Need more help w/ PSE PLEASE!!

[singnring]

OK, I have been playing w/ this program for four days now.

I cannot figure out how to outline my individual letters.

Can anyone give me instructions on how to accomplish this task?

 

[Dom13]

After you create the text and get it the size, etc. you want it to be simplify the layer. Then go to Edit>Stroke, choose the color you want, the size, and where you want it (inside, center, outside) and press OK.

 

[M_I_C_K_E_Y]

Another way to do it is...

Choose a layer style (like bevel for example) and apply it to your text. Then click on sunburst symbol that now shows in the layer. From there, check the box that says stroke. Then choose what color, size, etc... Then if you do not want the bevel, unclick the box that says bevel and hit OK

I have the 5.0 version, so I am not sure if this is exactly the same in the current version but hopefully it will help.

 

[singnring]

AAAAAHHH!!
I got it!
I suppose if I had the actual retail copy it would have a manual that would tell me everything.
With only having the trial right now, I am floundering blindly through the program.
I have been hitting all sorts of buttons trying to get this stuff figured out.
The outlining was one thing that has eluded me the entire time!
I knew there must be a way, just couldn't find it on my own!

Thank-you both for your help!!

By any chance, is there a way to change the colors when you use the effects buttons (like the bevels, glass buttons, wow neon, etc), or are you stuck with them being the color they are in the toolbar?

 

[RustManFan]

No, the retail version does NOT come with any instructions at all. You have to buy a book, find tutorials, get answers to questions on a forum and just learn by doing!!

 

[RustManFan]

When you use the stroke layer style (or other style types) you can click on the box that shows the color and open up the color selector and pick any color you can imagine.

To get to the place where you make selections, just click on the FX in the layers panel and you can change colors, size, opacity, etc.

 

[Dom13]

By any chance, is there a way to change the colors when you use the effects buttons (like the bevels, glass buttons, wow neon, etc), or are you stuck with them being the color they are in the toolbar?

Not 100% sure what you're asking here but you can change the color of any simplified object using the Hue slider under Enhancement>Adjust Color>Adjust Hue/Saturation. An unsimplified object may have a color change option in the toolbar.

You can add an color adjustment layer to an unsimplified object, top of the Layers Palette, and use a clipping group or layer mask to restrain it to an object. This how I get the gold color on the letters after applying the wow chrome effect.

To get a clipping group hover over the dividing line between the two layers holding down the Alt key, the cursor should change to a double circle, and click. This should clip the upper layer into the lower layer. It the same technique used to place a picture in to text.

For a layer mask; when an adjustment layer is added a layer mask automatically comes along for the ride. It's the white square next to the adjustment layer in the Layers Palette. If you paint in black with the layer mask active (click on it) it will hide the effect from that area. You can use this to block the adjustment from areas you don't want affected. You can also paint in gray on this layer to get a partial adjustment. The darker the gray the more of the adjustment is blocked. It's like adjusting the opacity on a selected area while keeping the rest at a different opacity.

 

[singnring]

OK, got that part figured out, once I understood what y'all were telling me in your posts!

Oh, and the program not coming with a manual is not what I wanted to hear!!

Speaking of which, do you know anything about buy.com? I have never dealt w/ the site, but they have the retail version of PSE for $59.99, and if I apply for the Visa card, I get a $30 instant credit. That makes the progrm $29.99 + shipping.

I am very tempted, a that would be an awesome price from what I have seen everywhere else.

I am hoping someone can verify the site is a safe one to order from.

I have only bought a couple times from Amazon.com before.