### Documentation for Five New Year text styles

# Five New Year text styles

Author: Chuckanucka
Created: 29/11/2010
Formats: psd & asl

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## Table of Contents

1. What's included
2. Changing the text
3. Resizing - changing the font size
4. Resizing - layer style settings
5. Resizing - quick method
6. Using the layer style files
7. How to import into another psd file
8. Saving for the web

### A) What's included - top

Each text style has its own folder, inside each one you will find a psd, asl (layer style) and a preview jpeg.

You should install the fonts before opening the psd's (a guide can be found here)

Fonts used:

- 01 Cheers - Ballpark Weiner
- 02 Golden Year - Chunk Five
- 03 Balloons - Bubblegum
- 04 Mirror Ball - Fortuna Dot
- 05 Glitter - FolksXX
- Bonus Party's Over - Bubblegum

### B) Changing the text - top

Open the psd file in Photoshop and select the text tool from the toolbox, highlight the text and type your new copy.

### C) Resizing - changing the font size - top

Select the text tool from the toolbox and highlight the text. You can now choose the text size from the top toolbar

### D) Resizing - layer style settings - top

Depending on the layer style you might find that just resizing the text gives unsatisfactory results. One way to combat this is to change some of the layer style settings (click the FX symbol on the text layer). Look out for:

- Pattern Overlay > Scale
- Bevel & Emboss > Size & Scale
- Bevel & Emboss > Texture > Scale & depth

To resize every style at once, right click on the text layer FX symbol and click Scale Effects...

### E) Resizing - quick method - top

If you do not want to mess about with the layer styles settings, simply resize the document with scale styles checked. You might find it's better to do this in a new psd file and then bring the text back into your main psd file, after the resize.

### F) Using the layer style files - top

Working with the psd files is very simple, but I have also provided layer style files so you can add the effect to your style library. Simply double click the .asl files inside each folder to install. They will now appear at the bottom of your styles library. Select your text layer and click the layer style icon to apply.

### G) How to import into another psd file - top

There are lots of ways to do this, but I find the simplest is to open both files (the text and the file you want to add the button to) and click Window > Arrange > Tile Vertically . Next click the text layer from the layers palette and drag into the other other window.

### H) Saving for the web - top

Once you are happy with your text, you might want to make it suitable for the web. To do this, hide any backgroud layers (click the eye icon on the far left of the layer) and select Image > Trim.. from the top menu. Check the Transparent Pixels option in the dialog box. Finally select File > Save for Web & Devices.. and choose PNG-24 and check Transparency in the Save for Web dialog box

Good luck using the file in your projects!

- Chuckanucka

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