Gradient Overlay in Photoshop Elements 8?

Gradient Overlay in Photoshop Elements 8? On the school laptop it has Photoshop elements 8
I want to do a text style with a gradient overlay like here (in the Bubbly text part) :
http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-612453/tutorialsipanda-/?pg=0
But every time I do gradient it does the background not the text.
How do I use Gradient overlay on the text?
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Edit: I was unable to view the text example you linked.
One way you can do this is to use a clipping mask:
Here is a video which shows how to apply a gradient to text using a clipping mask:
http://www.pxleyes.com/video-tutorial/photoshop-elements/10901/Versatile-Gradient-Text.htm l
Above video is for PSE 6 but the method is the same. She might call it a clipping group instead of clipping group. (Clipping group = clipping mask; Adobe changed the name not the function.)
Note: Hold in the shift key as you pull the gradient to constrain the gradient so it pulls evenly.

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