Best Way to Convert Text to a Smart Object in Photoshop

Published: 24 January 2023
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Converting a type layer to a smart object in Photoshop is a great way to add filters to your text and still keep the text editable. But editing text in a smart object can lead to unexpected results. In this video, I show you the problem with editing smart object text, and a simple trick to get around it.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Converting text to a smart object the usual way
1:08 - Applying a filter to the smart object
1:33 - The filter is converted to a smart filter
1:51 - Opening the smart object to edit the text
2:13 - The smart object canvas size
2:38 - Editing the text and seeing the problem
3:35 - Closing the smart object
3:50 - Part of the text is missing
4:18 - A better way to convert text to a smart object
6:14 - Reapplying the filter to the smart object
6:32 - Editing the text in the smart object
7:15 - The entire text remains visible
7:27 - Centering the text in the document

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