(Photoshop 7.0) Text/font is way too large.

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Marie
Aug 26, 2007
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My text is apparently scaled too large or something – size 6 font looks like size 72 font, and size 72 font is so large it can’t even appear within the image. I can’t figure it out – I’ve tried looking for a way to reset to default settings, but the only "way" I found didn’t seem to work, and I’ve tried messing with the resolution because for some reason it was set to 9999.9 pixels/inch. The resolution’s been fixed now, but the text is still confusingly large.
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Ed_Hannigan
Aug 26, 2007
What is the type size set to now? What is the resolution now?

You didn’t rasterize the type did you?
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Marie
Aug 26, 2007
Well, here’s an example of what’s going on. I didn’t rasterize anything, but anyways:

< http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa254/montelimat/example. jpg>
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Bob Levine
Aug 26, 2007
Looks about right to me.

Bob
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dave_milbut
Aug 26, 2007
Looks about right to me.

what?!!

look again…

< http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Qfu47rMq7iwY7htqt lS7svlsBUJQs1>
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Bob Levine
Aug 26, 2007
Bad comparison, Dave. You’re using a different font.Check this out:

http://www.theindesignguy.com/pdfs/PS-Text-test.pdf

I placed the JPG in Illustrator and then typed it myself using the same specs with courier.

Bob
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Marie
Aug 26, 2007
Yes, but the thing is it’s like that with ALL my fonts, not just Courier.

<http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa254/montelimat/ex2.jpg>

<http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa254/montelimat/ex3.jpg>
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Bob Levine
Aug 26, 2007
They’re exactly the same as Marie’s. That JPG was a direct download of her file.

Bob
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dave_milbut
Aug 26, 2007
placed the JPG in Illustrator and then typed it myself using the same specs with courier.

yea, they’re both the same size, and the same size as mine. they’re nothing close to marie’s…

marie, is it jsut one document or is it like that for new docs as well?

i’d reset the type tool. if that fails reset the preferences (details are in thefaq).
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Marie
Aug 26, 2007
It’s like it for all documents.

I’ll try resetting the type tool again. Last time I tried it didn’t work, but I might’ve been doing it wrong.
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John_Joslin
Aug 26, 2007
Reset here:

<http://imageshack.us>

You did have points and not picas or centimetres?
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Marie
Aug 26, 2007
Okay, resetting the preferences did it.

Thanks everyone for your help.
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John_Joslin
Aug 26, 2007
Glad it’s sorted 🙂
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dave_milbut
Aug 27, 2007
That JPG was a direct download of her file.

oh i misunderstood you. i thought you did both in the pdf. reading too quickly. still the two examples in your pdf are the same size as my text, not the same size as her original jpg example. maybe i inhaled too many paint and wallpaper stripper fumes this weekend. 🙂

< http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1UFOmJMatxsCAZtzHk cky2tChe1t5z>

anyway, glad it’s working marie.
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Bob Levine
Aug 27, 2007
Let me explain this step by step.

1. I downloaded her JPG file.

2. I created a new Illustrator file.

3. I placed her JPG in the Illustrator file.

4. I created a new text frame.

5. I created the text using courier 6 , 12 and 30 point text.

6. The text I create was identical to the JPG the Marie uploaded.

7. I saved as PDF and uploaded to my site.

Again…I still see no problem at all with her text. What am missing?

Bob
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Bob Levine
Aug 27, 2007
Try it yourself…at your leisure of course. Download Marie’s file and place it Illy or InDesign. Create a new text frame and create the text using courier.

Bob
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dave_milbut
Aug 27, 2007
Again…I still see no problem at all with her text. What am missing?

the sizes are completely different in my image. so one of our systems is off, i guess. 🙂
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dave_milbut
Aug 27, 2007
I don’t have indesign and don’t have illy loaded. but i did try it myself (in psp 3) as you can see from both my images. as she reports there was something wrong with her system until she reset her pref, i can only conclude your system is hosed bob. i charge 90 bux an hour, if you want, i can fix that for you… XD
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Bob Levine
Aug 27, 2007
You’re undercharging. <g>

Bob
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dave_milbut
Aug 27, 2007
shh… that’s the friends rate! 🙂

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