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manman

Joined: 09 Dec 2008
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:58 pm    Post subject: Photoshop CS 'in place' font preview not working. Reply with quote

Maybe my sources were incorrect, but I've read in several places that in Photoshop CS (not cs2 or 3) when you create some text, highlight it, then go to the font chooser dropdown menu and use the arrows to scroll through the installed fonts, the highlighted text will change in place to the fonts you are selecting.

Is there some setting you can use to turn this on/off, because I have never seen this work once, and i'm REALLY aching for this type of functionality. So far this is the one thing about Photoshop CS that kills me is choosing from my many fonts... I always end up having to open flash, in which that feature does work for me- but it's not the same when you don't have all the rest of the design right there to be able to see the difference.
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moondog

Joined: 02 Apr 2008
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Location: Michigan
PS Version: CS2
OS: Vista

PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi manman,
Your sources were not QUITE correct. I've attached images so you can get a clear picture of how it works.

First you type your text and hit the enter (on the number part of the key pad button to commit an current edits) or click on the "check mark" to
like the picture here.


Next, go to the font chooser window and "highlight" the text IN THAT WINDOW as in this image.

I typed my original text in Tahoma font and have it highlighted.

Next, you can use your up and down arrows to switch to different fonts and at the same time view what they will look like as you go along. This is illustrated in the picture below.


I hope this helps

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