How to Add Text in Photoshop

Adding text in PS looks simple until the layout falls apart. This guide walks the whole flow: creating the canvas, picking the Type tool, getting font size, leading and alignment right, then exporting PNG and PSD. It assumes zero experience, and covers text warp and advanced styles at the end.

Step 1: Open Online PS

1. Visit Online PS (zaixianps.cc) in your browser.
2. As soon as the page loads you get a Photoshop-like workspace — there is nothing to install.

Step 2: Create a new canvas

1. Click the File menu at the top left → New, or just use the shortcut Ctrl+N (on Mac it is also Ctrl+N).
2. In the dialog that opens, set width, height, resolution and background contents, then click Create.

Step 3: Choose the Type tool

• In the toolbar on the left, find Horizontal Type Tool or Vertical Type Tool (shortcut T) and click it to enter text editing mode.

Step 4: Set the text attributes

1. Color: click the color swatch at the top of the toolbar and pick the color you need.
2. Font & size: in the dropdowns in the options bar at the top, choose the font, size and style (bold, italic, and so on).

Step 5: Type on the canvas

1. Click once anywhere on the canvas and a text cursor appears.
2. Type your text; press Enter to start a new line. Each line becomes its own text object.

Step 6: Adjust the text position

• Select the matching text layer (in the Layers panel on the right), then drag the text into place with the Move Tool (shortcut V).

Step 7: Edit text you have already typed

1. With the text layer selected, double-click the text on the canvas to go back into editing mode.
2. You can also change font, size, color and alignment at any time from the options bar at the top.

Step 8: Save or export the image

• Export to a common image format:
  1. Click File → Export As and choose the format you need — PNG, JPEG, SVG — from the submenu.
  2. Check the settings in the window that appears, click Save, and the browser downloads the file automatically.
• Save as an editable PSD (so you can keep working in Photopea or Photoshop later):
  1. Choose File → Save as PSD and the file downloads directly as .psd.

Advanced text features (optional)

• Warp Text: select the text layer → click … (more) in the options bar → choose Warp Text, then bend the text into arcs, waves and other shapes.
• Type on a Path: first draw a path with the Pen Tool → select the Type tool → move the cursor onto the path and click to type along it.

Tips

• Browser compatibility: use the latest version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, and switch off ad blockers so nothing interferes with the tools.
• Shortcuts: most Photoshop shortcuts behave the same way in Photopea; once they are familiar, editing gets much faster.
• Autosave: Photopea automatically keeps recent work in your browser's local cache. Export a PSD before closing the page just in case.

Follow the steps above and you can add, edit and export text in Photopea in minutes, with almost no learning curve. If you need deeper text effects, see Photopea's official help or an advanced Photoshop tutorial.

References

• Adobe Photoshop official documentation
• HTML5 and modern front-end image processing
• Online PS