ACE Typography and Vector Tools 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Photoshop feature allows you to warp text along a custom path shape?
- Type on a Path (Correct answer)
- Warp Text
- Text Distortion
- Path Text Tool
Correct answer: Type on a Path
Type on a Path lets you place text that flows along any open or closed vector path.
Question 2: What does the 'Optical' kerning setting do in Photoshop?
- Uses the font's built-in kern pairs
- Adjusts spacing based on the visual shape of adjacent characters (Correct answer)
- Applies equal spacing between all characters
- Disables kerning completely
Correct answer: Adjusts spacing based on the visual shape of adjacent characters
Optical kerning analyzes the shapes of adjacent glyphs and sets spacing based on their visual appearance rather than font metrics.
Question 3: Which panel in Photoshop gives access to stylistic alternates and ligatures for OpenType fonts?
- Character panel
- Paragraph panel
- Glyphs panel (Correct answer)
- Properties panel
Correct answer: Glyphs panel
The Glyphs panel displays every glyph in a font, including alternates, ligatures, and special characters.
Question 4: When converting a text layer to a shape layer, what happens to the text?
- It becomes editable vector outlines with no live text (Correct answer)
- It is rasterized into pixels
- It becomes a smart object
- It is converted to a path but remains editable
Correct answer: It becomes editable vector outlines with no live text
Converting text to a shape creates vector outlines you can edit with path tools, but the text is no longer editable as type.
Question 5: What is the purpose of the 'Fractional Widths' option in the Character panel?
- Allows characters to use fractional pixel widths for smoother spacing (Correct answer)
- Rounds character widths to whole pixels for screen readability
- Applies fractional scaling to the entire text layer
- Converts decimal font sizes to fractional values
Correct answer: Allows characters to use fractional pixel widths for smoother spacing
Fractional Widths allows Photoshop to use non-integer character spacing, improving spacing quality especially at larger sizes.
Question 6: Which blend mode is most useful for making white vector shapes invisible against a light background while keeping dark shapes visible?
- Multiply (Correct answer)
- Screen
- Overlay
- Darken
Correct answer: Multiply
Multiply blend mode multiplies pixel values, making white (value 255) effectively invisible while darkening other colors.
Question 7: What is the function of the Direct Selection tool (A) when used on a vector shape?
- Selects the entire shape layer
- Selects and moves individual anchor points and direction handles (Correct answer)
- Converts straight segments to curves
- Adds new anchor points to the path
Correct answer: Selects and moves individual anchor points and direction handles
The Direct Selection tool lets you click individual anchor points or segments to move them and adjust their Bezier direction handles.
ACE Typography and Vector Tools 2
Which Photoshop feature allows you to warp text along a custom path shape?