Jagged type in Photoshop

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Jeanne_Lorenzo
Jan 27, 2007
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I am getting jagged type in Photoshop (every font) even though the same font is perfect in Illustrator and Quark. I was having font problems and someone at Quark told me to clean out my font caches. I am not sure if this is when I started having problems.
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charles badland
Jan 27, 2007
First check the Type Tool (or Character Palette) options and make sure you have anti-aliasing on.
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eLaurentiu
Jan 27, 2007
… that, and file resolution.
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paradoxmoon
Jan 28, 2007
Make sure you’re viewing at 100%. (or 50%, 25%…)
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Shep123
Jan 29, 2007
Depending on which version of PS you’re using, there is a setting for the type tool that lets you control it’s anti-aliasing. If it is set to none, you’ll see jagged text. Try setting it to sharp, strong, crisp or smooth. In CS1&2 this setting is along the top underneath the menu.

Paradoxm is also correct in that if you are at a specific zoom level, everything (not just text) will look choppy. One more click of the mouse wheel and it will get crisp again.

On Jan 26, 11:54 pm, wrote:
I am getting jagged type in Photoshop (every font) even though the same font is perfect in Illustrator and Quark. I was having font problems and someone at Quark told me to clean out my font caches. I am not sure if this is when I started having problems.
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Kristen_Sams
Jan 29, 2007
Is it jagged when printed?

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