Work with the Block Type tool

Use the Block Type tool to quickly create professional-looking text layouts that emphasize sentences, words, and phrases or reshape headlines.  

Block Type tool in Photoshop

  1. Select the Block Type Tool in the Tools panel.

  2. Type/paste your text in the text frame.

    Your text will automatically change to all caps. The text frame will be resized dynamically and the spacing and leading will be calculated automatically to fit the text.

  3. To add your final touches to the text block, go to the Swatches panel to highlight letters, words, or phrases.

  4. Add effects like Drop Shadow, Glow, Bevel & Emboss, or Color and Gradient Overlay.

  5. Turn on the other layers and your design is ready.

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