GMetrix Photoshop Practice Test 2026 – Comprehensive Exam Prep

Converting a Text Layer to a Shape creates vector outlines of each character and places them on a shape layer. This means the letters become editable vector paths rather than live type, so you can grab the anchor points and adjust curves, shapes, and strokes directly. Because the data is vector, the result scales crisply without pixelation, which is why it’s prized for logos and artwork that need to resize.

Keep in mind that once converted, you can no longer edit the content as text with fonts or retype it—you’re editing the shapes of the letters themselves. It isn’t turning into a raster image, and it isn’t simply changing to a different font—the type is converted into vector geometry.