Photoshop Effects - Glow Text

Initiate a new file RGB, in the File menu: File>New, 10X3 cm, with a black background.

In The Tool bar select the Type Tool Tooland and type "PhotoShop". It does not matter the color provided that it is not white. I'm going to use red. In the Layer menu: Layer>Type>Render Layer.

In The Tool bar select the Type Tool Tooland and type "PhotoShop". It does not matter the color provided that it is not white. I'm going to use red. In the Layer menu: Layer>Type>Render Layer.

In the Window menu: Layers show, activate the Layer of the text and click on the small arrow in the right upper corner of the menu in Duplicate Layer. Select Preserve Transparency in the new Layer.

Now, in the Toll bar select the tool PaintBrush and paint it in white.

Click on the Layer and remove the mark of Preserve Transparency. Now, in the Filter menu: Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur with Radius of 4. You can try another Radius number.

Select the Layer with text in red and the Layer menu: Layer>Arrange>Bring you the Front. Your effect is ready.