Can't change text color on a grayscale image??

[katiew34048693]

After I convert in image to the grayscale mode, I lose the ability to change text color over the top of the image. Somehow the text color ends up in grayscale mode also.

Pls help?

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

If the image is grayscale, you can't add color. If you want colored text, either change the file back to rgb, or use a b&w adjustment layer to turn some of your layers to graysacale.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If the image is grayscale, you can't add color.

Technically one could add a Spot Channel to a Grayscale Image, but that would be useful only in few cases.

[Rom320982374o03]

And how do you do that?

[Semaphoric]

From the Channels panel menu, "New Spot Channel".

Note that this doesn't support editable text; only the Type Selection tool.