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December 18, 2020
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Unable to edit text after receiving a psd file by download

  • December 18, 2020
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Hello!

 

I have a designer creating a PSD file for me.  Within the file is text.  When I attempt to edit the text, it appears as though the element is an image and therefore the text is uneditable.

 

The designer is sending with "maximum editability" checked.  Not sure why this is happening.  Any insight would be great.  Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer jane-e

And here is mine

 


Hi @charlesb8979 

 

A Type Layer will have a "T" icon to the left of the words. Yours does not, meaning it's raster. We can't see the designer's because there is another window blocking it.

 

Also, the by default the layer name for a Type layer will be the same as the text, although it can be changed.

 

I'm curious about the Type Layers called "Group" that are not groups. Can you ask the designer if he/she did this in Adobe Illustrator first, then brought it into Photoshop? If the answer is yes, as for the steps he/she used. Or ask for the Illustrator file.

 

~ Jane

 

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D Fosse
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December 18, 2020

If you don't see the "T" in the layers panel, the text has been rasterized and is no longer editable.

 

 

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December 18, 2020

Thank you!  How can someone send a PSD file without rasterizing it?

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December 20, 2020

You're welcome, @charlesb8979 

The layers you do not have a "T" icon are not Type layers and cannot be edited. See the screenshots from DFosse and from me for reference. Part of the designer's Layers panel is covered up, but they don't appear to be Type layers either.

 

~ Jane

 


Thanks again, Jane.  I will be working with the original file which is an AI file. 🙂