Entering point text

When you enter point text, each line of text is independent--the length of a line grows or shrinks as you edit it, but it doesn't wrap to the next line. The text you enter appears in a new text layer.

The small line through the I-beam marks the position of the text baseline. For horizontal text, the baseline marks the line on which the text rests; for vertical text, the baseline marks the center axis of the text characters.

To enter point text:

1. Do one of the following:
• Select the horizontal type tool  or the vertical type tool , and then click inside the Composition window to set an insertion point for the text.
• Choose Layer > New > Text.
2. Select additional text options in the Character palette and Paragraph palette.
3. Enter the characters you want. Press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to begin a new line.
4. Press Enter on the numeric keypad, or click anywhere outside of the Composition window to end text editing mode.

For more information on formatting, see Formatting characters and Formatting paragraphs.