How to Center Text in Photoshop

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Write your text using the "Text tool" (T).. Separate everything you want centered into it's own layer.. Switch to the "Rectangle Marquee Tool" (M) and select the entire canvas.

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Write your text using the "Text tool" (T).

Step 1

Write your text using the "Text tool" (T).

2

Separate everything you want centered into it's own layer.

Step 2

Separate everything you want centered into it's own layer.

3

Switch to the "Rectangle Marquee Tool" (M) and select the entire canvas.

Step 3

Switch to the "Rectangle Marquee Tool" (M) and select the entire canvas.

4

Switch back to the "Move Tool" (V).

Step 4

Switch back to the "Move Tool" (V).

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Use the "aligning" buttons on the top of the screen to center the text however y

Step 5

Use the "aligning" buttons on the top of the screen to center the text however you please.

6

Use the arrow keys to move text along straight lines, preserving your centering.

Step 6

Use the arrow keys to move text along straight lines, preserving your centering.

7

Open the desired image in Photoshop.

Step 7

Open the desired image in Photoshop.

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Click the "T" in the leftmost tool bar.

Step 8

Click the "T" in the leftmost tool bar.

9

Press the "center text" button to center-justify the text.

Step 9

Press the "center text" button to center-justify the text.

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