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Post by Sepiana on Jul 31, 2018 20:31:52 GMT
Elements has no qualms about the copying/pasting of text onto a file.
1. Activate the Type tool.
2. Click on the file and drag your cursor to create a Text box.
3. Copy/paste your text within the box.
Unfortunately, this technique has some limitations. Another program’s font won’t copy into Elements; it will paste itself as the last font you used in Elements. I did some testing. I wrote some text in Word using the Tahoma font (10 pt). When I copied/pasted the text onto my file in Elements, it pasted as Impact (30 pt), the font I had last used. Fortunately, these limitations can be addressed with either one of the following workarounds.
Before you bring your text into Elements, make sure the Type tool is set to the same style, size, and color of the font you used when you typed the text in your word-processing program.
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After you bring your text into Elements, make the necessary adjustments concerning the font type, size, and color in the Options area of the Type tool.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 1, 2018 3:47:51 GMT
Thanks Sepiana.
Question. When I copy (say) 30 words in a doc and paste into the type box in PSE, the text does not wrap. Then I manually <enter> to create line breaks.
Can pasted text be wrapped when dropped into the type box? It's not a biggie, as I seldom do this, but would be handy.
Thanks,
Clive
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Post by Major Major on Aug 1, 2018 12:54:53 GMT
Clive -
I just tried this and the text wrapped as I expected.
Perhaps there is something in the text you are trying to paste that affects it?
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 1, 2018 14:01:47 GMT
Well gosh! Major Major, thanks a ton! " drag your cursor to create a Text box." After all these years I never knew that! [ red face] I always just clicked the type tool and typed or pasted without creating a text box... like is done in a Word text box. THANK YOU!! Clive This shows the difference. Top line is merely pasted and the second block is pasted into a text box!  |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 2, 2018 3:14:16 GMT
I just tried this and the text wrapped as I expected. Craig, thanks for testing/confirming this technique! (I am quite familiar with it; I know it works.) |
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Post by Bailey on Aug 2, 2018 4:07:02 GMT
When I need to copy/paste text from any source, I normally set the font and colour in the Type tool to what I want, which often is not the same as the source, and then copy/paste. I then fine tune the size to suit.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 2, 2018 4:26:36 GMT
Well gosh! Major Major, thanks a ton! " drag your cursor to create a Text box." After all these years I never knew that! [ red face] I always just clicked the type tool and typed or pasted without creating a text box... like is done in a Word text box. THANK YOU!! Clive Clive, nothing to be embarrassed about. For some reason, this is an Elements feature that tends to fly under the radar.
The Text box contains your text inside its boundaries. In this way it is very similar to entering text in a word-processing program. For example, if you create a Text box and start typing your text, when you get to the end of the bounding box, Elements will automatically wrap your text to the next line.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 2, 2018 4:31:27 GMT
I just tried this and the text wrapped as I expected. Craig, thanks for testing/confirming this technique! (I am quite familiar with it; I know it works.) Yes Sepiana it works well ... now that I know. My description of the example I posted might not have been clear. That center text was pasted into a text box and it was wrapped. The top line that did not wrap was merely pasted in the type tool without creating an actual box. Thanks for the info. Clive |
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Post by cats4jan on Jan 14, 2019 10:19:57 GMT
Text boxes are extremely flexible. After creating a text box and entering text into it, you can work with the box two ways.
1 Select all the text and grab the move tool. With text selected, when you change the shape and/or size of the text box, the text within will wrap as needed without changing font size.
2 Without selecting text first, adjusting shape and size of the text box, changes the size/shape of the text only.
If you paste text into the text box and all text does not fit within the confines of the box, grab the move tool and enlarge the box until you see all text.
Text remains totally editable- you can change font or color at any time. Just select type first.
When creating text boxes, do not put hard returns while typing. Just let it flow and when needed, the text box will put the text on the next line.
I do not consider any of the functions of the text box as problems to overcome. I look at this as an excellent resource of flexibility when adding text to projects.
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 14, 2019 10:32:41 GMT
I do not consider any of the functions of the text box as problems to overcome. I look at this as an excellent resource of flexibility when adding text to projects.
Neither do I. The benefits outweigh the shortcomings when it comes to copying/pasting text into a Text box. All it takes is a bit of planning.
Before you bring your text into Elements, make sure the Type tool is set to the same style, size, and color of the font you used when you typed the text in your word-processing program.
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After you bring your text into Elements, make the necessary adjustments concerning the font type, size, and color in the Options area of the Type tool.
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