CS4 Text question

How can I make text look like it was done by cutting/slashing with a knife?

Thanks

hope this helps a bit

Thanks for the info, I can certainly use that later. However, what I'm trying to do is make the background of my picture look kinda like Zorro carved it up, the letters themselves looking like slash marks.

not quite what you want but it may help

Use the Pen Tool to draw some lines similar to the letters. Stroke those paths with a hard brush using simulated pen pressure.