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Want to add some text to your image/photos? It's very easy with Photoshop. Try this and next time you don't need to ask your geek friend to do it for you.



  1. 1
    Choose your image file.
  2. 2
    Open the image with Photoshop. (For Windows user, right click on the photo >> Open with >> Select Photoshop.)
  3. 3
    Select the 'Type tool' . Commonly it is in the left side of your screen on the tools window.
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    Click on the image where you want to add the text.
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    Write the text with your keyboard.
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    Select 'Move tool' from the tools window. Re-position your text if you want.
  7. 7
    Open the 'Character' window from dropdown list under 'window' menu. You can change font style, font color, font size etc. there. In order to format your text, you'll need to highlight it before making your desired changes.
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    Go to 'File' menu click on it and choose 'save as' from the dropdown list, or you can simply press 'ctrl+shift+s' to open 'save as' window. Select the location on your drive where you want to save the photo. Now give a sweet name to your photo. Choose the file format from the dropdown list and click on save. Your new photo with text is saved in that location.
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  • Learn to use layer styles of Photoshop to add styles to your text.
  • When choosing the file format on the 'save as' window, it is preferable to use the most common formats like .jpeg .png etc.
  • If you want more options when it comes to saving your image, click on the 'Save for web and devices' option in the 'File' menu, instead of simply using 'save as'. This gives you more flexibility regarding format, quality, etc.


  • This article is written for Windows user, Control options for other operating systems may be different.
  • You can directly save the document after completing the editing. But it will replace the original document. So it is better to use 'save as'.

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Español: agregar texto a una imagen en Adobe Photoshop, Italiano: Aggiungere il Testo a un'Immagine in Photoshop, Português: Adicionar Texto a uma Imagem no Adobe Photoshop, Русский: добавить текст на изображение в Photoshop

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