1bit tiff required ????

All,

I have what I assumed would be a pretty simple task, however it has turned into a pain. I'm creating for a series of digital stamps for an application that processes checks. Stamps will say things like, Previously rejected - Do not redeposit. The app based on a status calls a file and it is placed on top of the check file.

Anyway the specs are black and white, 1 bit and tiff. SO, I'm typically an AI user so once I realized AI didn't do 1 bit tiffs I turned to PS...which I don't know that well. When I create a new document and make it bitmap, 1bit and the size I need, I'm VERY limited with what I can do with the text. I'm not really sure what's going on. I click on the screen with the text selection tool and the artboard area turns pick. I can't edit my text once I click off of it and it's basically blinking black and white??? There is no text layer created, I can't create layers, the text is added to the background layer (which is locked and can't be unlocked).

Could someone lead me down the path to glory here? I'm struggling.

I have the AI and PS CS3.

Thanks,
Micah

well make it stop blinking black and white. that might help.

Hi Micah,

Sorry for the post above...

I'm not quite sure what you are trying to do, but what if you create a normal document first and type your text in that and change the document to a 1 bitt bitmap?

I know some of the tools don't work when working in 16 bit mode, might be the same for your image mode.