[How to invert a single layer?]

IGNORE IGNORE....I clicked on the auto contrast button TWICE and that did it...

[How to invert a single layer?]

This is driving me nuts.

I just want to invert a layer.

I have a record sleeve to design. The text is hand-written, for which I received a scan, so it's a jpg and the writing is in black pen. I want to see how it looks with the writing in white so assumed a simple invert would do the trick. But if adding an adjustment it inverts the entire sleeve design.

I then tried selecting only the elements of that layer (it seemed to be able to outline the text quite well) and invert solely the selection. Nothing happened.

Then I went on YouTube and looked at various tutorials. None of these seemed to do anything. They ranged from what I was doing (most of them were inverting photos) to more complex things like adding colour filters and procedural textures and then separating C, M Y and K and so on....but again....no success.

This should be incredibly simple and possible at the click of a button I would think....what the hell am I missing? I've a feeling it's so glaringly obvious that anyone reading my post will think I'm a complete moron.

Thanks in advance.

Gordon

PS I've got Designer and Photo

 

 

 

[How to convert text to true black from composite ("rich") black in a colour CMYK document for print]

Hi,

I'm struggling to find how to do this....hopefully someone can help.

Is there, when adding text to a CMYK colour document for print, a way to ensure that it is only true black, i.e. K only (and no C, M, and Y)?

I've been told by the printer that due to there being very narrow text in my document that to ensure it's not blurry due to even the most minor plate misalignment, it's best not to have this black text in CMYK and best to have it just in K.

Thanks in advance

Gordon