Explanation of Type menu in Adobe Photoshop

Hello MNA friend, Welcome back to MNA-69. And may you remain in the mercy of God Almighty "Amen". On this occasion, we will discuss "Explanation of Type menu in Adobe Photoshop".

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Here are some of the submenus in this Type Menu:

1.Panels
This is another place to open the Character, Paragraph, Character Styles, and Paragraph Styles panels.

2.Anti-Alias
Through this option, you can access the same Anti-aliasing methods found in the Character panel.

3.Orientation
Used to set text direction

4. Open Type
This option is for Open Type fonts, and it has many attributes that can be switched on and off when workingwith them. Most of the attributes are also available in the Character panel.

5.Extrude to 3D
This is an Extended version feature, and it converts the text into a 3D mesh.

6. Create Work Path
Used to create text-based work paths.
Convert to shape
Converts the Type layer into a Shape layer, so the text can no longer be edited as type, but as a shape instead. This includes having access to all the Shape attributes, settings, and options.

8. Rasterize Type Layer
This option rasterizes the Type layer, which means it converts it to pixels. The text will no longer be editable, but many other options become possible as applying Filters and using the Eraser Tool.

9. Convert to Paragraph Text / Convert to Point Text
Used to switch between Paragraph and Point text options for selected text.

10.Warp Text
Used to open the Warp Text box so you can create curved text.

11.Font Preview Size
This is a cool option that used to be found under Edit> Preferences> Type in previous PS versions, and it controls the font preview size of the font family you have.

12. Language Options
There is no need to change the Default option if you are using the same language in which you are installed Photoshop. But if you are using East Asian or Middle Eastern fonts, choosing Middle Eastern Features will give you access to the appropriate options (in the Character and Paragraph panels).

13. Update All Text Layers
When you import bitmap Type layers created in older versions of Photoshop, you get a gray warning symbol on them. Choosing the Update All Text Layers option converts those Type layers to vector type.

14. Replace All Missing Fonts
When you open files that contain fonts, you get an alert box telling you that the file contains text layers with missing fonts, and those text layers will have yellow warning symbols on them. If you do not substitute those fonts, you'll be alerted by Photoshop to do so anytime you try to edit those layers. So you can instead use the Replace All Missing Fonts option to choose a font to substitute the missing fonts for all the Type layers at once.

15. Paste Lorem Ipsum
This is a new CS6 + option that enables you to paste the placeholder text (like you can in Adobe InDesign). So you can create a text box then choose the Paste Lorem Ipsum option to fill it with placeholder text.

Okay, maybe that's all I can share on this occasion and see you next time. Thank you for visiting. :D

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