Selection from text

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Hi peeps

i'm sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a new layer

any help please
#1
In article <4ba39b51$0$23564$>,
"Dr Hackenbush" wrote:

Hi peeps

i'm sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a new layer

any help please

In the layers pallet, right click on the layer's icon (not the text to the right of it) and click on 'Select Pixels'.
#2
"John Stafford" wrote in message
In article <4ba39b51$0$23564$>,
"Dr Hackenbush" wrote:

Hi peeps

i'm sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a new layer

any help please

In the layers pallet, right click on the layer's icon (not the text to the right of it) and click on 'Select Pixels'.

I knew it was easy

thanks
#3
Alternatively: Ctrl click the layer icon, but note that both methods do not put the text on a new layer. You have to rasterrize the text first.

"Dr Hackenbush" wrote in message
"John Stafford" wrote in message
In article <4ba39b51$0$23564$>,
"Dr Hackenbush" wrote:

Hi peeps

i'm sure i used to do this but have forgotten how .

Have some large bold text on a layer, make a selection of that text on a
new layer

any help please

In the layers pallet, right click on the layer's icon (not the text to the right of it) and click on 'Select Pixels'.

I knew it was easy

thanks
#4