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Do you want to edit the color of your text in Photoshop? This can easily be done with the Type Tool. If you can't change the color, it may have already been rasterized. In this case, you'll need to use the Paint Bucket tool. Here's how to change text color in Photoshop.
Quick Steps
- Select the Horizontal Type Tool in the toolbar.
- Drag and highlight the text you want to change.
- Click the color swatch box in the top toolbar.
- Select a new color.
- Click OK.
Steps
Open a project in Adobe Photoshop. You can change the text color when adding new text or editing existing text.
Select the Type Tool. You can use the Horizontal Type Tool or Vertical Type Tool.[1]- You can also press T on your keyboard.
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Select your text. If the text is still editable, you should be able to highlight the text within the text box by dragging your cursor.- If the text is already rasterized, see the next method.
Click the color swatch box. When the text is highlighted, you'll see this box in the top toolbar, next to the text alignment icons.
Select a new color and click OK. This will apply the new color to your text.
Open a project in Adobe Photoshop. Use this method if the text has been rasterized.
Select the Paint Bucket tool. This will be in the toolbar. If you can't find it, click and hold the Gradient tool to show more options.- You can also press G on your keyboard.
Click the upper color selection box. This is the topmost square.
Select a new color and click OK. This will be the new color of your text.
Click the rasterized text. This will apply the new color using the Paint Bucket tool.- If the color doesn't change, make sure to specify to fill the selection with the foreground color in the tool options bar.
Community Q&A
- QuestionEven if I try to change the color by the above mentioned methods, the color of the text is just varying through shades of gray. What can I do?
Community AnswerTry to close the document and create a new one. On the display dialog box, change the color mode type to CYMK or RGB (CS6 Advanced). If it persists, type something, highlight it, Press CTRL plus "T" and choose a color from the dialog box.
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