• Text

    A picture tells a

    thousand words..

    A couple more won’t hurt!

Text

Create text  //    Click the text tool and drag a text window. A new layer is created automatically. Start typing!
Exit the text tool  //    Click the marquee tool button. Don’t press Return!
Select text  //    Double click the text layer thumbnail.
Change font  //    Highlight your text, go to the font dropdown, click the arrow. You can scroll through the list of fonts. You can also click the font, when it is highlighted you can scroll down to preview fonts.
Change font colour  //    Highlight text, click the swatch at the top, choose your colour.
Change text size  //    Highlight text. Either type in a size, select a size via the drop down, or drag over the TT button. You can also change font size by free transforming a text box.

Some more text..

Change text box size  //    Double click the Text layer thumbnail to edit, Drag the box handles.
Move / Rotate text while editing  //    just outside the text box the icon will change to move or rotate.
Transform text  //    Ctrl T. You can Free Transform text while it is still editable.  The text may jarr a bit though.
Warp text  //    Highlight text, click the ‘Warp Text’ icon in the top toolbar, play with the options!

Character and Paragraph Settings

Typographic alignment //    Either use the Flush Left, right or centered options on the top toolbar, or open the paragraph editor to access the justified settings.
Tracking  //   Horizontal distance between characters.
Leading  //   Vertical distance between lines.
Change text box size  //    Double click the Text layer thumbnail to edit, Drag the box handles.
Move / Rotate text while editing  //    just outside the text box the icon will change to move or rotate.