font too big

[beco73]

Hi,

I do not know why font has become so big in my photoshop. Even if I pick 6pt. It is really big, the curson is almost 3/4 of an inch.

Thanks

 

[bkrike]

Font size will look bigger or smaller relative to the DPI and document size of the file you are working on. If they seem big, you probably have a DPI of 300 or above, with a small document size. So, you can increase your document size, or lessen the DPI depending on the application you have in mind.

You need to work on it with the final output in mind (printed, screen, etc...)

 

[beco73]

what is DPI and how do in decrease so that I get smaller font?

Thanks

 

[bkrike]

dots per inch
AKA pixels per inch in photoshop

Go to- image/ image size
or right click on the top status bar /image size
or alt-cntrl-i

Once there- change resolution or doc size

 

[jimoblak]

Do not change resolution size. Change your view by zooming out a bit. The 6 pt. type will appear smaller.

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[hetzen]

Just to add to bkrike's re dpi settings, make sure you turn off the re-sample image check box, otherwise you'll change the pixel height/width of your image. Make sure the only boxes that are linked, are the print size boxes.

You can also scale text through the edit/transform/scale, without any loss to editing or antialassing.