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How to Resize Text Box without Resizing the Texts Inside It?

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August 9, 2019
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Hi,

How can I resize the text box without resizing the texts inside it? I search on Google and find the following article:

https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/42095/photoshop-how-to-resize-a-text-box-without-distorting-the-actual…

However, I check the text layer in my PSD file, and there is only a "Type" -> "Convert to Point Text" menu item for it, which means it is already a "Paragraph text". But when I try to resize it, the resize will still cause the texts inside it distorted again. Why?

My file can be downloaded from: Dropbox - Problem2.psd - Simplify your life

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Hi

Double clicking the type layers thumbnail works for me with Photoshop 20.0.5

Also tested your PSD and it works fine

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Yasu35048866ouxd

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It still does not work for me.

jane-e

Community Expert

It still does not work for me.
By @Yasu35048866ouxd

You jumped in on a thread from 2019 and some things have been updated in Photoshop since then.

You didn't say if you are using Point text or paragraph text,. You need to be using Paragraph text to resize the frame without resizing the text itself.

Jane

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with32400847onwm

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show mw how to goto > convert to paragraph please.

jane-e

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@with32400847onwm

Type menu > Convert To Paragraph Text

Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/add-edit-text.html

Jane

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johnandrus

Participating Frequently

There is nothing in the Menu tab that says "Convert to Paragraph text" in Photoshop 26.1.0

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Elise In AZ

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This also works in Photoshop Elements 2021!

Bojan Živković11378569

Community Expert

Everything works just fine as expected. The question is: do we understand what is your problem or you are trying wrong way to resize text box? Have you tried above suggestion or try with Type Tool active, click inside text box to activate it then resize text box.

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kerrymansfield

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I'm having the same issue as the original person. However, there is no way I can get the box to be dashed lines. It's always solid no matter where I click or which tool I select or if I hold down "control", "option" or "command. What am I missing?

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Lelouch5CC4

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Your text within the layer is being rendered as 'point text'. You need to make the text 'paragraph text'.

Select and activate the layer that contains your text from the layers palette.

With the layer active, goto Type > Convert to Paragraph text. You should now be able to click into the text and see a bounding box that can be resized without resizing or rescaling the text inside.

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Anonymous

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Hi

Double clicking the type layers thumbnail works for me with Photoshop 20.0.5

Also tested your PSD and it works fine

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ccw123Author

Known Participant

Hi, Ged,

Thank you very much. I find the trick. That is, one must double-click the "T", after that, the box border will become dashed lines. In such a mode, when resizing the box, the texts will not be resized.

Originally I just click the "T", in such a case, the box border is solid lines. In such a mode, when resizing the box, the texts will be resized.

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Anonymous

You're welcome

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