Text – can’t add in CS

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Wm
Jan 14, 2004
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Now that I have the new CS installed, I’ve been unable to add text to a document that I scanned. I’ve tried switching into different modes (BMP, Grayscale, and even RGB), with no success. When I click the text tool and click on the document, a new text layer appears and the text I’m typing appears in the Layer name but not on the document. If I drag the text tool I can make a box, but nothing I type appears in the box. Am I missing something simple here? The process of adding text to an image seems to have changed…

Thanx,
Wm
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Tom Thackrey
Jan 14, 2004
On 14-Jan-2004, "Wm" wrote:

Now that I have the new CS installed, I’ve been unable to add text to a document that I scanned. I’ve tried switching into different modes (BMP, Grayscale, and even RGB), with no success. When I click the text tool and click on the document, a new text layer appears and the text I’m typing appears in the Layer name but not on the document. If I drag the text tool I
can make a box, but nothing I type appears in the box. Am I missing something simple here? The process of adding text to an image seems to have
changed…

Are you sure the text color is not the same as the background behind the text?

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Wm
Jan 14, 2004
Yes, the text color is showing as black and I’m trying to "fill in" a form. It’s really confusing the helloutta me…

Wm

"Tom Thackrey" wrote in message
On 14-Jan-2004, "Wm" wrote:

Now that I have the new CS installed, I’ve been unable to add text to a document that I scanned. I’ve tried switching into different modes (BMP, Grayscale, and even RGB), with no success. When I click the text tool
and
click on the document, a new text layer appears and the text I’m typing appears in the Layer name but not on the document. If I drag the text
tool
I
can make a box, but nothing I type appears in the box. Am I missing something simple here? The process of adding text to an image seems to have
changed…

Are you sure the text color is not the same as the background behind the text?

—
Tom Thackrey
www.creative-light.com
tom (at) creative (dash) light (dot) com
do NOT send email to (it’s reserved for spammers)
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edjh
Jan 14, 2004
Wm wrote:

Now that I have the new CS installed, I’ve been unable to add text to a document that I scanned. I’ve tried switching into different modes (BMP, Grayscale, and even RGB), with no success. When I click the text tool and click on the document, a new text layer appears and the text I’m typing appears in the Layer name but not on the document. If I drag the text tool I can make a box, but nothing I type appears in the box. Am I missing something simple here? The process of adding text to an image seems to have changed…

Thanx,
Wm
The resolution of your file is too small. Increase to something reasonable like 72-600 dpi.

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Wm
Jan 16, 2004
It was scanned as a "B&W Photograph" — that should be sufficient resolution. It’s a form that I was trying to fill in and print.

Wm

"edjh" wrote in message
Wm wrote:

Now that I have the new CS installed, I’ve been unable to add text to a document that I scanned. I’ve tried switching into different modes (BMP, Grayscale, and even RGB), with no success. When I click the text tool
and
click on the document, a new text layer appears and the text I’m typing appears in the Layer name but not on the document. If I drag the text
tool I
can make a box, but nothing I type appears in the box. Am I missing something simple here? The process of adding text to an image seems to
have
changed…

Thanx,
Wm
The resolution of your file is too small. Increase to something reasonable like 72-600 dpi.

—
Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html

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