14.1. Adding Text to an Image

It's a cinch to add text to an image in Elements. Just select the Type tool, choose a font from the Options bar, and type away. The Type tool icon in the Tools panel is easy to recognize: a capital T. Elements actually gives you four different Type tools, all of which are hidden behind the Type tool icon's pop-out menu: the Horizontal Type tool, the Vertical Type tool, the Horizontal Type Mask tool, and the Vertical Type Mask tool.

You'll learn about the Type Mask tools later in this chapter (see Section 14.4). To get started, you'll focus on the regular Horizontal and Vertical Type tools. As their names imply, the Horizontal Type tool lets you enter text that runs lef to right, while the Vertical Type tool is for creating text that runs down the page.