This past week, I was creating some slides for a lesson in my next class, and I noticed that the type layers werenāt quite right.
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As soon as I noticed it, I did an internal groan. The kind of groan that expresses, āThis is nobodyās fault but your own.ā
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Not only was the
Tracking not set to 0, but the Baseline Shift was set to -9. Iām usually good about remembering to reset the Character panel (I usually work in Photoshop) before starting a new project. But this time, I had forgotten.
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The reason for the groan is that now I had to go back and fix countless type layers in my slides so that the Tracking and Baseline Shift would be correct.
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So the moral of the story today is to learn from my mistakes. Get into the habit of resetting your Type tool or Character Panel before you start a new project. It only takes a second, and youāll be so glad you did.
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If you donāt know how to do it, hereās what you can do:
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- In Photoshop Elements, get the Type tool. In the Tool Options, click to
open the Flyout Menu and choose Reset Tool.
- In Adobe Photoshop, in the Menu Bar, choose Window > Character to open the Character Panel. In the Character Panel, click to open the Flyout Menu and choose Reset Character.
