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Magdalena M.
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May 22, 2020
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PSD textbox vertical text alignment

  • May 22, 2020
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I would like to know if there is a possibility to align a text in a TEXTBOX (important - no one-liners without textbox, that is not what I need!) in PSD VERTICALLY.

 

As mentioned, I know that I can align one-liners without making a textbox, but this is not what I need (because the text is longer, and the no-textbox option has the problem that you need to insert line-breaks MANUALLY, this is not an option for me!).

And yes, I know that PSD is not a text-layout tool, but the job has to be done in PSD. No possibility to change that! (I prefer InDesign for real text layouts, yes. But no way here.)

I am making social media posts for a client, 4 formats in total - the text for the 4 posts should be aligned vertically in the middle of the format, but the amount of text is variable.
I know I can make the textbox exactly the hight of the text, but that would mean I need to go into every textbox and change that manualy. And if you work with PSD you know this change can be a pain in the a** as this is not very accurate...

If this function is not available - like it is in InDesign for example - here is my recommendation for the Adobe team: Please add this little but very important feature. That text boxes in PSD also have the possibility to align text VERTICALLY. I would so much appreciate this option!

Thanks!

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    PECourtejoie
    PECourtejoie
    Community Expert
    May 22, 2020

    Hello, the only hack I could see would be to tighten the text box on the text, then get a selection tool, select all, then Layer>Align Layers to Selection>Vertical Centers. with insert menu items, one could insert it in an action.

     

    I suggest to post and vote on this thread: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-center-text-vertically-in-bounding-box-like-indesign/idi-p/12248615

     

    Make sure to provide as many relevant details as possible, why your workflow needs this, the hours wasted, etc.. (corrected link from feedback to community)

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      Magdalena M.Author
      New Participant
      June 2, 2020

      Thanks for the feedback.
      Yes, that IS the only option I have right now - but it is just a pain in the a** and is time-consuming at work, which is really not necessary...

       

      Thanks for the link, I upvoted!

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        CLNK
        Known Participant
        February 8, 2023

        I upvoted to! Very good idea and nessesary for working with variables.

        Jeff Arola
        Jeff Arola
        Community Expert
        May 22, 2020

        Can you post an example?

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        Magdalena M.Author
        New Participant
        June 2, 2020

        For sure, see the examples of our clients below.
        I have to make several "Instagram Posts" for this clients, where the text should always be aligned in the middle vertically and horizontally. But the lenght of the text is different - and it is NO ONE-LINER, so I HAVE to make a textbox to not have to make line brakes manually.
        It would be so much easier if the textbox allows a "vertical alignment" just as this is an option in InDesign so the text always is aligned automatically in the middle, no matter how long the text ist.

        I mean THIS OPTION from InDesign here:

         
        I cannot make these Insta Posts in InDesign, as I need the images as JPG afterwards for web application - which is possible to export from InDesign but not prefered because of rendering issues/adjustment issues, which are much better from Photoshop which should be clear here I guess.

         

         

        I would very much appreciate if this InDesign option will find its way into Photoshop, really!
        It would give me so much more time to really put into my work than I have to use to "edit text boxes" now - because I really often have to add text in PSD for online visuals and it is always annoying to have to work "turnarounds" to get a text "just vertically centered".

        Thank you!

         

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