I appreciate that you have solved the problem, but for future reference, if
the symbol is too small, just select it in the text box and increase the
point size of the symbol (you can have different sttributes for various
pieces of text in the same text box).
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hudson [mailto:OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 07 February 2011 16:55
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] OT calling all Photoshop gurus
Piers ...Alt 0169 using the number pad does insert a copyright symbol into
the text generated with the text tool. However, the symbol appears at a
predetermined size in the topmost part of the space to which it is allocated
and much smaller than the adjacent text.
A better way I just discovered is to insert the symbol using the custom
shape tool and then immediately convert it to a smart object by right
clicking the layer in the layers panel. The symbol smart object can now be
moved around with the move tool just like text. Problem solved and no
reaming needed!
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT calling all Photoshop gurus
> You have, in a sense, answered your own question, John. You need to enter
> the copyright symbol as text, not as a custom shape. Assuming you are
> using
> Windows, you can add the symbol as text by holding down the Alt key, then
> entering 0169 on the numeric keypad. Release the Alt key and continue
> typing
> the remaing text as normal. The entirety will then comprise one text
> layer,
> fully repositionable. No reaming tool required.
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hudson [mailto:OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 February 2011 14:21
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [OM] OT calling all Photoshop gurus
>
> I am in need of some advice, hopefully not too complicated !
>
> I am placing a copyright notice on my images using the text and custom
> shape
> tools. The layer created with the text tool can be moved around once the
> move tool is activated.
>
> However, the layer comprising the copyright symbol which is created using
> the custom shape tool cannot be moved around even when the move tool is
> activated. I get one chance to place correctly the copyright symbol for as
> long as I keep the left mouse button depressed by dragging the symbol
> across
> the image. When I release the left mouse button the symbol is afixed to
> the
> image and cannot be moved even though the layers [background, text and
> symbol] have not been flattened.
>
> Can anyone suggest what needs to be done to have the copyright symbol
> layer
> become a moveable layer like the text layer?
>
> jh
>
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