As a new convert to Photoshop 6 which I like very much, I have found a strange problem which I can't find an answer to in the handbook (do you ever?). I open an image and attempt to apply a text mask, but as soon as I click inside the image as per instructions, my image is then covered with a red filter similar to the rubylith in Quickmask at about 50% opacity. I mention this last bit because it only appears when I go into the Quick Mask Options and set it at Masked Area. If I change the Options to Selected Area I now get the Type Mask appearing in red intil I click the Commit button. So there seems to be some connection between the Type Mask and the Quick Mask. Any ideas?