Ok – first off – let me be perfectly clear.  This isn’t a trick per se – i’ve just been getting quite a few hits from google that use this search string (“How to type things in Photoshop”) – and i don’t know why – and i figured – since this isn’t a very difficult task – a simple blurb describing the text tool might be in order.  If i’m really not interpreting this search string properly, someone, please, let me know.  If this is on how to use a keyboard, perhaps you should familiarize yourself with a computer prior to taking on this task.

To type things in Photoshop – simply select the text tool.

It looks like this:

text tool

Then, click in your document to make a variable width text box, or click and drag to define the dimensions of the text box.  All the type tools, such as fonts, sizes, and colors can be easily accessed from the upper toolbar.

Hopefully, that clears this up, if not, let me know.

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Here’s a basic method to make really neat looking “flair” – similar to what is seen in Microsoft and Apple’s desktop background options, most notably Vista and Tiger.  You can find more examples of this method over at ministryimagery.org.

By following this tutorial, you’ll end up with something like this:

Final Result

Final Result

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