Text Box Formatting

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July 20, 2018
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How do I add a background color to a text box in Adobe 11 Photo Editor?

Correct answer hatstead

Someone marked my answer as “correct,” which it obviously wasn’t. I’ve unmarked it to keep this open.

SLG30852, please describe how you created the colored text box in the past? Text in Photoshop doesn’t typically have a background, you have to create a rectangular shape in some way on another layer to provide the look of a text box.

Mike

Try this:

Go to File>new>blank file. This will be your canvas
Activate the Rectangular Marquee tool and drag out a rectangular box
Set your foreground color chip to the desired color
Activate the Paint-bucket tool, and left click inside the box
Press CTRL+D to get rid of the marching ants
Change the foreground color chip to the desired color for the text
Activate the Type tool and type the text, and position it within the confines of the box.

S

stokesy11

Participant

I found a simple way to do this:

1. Create a new layer below the text layer.
2. Use the square marquee tool to draw a box to encompass the type you want a color background for.
3. Make sure the color picker is set to Black foreground/White background.
4. Hit Control/Command Delete for white background.
5. Hit Command Delete for black background (works if type is any color but black).
6. For other colors, change color picker to any color combination & use same keyboard shortcuts.

S

stokesy11

Participant

Sorry, disregard the instructions I just posted -- I typed the wrong commands.

Corrected insstructions on the Mac (don't know keyboard commands for the PC):

First, create the type. Then:

1. Create a new layer below the text layer.
2. Use the square marquee tool to draw a box to encompass the type you want a color background for.
3. Make sure the color picker is set to Black foreground/White background.
4. Hit Shift/Option Delete for white background.
5. Hit Shift/Command Delete for black background (works if type is any color but black).
6. For other colors, change color picker to any color combination & use same keyboard shortcuts.

Glenn 8675309

Legend

You can basically do the same thing using the custom shape tool- it's how I've always done it.

Draw the custom shape using the custom shape selection.
Select the text tool.
CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE TEXT BEFORE YOU TYPE ANYTHING.
Type your text.

Sue Garibaldi

Community Manager

Hi Sig.

You've posted in the Photoshop Sketch (a mobile app) forum and I'm not familiar with the product you're referring to so I'm unable to move your post.

Are you referring to Photoshop Elements (Photoshop Elements)?

Sue.

S

SLG30852Author

Participant

Yes, I need an answer for Photoshop Elements. It used to be straightforward & easy in the version I previous had on my PC, but since reloading it on my PC (which crashed), I can’t figure out how to fill in the background of the test box with a white background.

SLG