Size of text

Question

Ever since I have used Elements, there is an annoying problem.  The text works okay, then for some reason, the text size becomes tiny.  I have discovered this happens when I work on my iPhone pictures, but when working with my normal camera, the text size usually works okay.  Thanks for any explanation, if not cure.

Greg_S. · Accepted Answer

The number of pixels per inch generally only matters if you are printing your photos on paper. Most folk will say that 300 ppi should be used for printing, but 72 ppi is fine for viewing on a digital monitor (or phone screen). To learn more about resizing photos, see this HelpX article.

And rather than use the Transform tool to resize the type font/size, you may not be aware that the font size is not limited to the 72 pt text displayed in the size popup menu. If you click in the size box, you can type in the font size to whatever number you want:

Greg_S. · Answer

The explanation is the resolution of the images and ppi of their display. Your iPhone photos are probably 72 ppi and your normal camera images are probably 300 ppi. The dimensions of the images are also probably different. In the following screenshot, I have created a text layer, using a font set at 72 points. This creates text approximately 1 inch high. The two documents on the left are 6000x4000 pixels. Those on the right are 3000x2000 pixels (or half the resolution). The documents on top are set at 300 ppi, the bottom are 72 ppi. You can compare the size in inches of each file by looking at the dimensions in the lower left corner of each window.

The "cure" is to change the resolution of the file or the font size.

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