Text not centered

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Darren
Feb 16, 2009
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I’m recording an action and want the text to be centred horizontally. It just won’t do it. Pressing the paragraph buttons shjoot the text off the side and seems to be based on where you intially type the text in the first place. This must be the simplest thing on PS why won’t the text just jump to the middle of the photo?

Secondly I’m drawing a selection around the text (then filling with black). There seems to be no way to centralise a selection box either. As when I run the action on different sized photos the box and text end up in completely different places, separately. Why is this and how can I centralise a selection too?

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John Joslin
Feb 16, 2009
Select the canvas (Crtl+A) then, with the move tool activated, use the alignment icons in the options bar.
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Darren
Feb 16, 2009
Yes I see how this works for text, but how do I do the same for a selection box as it seems CTRLA does the entire image, and won’t allow a further selection box within it?
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John Joslin
Feb 16, 2009
Draw the rectangle as a "Shape Layer" then select that layer, plus the text layer and do Ctrl+A.

You can now align all three.
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Darren
Feb 16, 2009
No it’s not working the text layer is jumping to be aligned the black box the text sits on is not moving with it. This is my process:
Open image
Duplicate background (because black box has to sit on a separate layer? type text and position roughly
draw selection round box, edit> fill with black
selct text layer, layer>type>convert to shape
highlight this layer and duplicate layer (even tried to link the two via a clipping layer no joy either)
CTRLA
Move tool (only the text moves…)
Can you help with my process John?
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John Joslin
Feb 16, 2009
As I said you have to draw the box as a Shape Layer. No need to duplicate the Background.

Type the text and position it.

Using the Rectangle tool (with "Shape layers" selected in the Options bar, top left) draw the box with desired colour as the foreground colour. Drag this new layer beneath the text layer; then select that layer, plus the text layer and do Ctrl+A.

Align.
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Darren
Feb 16, 2009
John, I must be a bit thick here, but can you tell me exactly how to draw the box as a shape layer? also can’t find the Shape Layers in the Options bar, top left either.All I have is Feather, Style and Refine Edge?
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Darren
Feb 16, 2009
Yes, was being thick I was using the rectangular marquee not the rectangular tool. Sorted now. Works fine. Thanks for your patience John.
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John Joslin
Feb 16, 2009
You are still using the Marquee, that is a selection tool!

Edit: You realised! 🙂

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