Text and Shapes ­ Understanding Vector Graphics Creating text as selections is fine for a quick and easy route to text effects but it's usually better to create the text as a Vector layer then make a selection from it. That way you can easily edit the text and reselect without having to start again from scratch. I'll look at the best way to do this a little later in this chapter. Assuming you've created text as a Vector layer, once you click the Apply button the text appears with corner and edge handles, and can be moved and transformed in the usual way, by dragging the corner handles to resize, rotate, and skew. Transformed text remains editable at all times ­ just select the Text tool and click within the type area. | Tip Use the Presets button on the Tool Options palette to save frequently used text font, size alignment, and other attributes. You can then apply all the necessary text styling with a single click. Special Text Effects Now that you have had practice adding text to a picture, you'll want to try adding special effects to jazz up the results. In this section we run through some techniques for making your text look simply stunning.