Rotating text while staying in text
November 30, 2010 8:08 AM Subscribe
Photoshop question: How can I rotate my text 90° without rasterizing it? I'm using Photoshop 6.0.
I'm simply trying to label an image (lanes on a Western blot, if you really care) and the space is too narrow to fit the labels horizontally. I would like to be able to type the labels in top to bottom where the top is at the left-hand most column. MSWord manages to do this with it's graphs, you'd think Adobe could handle it.
The only approaches I can currently figure out are to type down (which is ugly and hard to read) or to type everything out, rasterize it, and then do a transform to rotate 90°. Then, a lot of cut and paste and merge down and cut and paste. I'd like to be able to edit these labels fairly easily, however, so this is non-ideal.
I'm simply trying to label an image (lanes on a Western blot, if you really care) and the space is too narrow to fit the labels horizontally. I would like to be able to type the labels in top to bottom where the top is at the left-hand most column. MSWord manages to do this with it's graphs, you'd think Adobe could handle it.
The only approaches I can currently figure out are to type down (which is ugly and hard to read) or to type everything out, rasterize it, and then do a transform to rotate 90°. Then, a lot of cut and paste and merge down and cut and paste. I'd like to be able to edit these labels fairly easily, however, so this is non-ideal.
I'm sorry, I somehow managed to miss the part where you mentioned you were using 6.0.
If it's at all possible, upgrade to Photoshop CS. It has much better text editing, and you'll be able to do this sort of thing without any problem.
Otherwise, it may not be possible.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 8:12 AM on November 30, 2010
If it's at all possible, upgrade to Photoshop CS. It has much better text editing, and you'll be able to do this sort of thing without any problem.
Otherwise, it may not be possible.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 8:12 AM on November 30, 2010
Response by poster: 6.0. *points at question*
Thanks, that did it. I knew it was a straightforward question... ^_^
posted by maryr at 8:15 AM on November 30, 2010
Thanks, that did it. I knew it was a straightforward question... ^_^
posted by maryr at 8:15 AM on November 30, 2010
Response by poster: And thanks for the advice, I will be upgrading soon. Can you advice if I need the full Photoshop for that or if the wimpy, meant for family photos version would be sufficient? (This will basically be my next AskMe question a week from now.)
posted by maryr at 8:17 AM on November 30, 2010
posted by maryr at 8:17 AM on November 30, 2010
If you're looking to upgrade, have a look at Photoshop Elements. It's much much cheaper if you don't need all the advanced/fancy tools.
posted by querty at 8:32 AM on November 30, 2010
posted by querty at 8:32 AM on November 30, 2010
Seconding Photoshop Elements.
Amazon had it on sale last time I checked, so that's something they're doing right (though they completely sucked for sales this last weekend *grar*).
posted by misha at 9:46 AM on November 30, 2010
Amazon had it on sale last time I checked, so that's something they're doing right (though they completely sucked for sales this last weekend *grar*).
posted by misha at 9:46 AM on November 30, 2010
If you're not producing 4 color separations, or doing channel-level masking, Elements will be just fine for you...
posted by dbiedny at 12:47 PM on November 30, 2010
posted by dbiedny at 12:47 PM on November 30, 2010
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You should just be able to select "rotate 90º" from the edit menu while the appropriate text layer is selected. No need to rasterize.
posted by Narrative Priorities at 8:11 AM on November 30, 2010