• Adobe Photoshop

  seems that nobody can help me

  Posted by Harry Thomas on January 28, 2010 at 4:57 am

  I posted a problem not so long ago, still having problems. I am using Photoshop CS3. I want to make more than one line of text,
  on ONE LAYER. When drawing a text-box, and after typing in line one, I press enter, and expect the cursor to jump to the beginning of line two, which DOESN’T happen – it just ” hangs “. I then have to conclude the line one text, and go to the text tool again. It seems to make a new layer automatically, and I can type another line. And so forth.
  What I DON’T WANT IS MULTIPLE LAYERS each containing one line of text.
  What I DO WANT is multiple lines in ONE TEXT-BOX on ONE LAYER.

  I just don’t understand why this is a problem. My photoshop works well in all other areas. I have checked Preferences, but there’s nothing there to help me.

  Is there anyone out there knowledgeable enough, to understand why I may be having problems ?

  Thanks from Harry

  Patrick Gauthier replied 13 years, 1 month ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
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  David Bark

  January 28, 2010 at 5:29 am

  Press “Return” Instead of “Enter.”

  David Bark
  Lightshine Productions
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  Harry Thomas

  January 28, 2010 at 7:24 am

  does not work. All that pressing RETURN does, is to create spaces along line 1.
  I simply can’t get the cursor to jump to the begining of line 2.

  I assume that the RETURN key you speak of, is the Space-Bar. Is that what you mean ?
  Doesn’t work anyway.
  And the Adobe help section says, to press ENTER to go to the next line !! Go figure. Now I’m more confused, but still without a solution.
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  John Mensinger

  January 28, 2010 at 1:57 pm

  ^That.

  Plus, try NOT drawing a text box. Just click with the type tool to set an insertion point.

  Also, after entering a return to start a second line, you say your cursor doesn’t move down. Have you tried just typing anyway? Perhaps the cursor is moving down, but you have a screen redraw issue preventing you from seeing it. Be sure you have the latest driver for your display adapter installed.

  John M:
  All of the vim with none of that annoying vigor.
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  Richard Harrington

  January 30, 2010 at 10:05 pm

  Do draw a text block.. but make sure Leading is set to Auto in the type panel

  Richard M. Harrington, PMP

  Author: Video Made on a Mac, Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio On the Spot and ATS:iWork
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  Greg Barringer

  February 2, 2010 at 2:38 am

  Just drag the box and make it bigger.
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  Patrick Gauthier

  March 8, 2013 at 6:35 pm

  1- Create a text layer,
  2- write at least one word.
  3- Then, in the layers window, right clic on your text layer and select convert to paragraph text.
  4- Then clic on the text you write at step 2
  5- the text box will appear. resize it, it will be multiline.

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