AboutKevin Stohlmeyer Expertise I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer your questions about Adobe Photoshop 8 through the new CS4 Extended versions.
Experience I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Photoshop and have been teaching the application to college students for the past 10 years.
Organizations Milwaukee Adobe User Group,
National Association of Photoshop Professionals,
C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions,
Publications Create Magazine
Adobe.com
Education/Credentials BA - Graphic Design
Adobe Certified Instructor - Photoshop and Illustrator
Awards and Honors Runner-Up Layers Magazine Design Contest
Question QUESTION: Hello Kevin,
I am on a Mac OS X, and am running Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.
My problem is, whenever I try to enter text, and hit return my cursor jumps
down half the screen so I get something like this...
Hi my name is
Stacey.
I hope you can give me a hand, I don't want to have to start a new text layer
every time I want to start a new line.
Thank You,
Stacey
ANSWER: Hi Stacey,
This sounds like you have a very large leading (line spacing) value input in the character window. Make sure it is set to auto. Also it may be your font if you are using a special font instead of a normal one.
Thanks
Kevin
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QUESTION: Thank you for your fast reply.
But neither of these were the problem. I already looked at my leading, and have
tried a number of default fonts.
-Stacey
Answer Hi Stacey,
I checked my version of Elements 6 to replicate the error and have not found any way to do this without having the leading set to something other than auto or a font that has a huge x-height.
Try deleting your text layers, then choose the type tool. Choose Myriad for the font, 12 pt size. with auto as the leading. Then click and try to type and see what happens. Do not change the settings while you have an active text layer.
Let me know if this doesnt work and I can try to find other sources.
