Sizing and transforming text
You can transform raster and vector text interactively. For example, you can resize, rotate, shear, distort, or apply perspective to text.
You can also resize and reshape vector text by editing its nodes and contours. For more information, see
Working with nodes.
Edit workspace
1 Open a copy of the image.
2 On the Tools toolbar, choose the
Text tool
.
3 On the Tool Options palette, choose Selection from the Create As drop-list, and set the other text controls.
4 In the image window, click where you want to create the text selection, and type the text.
5 On the Tool Options palette, click the
Apply changes button
.
6 Copy the text selection to a new image.
To resize and transform text
Edit workspace
1 On the Layers palette, choose a layer.
2 On the Tools toolbar, choose the
Pick tool
, and select the text.
A bounding box with handles appears on the selection or the layer.
3 Drag a corner handle to resize the text.
If you want to change the current proportions, right-click and drag a handle.
4 Perform any of the actions in the following table to transform the text.
To | Do the following |
Move the entire text block | Drag the bounding box. |
Change the center of rotation | Drag the rotation pivot point. |
Rotate the text | Drag the rotation handle |
Change the perspective symmetrically | Hold down Ctrl and drag a corner handle horizontally or vertically. |
Change the perspective asymmetrically | Hold down Shift and drag a corner handle. |
To shear text | Hold down Shift while dragging a side handle. |
To distort text | Hold down Ctrl and Shift while dragging a handle. |
To make the deform handles on a layer easier to see, drag the corner of the image window to make it larger than the image.