Want to make fill of text transparent but not stroke

[Mr_Jay2008]

Hey everyone,

Currently using Photoshop CC and i'm trying to make my text "no fill" and add "stroke" to create an outline-styled text. However, when i click on the 'direct selection tool' with the text layer selected, the Fill & Stroke boxes on the top menu wont allow me make changes...

Any thoughts what's the issue here? 

[MichelBParis]

8400449  wrote

Hey everyone,

Currently using Photoshop CC and i'm trying to make my text "no fill" and add "stroke" to create an outline-styled text. However, when i click on the 'direct selection tool' with the text layer selected, the Fill & Stroke boxes on the top menu wont allow me make changes...

Any thoughts what's the issue here? 

Since you are on Photoshop CC, better ask in the Photoshop forum

Photoshop General Discussion

This is the Photoshop Elements forum; the options of the software are different.

EDIT [branched from older thread by moderator]

[happie_97]

Hi MichaelBParis,

Go to your layer panel and hover over the word fill until you see the double header slider icon.

Hold alt key down and drag to the left and you will change the opacity of the text only.

Your stroke will be untouched.

Andrea

[Terri Stevens]

You are going about this in the wrong way

1) Start with some text on a background

2)Use a 'layer effect' to apply a stroke like below

3) In the layers panel take the 'fill' value down to 0% Fill only affects the text and not the layer effect.

Finally just adjust the image with curves or levels.

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Depending on the output needs converting the Type Layer to a Shape Layer (Type > Convert to Shape) and using that one’s Stroke instead of the Layer Style might be called for, but that naturally comes at the cost of the text’s edibility.

[andrander]

Why?

[kristend89171931]

I come from 5 years in the future to say this worked and thank you so very much you great human you.

[JuliTig]

Thank you!  This was very helpful!!

[andrander]

[delete this post and add a button to delete your post, morons]

[andrander]

Thanks Terri_Stevens for the ACTUALLY CORRECT answer! Unlike c.pfaffenbichler - who's answer is WRONG.

And no thanks for moronic website which makes me write this

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please post a meaningful screenshot that includes all pertinent Panels.

You might be confusing the features of Shape Layers and Type Layers, but as you clipped your screenshot to the point of meaninglessness it’s hard to tell.

happy_97 (edit: and Terri Stevens) probably assumes you used the Layer Style »Stroke« but again it is not possible to tell for sure what you did exactly.

[Mr_Jay2008]

Thanks everyone! Sorry for posting a PS CC question on a Elements forum... Didnt realize i did that! But the problem was indeed resolved!

You guys ROCK!

[Theresa J]

8400449 Glad you got the problem resolved. Can you help us out by marking the correct answer?

[Mr_Jay2008]

Hey Theresa J,

I'm new to this so i'm not sure how to mark as "correct answer".  How do I mark it "correct"?

[davescm]

To mark an answer correct - sign in (you can't do it via email) then scroll through and, when you see the most correct answer, click on the "correct answer"  button in that post

Dave