How do I create transparent text so photos underneath show through?

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Mike_H.
Sep 9, 2008
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Here is what I want to do:

I need to be able to create text so that the text is transparent and it reveals a collage of photos underneath. The box AROUND the text needs to remain white….so that ONLY the text is transparent. The effect would be that the text would appear to be cut out of the photos behind it.

So in other words, I need to end up with a big white box that has text on top of it. Then the text in that box is transparent and shows photos underneath both layers (including the white)

Any ideas? I am a Photoshop newbie….

Thanks!
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Phosphor
Sep 9, 2008
This is fun. It’s actually quite easy. Clipping Group.

Here’s a tutorial

< http://www.itechies.net/tutorials/photoshop/index-pid-clip.h tm>
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Wesley_Norman
Sep 9, 2008
Type the text, then decrease the fill opacity. Click the Fx icon at the bottom and choose stroke, change the stroke color to white.
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Mathias_Vejerslev
Sep 10, 2008
Alt-click in-between text and photo layers.

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