Changing the size of type is something you'll do often. So let me share five shortcuts you can use to quickly resize type. I've already added three type layers to my photo called beach-at-sunset.psd, which you'll find in the Part 7, lesson three practice folder.

I'm using Arial Bold, which most computers should have, but if you don't have it, just choose a different font. Let's start by resizing the word Run using font resizing shortcut number one.

Get the Type tool and double click on the word Run to highlight it. Open Tool Options and click and drag on the word Size. Drag to the left to make the type smaller and drag to the right to make the type bigger. Click on the checkmark to commit the type.

Here's font resizing shortcut number two. Activate the type. To make the type larger, press and hold Ctrl Shift in Windows or Command Shift on a Mac and press the Greater Than key. Each time you press a Greater Than key the type gets a step larger. If you want to go faster, press and hold the Greater Than key. To make the type smaller, use the same shortcut but press the Lesser Than key instead. When it's the size you want, let go the keys and commit the type.

For font resizing shortcut number three, click on the type with the Type tool to activate the type layer. You don't have to select all the type though you can if you want to. Press and hold the Ctrl key on Windows or the Command key on a Mac to put a transform outline around the type. Click and drag from a corner handle to resize the type proportionally. You can make the type larger or smaller. When you're satisfied, let go of the mouse and then let go of your Ctrl or Command key and commit the type.

For resizing shortcut number four, use a regular Transform tool to resize the type. This is especially helpful if you're resizing more than one layer of type. In the Layers panel, select the type layer or layers and I'll select all three layers by clicking on the bottom type layer and shift clicking on the top one. I'll press Ctrl T in Windows or Command T on a Mac to get a Transform outline, and then click and drag from a corner handle to resize the type and maintain the original proportions. When you're satisfied, double click inside the outline or click on the checkmark to commit the type.

And finally we come to font resizing shortcut number five, which is to change the size of all the selected type layers in the Layers panel to the same size at the same time. My type layers are still selected, so all I have to do is open the Size menu and choose a size or I can type the size I want and the Size field, and I'll type 65 and then press Enter to commit the change. And that instantly changes all three layers to that size.

Here's my final photo. I use two fonts and two different sizes. You'll find the names of the fonts in the manual. Notice two of the words are in color. Most of the time I use black for type but this is an artistic title, so I changed the color of these words by clicking on the color chip in Tool Options and sampling a color from the man's shirt.

So experiment with your type titles and try all five ways to resize your type to see which ones are your favorites.