Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 276

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Adding text and shapes
Draw a custom shape
The Custom Shape tool provides many different shape options for you to draw. When you select the custom shape
tool, you can access these shapes in the options bar.
In the Edit workspace, select the Custom Shape tool
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toolbox, and then choose this tool from the list that appears.
In the options bar, select a shape from the Shape pop-up panel. Click the arrow at the top right of the panel to list
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the shapes you can choose from and how to display them.
3 (Optional) In the options bar, select the Geometry options triangle to use the following options:
Lets you set the width and height of a rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, or custom shape by
Unconstrained
dragging.
Draws a custom shape based on the proportions with which it was created.
Defined Proportions
Draws a custom shape based on the size at which it was created.
Defined Size
Draws a custom shape as a fixed shape based on the values you enter in the Width and Height text boxes.
Fixed Size
Draws a custom shape from the center.
From Center
Drag within your image to draw the shape.
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The Custom Shape tool has ready-made frames that you can drag around a photo.
Create multiple shapes in the same layer
In the Edit workspace, select a shape layer in the Layers panel or create a new shape layer.
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2 If you want to create a different type of shape, select a different shape tool.
Select a shape area option to determine how shapes should overlap, and then drag within the image to draw new
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shapes:
Adds an additional shape to the existing shape. The combined shape will cover the entire area of the shapes
Add
you drew using the Add option.
Removes the area where shapes overlap. The rest of the shapes' areas are preserved.
Subtract
Shows only the area where shapes intersect. The other areas will be removed.
Intersect
Removes the overlapping areas in the new and existing shapes.
Exclude
. If necessary, press and hold another shape tool in the
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