Aligns the left edge
of each text line to the initial cursor position.
Aligns the center
of each text line to the initial cursor position.
Aligns the right
edge of each text line to the initial cursor position.
When you enter or edit text with the Text tool, select from the following formatting options on the Tool Options palette:
Font A set of characters (letters, numbers, and symbols) that share a common look. Click the Font drop-down list to see the font family name (such as Arial or Times New Roman) displayed in the font itself.
Size The point size of the text. How small or large a font looks in the image depends upon the image’s resolution. 72-point text is approximately 1 inch high in a 72-dpi image, but will be smaller in images with higher resolution. The only way to guarantee true WYSIWYG text is if your image resolution is equal to your printing resolution. Click here for more information.
Stroke Width The text outline pixel width. Choose 0 pixels to have no outline.
Anti-alias Anti-aliasing smooths the jagged edges of text by softening the color transition between edge pixels and background pixels. Anti-aliasing can also increase the number of colors in the image, which can potentially make it challenging to reduce file size. Anti-aliasing may cause stray colors to appear along the edges of text. Your options are Off, Sharp, and Smooth.
Alignment How text is aligned in relation to the initial cursor position, which is the position you clicked in the image to insert the text.
Aligns the left edge
of each text line to the initial cursor position.
Aligns the center
of each text line to the initial cursor position.
Aligns the right
edge of each text line to the initial cursor position.
Type Style The style of text; choose
bold, 
italic, or both.
Underline or Strikethrough
Click 
to underline text. Click 
to place
a horizontal line through text.
Line Options Define the look of the text outline (stroke). Options include Line Style (such as solid or dashed), Join, and Miter Limit. For details, see Drawing Objects. For information on Custom line styles, see Creating Custom Line Styles.
Warp text check box This affects text fit to a path. When marked, the text will "warp" around the curves of the path (if the path is not curved, you won't see the effect). Also, be aware that warping is set on a per-character basis, so part of a text block can be warped and part will appear unwarped. When this option is not marked, the text fits on the path in a more straight manner.
Offset This setting allows you to define the distance between the text and the path it is fit to. This setting will have no effect for text not fit to a path. Note that if you wish to place the text below the path, use negative Offset values.
Leading The vertical space between lines of text, measured in em’s. Use a positive value to increase the spacing or a negative value to decrease the spacing.
Auto kern Mark this check box to have Paint Shop Pro use the kerning values built-into the font to determine the spacing between characters.
Kerning The horizontal space between characters, measured in em’s. A value of 0 uses the font’s automatic kerning. Use a positive value to increase the spacing or a negative value to decrease the spacing.
Tracking Lets you set an equal amount of space across selected characters.
About Vector Floating and Selection Text
Aligning and Spacing Text on Object Paths
Creating Text with Image Patterns