PhotoshopElements

Change text color

You can change the type color before or after you enter text. When editing existing text layers, you can change the color of individual characters or all type in a layer. You can also apply a gradient to text in a text layer.

The Color menu in the options bar displays many preset color swatches from which you can choose.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To change the color of text before you type it, select a type tool.

    • To change the color of existing text, select a type tool and then drag to select the text.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • To choose a color from the Color Picker, click the colored area of the Color menu in the options bar.

    • To choose a color from a list of color swatches, click the triangle on the Color menu in the options bar.