Can’t get type to anti-alias in PS7

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Ari Passopolos
Jan 6, 2005
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I’m a new user of Photoshop 7 trying to create a .gif containing a single thing: a block of anti-aliased type.

Here’s what I’m doing: (1) Bring up PS7 (AA defaults to Smooth). (2) File->New (AA still Smooth). (3) Click Type tool and drag in workspace to create a frame (AA instantly grays-out and changes to None). (4) Type in lines of text and click Submit (AA is still None).

Same thing happens no matter which font I select. If I save the file as a .gif and bring it up in Paint at 800% all that’s there is black pixels.

Obviously I have to do something before (3) or after (4), but I’m going batty trying to figure out what it is. Can anyone help out? Thanks … Ari

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edjh
Jan 6, 2005
Ari Passopolos wrote:

I’m a new user of Photoshop 7 trying to create a .gif containing a single thing: a block of anti-aliased type.

Here’s what I’m doing: (1) Bring up PS7 (AA defaults to Smooth). (2) File->New (AA still Smooth). (3) Click Type tool and drag in workspace to create a frame (AA instantly grays-out and changes to None). (4) Type in lines of text and click Submit (AA is still None).
Same thing happens no matter which font I select. If I save the file as a .gif and bring it up in Paint at 800% all that’s there is black pixels.

Obviously I have to do something before (3) or after (4), but I’m going batty trying to figure out what it is. Can anyone help out? Thanks … Ari
What Color mode are you in? Sounds like Bitmap. Use RGB when you make your new doc.

Why are you using Paint for anything?


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Ari Passopolos
Jan 6, 2005
That did the trick! I was using Paint at a huge magnification to verify that extremely subtle anti-aliasing wasn’t the issue. Many thanks for your help … Ari

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