Re Selecting Type and Multiple Selections - How To?

I have Photoshop CS on Win XP.

I am making DVD Labels. I have some existing text and I want to add a line of additional text to the original. When I go to the text tool I cant easily insert text into the same layer, It always wants to create a new layer on top of my original text. How do I add text to my original text? In other programs you choose text tool, insert cursor and type away - or drag highlight the text and type.

Also,

I have a 2 label DVD template - I create the elements for the top label and I want to select them all, copy them, and drag them down to the second label below. PS CS is only allowing me to select one element at a time. Im trying to do shift-select on a number of items but I cant get multiple selections or copy them - copy is grayed out.

What steps can I use to insert text and do multiple element selects and copy's?

Thanks

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(Ray) wrote:

I have Photoshop CS on Win XP.

I am making DVD Labels. I have some existing text and I want to add a line of additional text to the original. When I go to the text tool I cant easily insert text into the same layer, It always wants to create a new layer on top of my original text. How do I add text to my original text? In other programs you choose text tool, insert cursor and type away - or drag highlight the text and type.

Is your text layer by chance rasterized? In any event, just add the extra layer. It doesn't hurt anything.

1) Double-click the T icon for the relevant layer in the layers window. The text
tool will be automatically selected for the duration of the edit.

2) I think you're looking for layer sets.

Andrew