Select Your Text
go for the text you want in bold or italics by highlighting the words.
Select the3 horizontal linesin the upper right corner of the palette menu.
You should see options forFaux BoldandFaux Italic.
Choose the one you want or both.
The first T is for bold and the second is for italics.
Just select on the one you want.
You’ll also see other options here, such as for setting text in all capital letters.
They can cause glitches in the text if you’re planning to send the document out for professional printing.
Most are easily fixed, however.
Don’t forget to turn your selection off after you’ve accomplished your goal.
Just uncheckFaux BoldorFaux Italicto get back to normal.
It won’t happen automatically it’s a “sticky” setting.
You’ll no longer be able to warp punch in or text to shape afterFaux Boldformatting has been applied.
Choose the stroke color, thickness, and other parameters you want, thenOKto confirm the changes.
Some Photoshop fonts (specifically “variable” fonts) don’t always support faux italic or bold options.
There is a sort of workaround, though.
