# Adding text 1. If you're working with an existing type layer, make sure that layer is selected. 2. Select a type tool. 3. In the Options bar, select formatting options for your text. 4. Click once on the image to create point text (good for short lines of text.) Or, click and drag to create a text box (when your text needs to fit in a specific area.) If you don't 5. Type to create text. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://jjloomis.gitbook.io/adobe-photoshop-basics-windows-edition/working-with-text/adding-text.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.