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How to justify text in PE19.

  • October 8, 2022
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I read the 2012 and 2021 post that say it can't be done (without the Elements add-in) but I did it a couple of years ago and can't remember how I did it.

 

One of the ctrl/etc ways sort of justifies it, but it also maroons things ridiculously. Like

g                    r                                  e                                 a                                         t.                                                            

 

Thanks

 

PS. What's this Elements add-in? First I've heard of it. Worth it?

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Correct answer Jeff Arola

The one justify paragraph text keyboard shortcut that works in photoshop elements is Fully Justified

(just forgot about the Command + Shift + J (Mac) | Control+ Shift + J (Win)

 

So now after further research it seems that two Justify Paragraph keyboard shorts work in photoshop elements provided the text is highlighted

 

Command + Shift + J (Mac) | Control  + Shift + J (Win) will justify the paragraph except the last line.

Command + Shift + F (Mac) | Control  + Shift + F (Win) will justify the paragraph AND justify the last line

 

 

Elements+ has the other justify paragraph options

https://elementsplus.net/help/en/justify-paragraph.htm

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Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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October 9, 2022

Looks like the option you want is Left Justified which would be

 

Command + Shift + J (Mac) | Control  + Shift + J (Win) will justify the paragraph except the last line.

 

The shortcut seems to work here in photoshop 2023 on a mac provided the text layer is highlighted.

 

 

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    October 10, 2022

    Thanks a lot for following up on this, Jeff.

     

    I thought I was doing Ctrl/Shift/J (in Windows), but apparently I wasn't because when I do it now it works perfectly. 🙂

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    BadStarAuthor
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    October 8, 2022

    Thanks Jeff. I was able to properly (without stretching out the bottom line, just leaving whatever is on that last line left-aligned) justify the text in a previous project. See the attachment for how justifcation should look in fiction anyway. The "fully justifed" method would have stretched "anyone" across the full width of the paragraph. As in:

    a                  n                y                        o                   n                             e.

     

    Of course more evenly spaced than that.

     

    The layer I used for the two paragraphs is transparent. I just can't remember what I did.

     

    Thanks for the help.

    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 8, 2022

    The one justify paragraph text keyboard shortcut that works in photoshop elements is Fully Justified

    (just forgot about the Command + Shift + J (Mac) | Control+ Shift + J (Win)

     

    So now after further research it seems that two Justify Paragraph keyboard shorts work in photoshop elements provided the text is highlighted

     

    Command + Shift + J (Mac) | Control  + Shift + J (Win) will justify the paragraph except the last line.

    Command + Shift + F (Mac) | Control  + Shift + F (Win) will justify the paragraph AND justify the last line

     

     

    Elements+ has the other justify paragraph options

    https://elementsplus.net/help/en/justify-paragraph.htm

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