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  • Something strange happens when I write text!

    Posted by Emma Ware on September 16, 2009 at 9:56 am

    When I try to write normally using the text tool the whole image is masked in a translucent red/pink. I double click to see what I have written and the text is outlined in a ‘zebra’ highlight and disappears when I use another tool. Boo!

    Is there any way I can reset the text tool? I may have reset something while trying to write ‘transparent’ text (where the layer below shows through the text and the rest is masked off, I never actually succeeded in doing this!)

    Any help very much appreciated, thanks in advance!

    Emma Ware replied 17 years ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Theo Van laar

    September 16, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    It looks like you are trying to type with the type mask tool (see attached figure). What you need to select is the normal type tool.

    Theo

  • Emma Ware

    September 16, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    THANK YOU!!

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