Replacing text with the Clone Stamp is really about sampling and covering. Hold Alt to pick up a patch of clean background, paint the old text away, then type the new content. Get the brush hardness and opacity right and the edges won't give you away.
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Open Online PS and click "File → Open" in the top-left corner (or press Ctrl+O) to import the report card image you want to edit.
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Find the Clone Stamp tool in the toolbar on the left (the icon looks like a rubber stamp). Once selected, the cursor becomes a circular sampling indicator.
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Hold Alt (Option on Mac) and left-click the area you want to sample. When a small circle appears next to the cursor, pick a patch whose color and texture are closest to the area around the "Zhang San" text.
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Release Alt, move the cursor over the "Zhang San" text, then left-click and drag. The Clone Stamp now paints the sampled pixels over the text and covers it.
Repeat the sample-and-cover operation separately for the "Zhang San" and "Score" text, until both are completely covered by similar background.
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Once both pieces of text are clean, switch back to the Type tool (T) and type the new name and score in the same position, matching the original font, size and color as closely as you can.
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Finally, check that the color, slant and spacing of the new text match the original (the Move tool is handy for fine adjustments). If something still doesn't line up, nudge it with the Clone Stamp or the Smudge tool.
When you are done, save the edited report card with "File → Export As → PNG" or "JPG".
A word of caution:
- Sample from an area whose texture is as close as possible to the text you are covering, so no obvious marks are left behind.
- If the text is fairly dark, you can fine-tune after sampling with "color grading" or a "layer style".
- The History panel (F10) lets you undo a mistake at any time.
References
- Online PS
- Adobe official documentation