Specifying anti-aliasing

Anti-aliasing lets you produce smooth-edged type by partially filling the edge pixels, so the edges of the type blend into the background.


Applying anti-aliasing A. Anti-aliasing off B. Close up C. Anti-aliasing on D. Close up

Because anti-aliasing greatly increases the number of colors in an image, you may want to turn anti-aliasing off when designing for the Web. In Web images, anti-aliasing can make file sizes larger and cause stray colors to appear along the edges of type. To avoid these issues, you may prefer to leave text with jagged edges.

To turn anti-aliasing on:

Select the type layer in the Layers palette and do one of the following:

• Choose Layer > Type > Anti-Alias On, or choose Layer > Type > Anti-Alias Off.
• Select the Anti-aliased button in the options bar.

To turn anti-aliasing off:

Select the type layer in the Layers palette and do one of the following:

• Choose Layer > Type > Anti-Alias Off.
• Deselect the Anti-aliased button in the options bar.