Selection from text

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Dr Hackenbush
Mar 19, 2010
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Hi peeps

i’m sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a new layer

any help please
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John Stafford
Mar 19, 2010
In article <4ba39b51$0$23564$>,
"Dr Hackenbush" wrote:

Hi peeps

i’m sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a new layer

any help please

In the layers pallet, right click on the layer’s icon (not the text to the right of it) and click on ‘Select Pixels’.
DH
Dr Hackenbush
Mar 19, 2010
"John Stafford" wrote in message
In article <4ba39b51$0$23564$>,
"Dr Hackenbush" wrote:

Hi peeps

i’m sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a new layer

any help please

In the layers pallet, right click on the layer’s icon (not the text to the right of it) and click on ‘Select Pixels’.

I knew it was easy

thanks
PB
Paul Burdett
Mar 22, 2010
Alternatively: Ctrl click the layer icon, but note that both methods do not put the text on a new layer. You have to rasterrize the text first.

"Dr Hackenbush" wrote in message
"John Stafford" wrote in message
In article <4ba39b51$0$23564$>,
"Dr Hackenbush" wrote:

Hi peeps

i’m sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a
new layer

any help please

In the layers pallet, right click on the layer’s icon (not the text to the right of it) and click on ‘Select Pixels’.

I knew it was easy

thanks

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