider box. B. Drag slideror angle radius.
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You can also “scrub” some pop‑up sliders. Forexample, if you hold the pointer over the word “Fill” or “Opacity”in the Layers panel, the pointer changes to the Hand icon. Thenyou can move the pointer left or right to change the fill or opacity percentage.
In some panels, dialog boxes, and options bars, you can drag scrubby sliders to change option values. Scrubby sliders are hidden until you position the pointer over the title of sliders and pop‑up sliders. When the pointer changes to a Hand icon, you drag to the left or right. Holding down the Shift key while dragging accelerates the scrubbing by a factor of 10.
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Pop‑uppanels provide easy access to available options for brushes, swatches, gradients,styles, patterns, contours, and shapes. You can customize pop‑up panelsby renaming and deleting items and by loading, saving, and replacing libraries.You can also change the display of a pop‑up panel to viewitems by their names, as thumbnail icons, or with both names andicons.
Click a tool thumbnail in the options bar to show itspop‑up panel. Click an item in the pop‑up panel to select it.
A. Click to show the pop‑up panel. B. Clickto view the pop‑up panel menu.
- Select an item, click the triangle inthe upper right corner of the pop‑up panel, and choose one of thefollowing:
Lets you enter a new name for the item.
Deletes an item in the pop‑up panel.
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You can also delete an item in a pop‑up panel by holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and clicking the item.
- Click the triangle in the upper rightcorner of the pop‑up panel to view the panel menu.
- To return to the default library, choose theReset Tool Presets command. You can either replace the current listor add the default library to the current list.
- To load a different library, do one of the following:
Choose the Load Tool Presets command toadd a library to the current list. Then select the library fileyou want to use, and click Load.
Choose the Replace Tool Presets command to replacethe current list with a different library. Then select the libraryfile you want to use, and click Load.
Choose a library file (displayed at the bottom ofthe panel menu). Then click OK to replace the current list,or click Append to add it to the current list.
- To save the current list as a library for later use,choose the Save Tool Presets command. Then enter a name for thelibrary file, and click Save.
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(Mac OS) Include the extensionof the library file name so that you can easily share the librariesacross operating systems. Select Append File Extension Always in theFile Handling Preferences to append extensions to file names.
- Click the triangle in the upper rightcorner of the pop‑up panel to view the panel menu.
- Select a view option: Text Only, Small List, and LargeList.
Contextmenus display commands relevant to the active tool, selection, orpanel. They are distinct from the menus across the top of the workspace.
Choose Edit > Menus.
Choose Window > Workspace >Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus and click the Menus tab.
- In the Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box, choosea set of menus from the Set drop-down menu. For informationon creating a new set, see Customizing keyboard shortcuts.
Lets you show, hide, or add color to items in the application menus.
Lets you show, hide, or add color to items in panel menus.
To hide a menu item, click the Visibilitybutton .
To show a menu item, click the empty Visibilitybutton.
To add color to a menu item, click the color swatch(if no color is assigned, it will say None) and choose a color.
- When you finish changing the menus, do one of the following:
To save all changes to the current setof menus, click the Save Set button . Changesto a custom set are saved. If you’re saving changes to the Photoshop Defaultsset, the Save dialog box opens. Enter a name for the new set andclick Save.
To create a new set based on the current set ofmenus, click the Save Set As button .
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If you haven’t saved the current set ofchanges, you can click Cancel to discard all changes and close thedialog box.
- In the Save dialog box, enter a name for the set andclick Save.
Choose Edit > Menus.
Choose Window > Workspace >Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus and click the Menu tab.
- In the Keyboard Shortcuts & Menus dialog box, choosea set of menus from the Set menu.
It’s possible to temporarily show items thatyou’ve hidden in a menu. After the menu closes, the items returnto their hidden state.
From a menu with hidden items, choose Show AllMenu Items.
Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS)a menu with hidden items.
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To permanently reveal all menu items, choose Window > Workspace > Essentials.
- InInterface preferences, select or deselect Show Menu Colors.
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Here's how to create a 3D cutout text effect with Photoshop Elements. This effect makes text appear as though it is punched out of a surface. In this tutorial, you will work with layers, the horizontal type selection tool, and layer style effects.
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Start with a New document using the Web preset. New > Blank File > Web minimum.
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This tutorial also works the current version of Photoshop Elements -- Photoshop Elements 15
Create a New Solid Fill Layer
Create a new layer solid color fill layer from the adjustment layer button on the layers palette.
Choose white for the new layer color.
Make a Type Selection
Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool by clicking the Text tool and then clicking the type mask tool in the toolbox, which reveals additional type tools.
Click inside the document and type some text. The text will show as white on a pink background because this is really a type selection we are creating and the masked area is shown with a red overlay.
Highlight over the text to select it, then choose a bold font and a large font size (around 150 pixels).
When you are happy with the type selection, click the green checkmark to apply it. The red overlay will become a 'marching ants' marquee.
Delete the Type Selection
Press delete on the keyboard to 'punch out' the text selection from the top layer, then Deselect or use the keyboard command Ctrl + D.
Apply a Drop Shadow
Go to the Effects palette (Window > Effects if it is not showing) and click the second icon for layer styles, then set the menu to show drop shadows.
Double click on the drop shadow style low to apply it.
If you can't find the drop shadow style, try Layer > Layer Style > Style Settings and select Drop Shadow. When the dialog box opens set a lighting Angle as well as Size, Distance and Opacity for the Drop Shadow. When finished click OK.
The objective of a Drop Shadow is to show elevation. In this case, the shadow will be used to give the text an Embossed effect. In either case, subtly should be your goal. Just keep in mind the higher the object casting the shadow is above a surface the larger and fainter (opacity) it is on the edges.
This technique is remarkably similar to creating a 'cast shadow' in Photoshop.
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Customize the Effect Style
You can stop here or you can double-click on the FX icon on the layers palette to customize the drop shadow appearance. You may want to change the lighting angle, or size, distance and opacity of the shadow.
Change the Background Color
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If desired, fill the background with another color by clicking it in the layers palette and going to Edit > Fill or using the paint bucket tool.