Remove text from background layer

[poetdi]

Hello from a relative NOOB to PS. I'm working on a site and the owner wants a new nav bar button. I opened one of the existing buttons in PS, it has a slight gradient background and the text is typed right on the background so I can't find a way to edit it (it's not on a separate layer), and so if I just erase the text it messes up the background.

How can one do this? I know this is probably a simple question but I'm at the end of my rope. I can design websites all day long but I can't do this. ARRGH!!!! :banghead:

Thank you in advance!
Diane

 

[hawkeye]

Apply a new gradient background on the button. That will cover the text.

 

[SeniorS]

Welcomen!

Hope this will help : http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photoshop-tutorial-videos/30939-easy-simple-text-extraction-image.html

 

[poetdi]

Apply a new gradient background on the button. That will cover the text.

THANK YOU for that suggestion. I will give it a try!

 

[poetdi]

Welcomen!

Hope this will help

That was a great tutorial! However - I'd like to keep the background and remove the text, rather than removing the background. I will try putting another background over the existing text, as Hawkeye suggested, but I'll take other ideas too. Thanks to you both!

 

[Hoogle]

Oh Seniors lol that could have been dangerous I was about to delete that video and tidy up my channel luckily it is the opposite to what he wants lol.

 

[SeniorS]

Hmm, didn't thought about it
I remember there was discusion about removing background from text and you made tutorial. So i find it in Tutorial section. I opened that thread and video was there or it would be there even if it would be deleted on youtube?

 

[SeniorS]

For my eye removing text from background and removing background from text are pretty much the same. Same technic only use it "reverse".

 

[Hoogle]

Yeah they stay active for upto 48 hours after you delete them there is a delay.

 

[ibclare]

So, why did you remove it Hoog? Is there a limit to how many you can have up at one time?

 

[SeniorS]

Hoogleman, if you deleted it then maybe post an update to specific thread with that video?
Some warning that tutorial isn't aviable anymore or something. That would make sence.