Masking type in photoshop

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August 3, 2017
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So I made a type layer. I added a mask to it so I could make the type look grungy. Now I am trying to make the mask "stick" to the type so that if I want to put a space between a letter, the mask stays on the type where I put it. How can I do this? "Apply Layer Mask" option is greyed out so I can't do that.
Please Help!!!

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Chuck Uebele

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A better way would be to use a clipping mask:

Add your grunge layers above the text layer, then press alt/opt, while clicking between the grunge layer(s) and your text layer, This way you can edit your text layer.:

Damn, Dave & Barb I guess I'm a little too slow.

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davescm

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Hi

A better way is to use clipping.

Put your "grunge" layers above the text layer. Alt-Click (opt-Click on Mac) on the border between the new layer and the layer below. A small arrow will appear to show the layer is clipped to the layer below.

Now the text itself will act as a mask and is fully editable