The right font. Sans serif fonts (Arial, Helvetica) are easier to read on a computer screen than serif fonts (Times). So it is best to go
for sans serif fonts.
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Photoshop : Creating a Series of Buttons
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Daniel Garance
Positioning Text
Now insert the text in the new file:
- Click on the Type tool.
- Click anywhere on the image.
- Type in the longest word from the list of words for your new buttons in the appropriate field in the type dialog box.
- Highlight the text and assign it a font, style, colour and size.
- Click on the appropriate icon to centre your text on the button, or choose another alignment.
- Without closing the dialog box, position the text directly in the image window by dragging it there. Then fine-tune the settings
(size, font, etc.) if necessary.
- Once the text is in place, click on OK. The hardest part is over.
The right font. Sans serif fonts (Arial, Helvetica) are easier to read on a computer screen than serif fonts (Times). So it is best to go
for sans serif fonts.
Figure 2: The three text alignment options.
Figure 3: The text is now correctly positioned and the right size.