Fonts suddenly look messy

First, let me introduce myself. This is my first session in the Photoshop Elements forum. I'm an artist and designer with 7 online shops and 4 online studios.
I have Photoshop Elements 9. My OS is Windows 7, which I'm using on a Dell Studio 17 laptop. I've been using Photoshop Elements for about 7 years, starting with E4. I would classify myself as intermediate.
Right now I need to create a new shop banner. Suddenly today, the fonts look messy. The letters have lost their smoothness. I'm attaching an image of the banner, without beveling or dropshadowing, which I plan to add once I have this problem resolved.
I hope one of you experts can help me.
Cheers,
Marian

MTSTUNER--
Thank you so much!
I must have clicked that button by mistake when trying to click on the bold button. I cannot thank you enough.
I have a side business in which I create business designs, including shop banners for customers, so I CANNOT have a defective banner myself.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Cheers,
Marian
Marian Cates
http://mariancates.com

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