Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual page 180

CHAPTER 6
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Drawing and Editing
6 To continue the existing freehand path, position
the freeform pen pointer on an endpoint of the
path, and drag. If the Auto Add/Delete option is
selected, you can click an existing point to delete it.
7 To complete the path, release the mouse.
To create a closed path, drag over the initial point
of the path (a circle appears next to the pointer
when it is aligned), and release the mouse. For
more information on closed and open paths,
see "About anchor points, direction lines,
direction points, and components" on page 172.
Draw additional path components if desired.
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Click the OK button (
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or press Enter or Return, to dismiss the drawing
tools.
To draw using the magnetic pen options:
To convert the freeform pen tool to the
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magnetic pen tool (
options bar. Then specify the following options by
clicking the magnetic options button (
For Width, enter a pixel value between 1 and 40.
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The magnetic pen detects edges only within the
specified distance from the pointer.
For Contrast, enter a percentage value between 0
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and 100 to specify the contrast between pixels
required to be considered an edge. Use a higher
value for low contrast images.
For Frequency, enter a value between 0 and 100
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to specify the rate at which the pen sets anchor
points. A higher value anchors the path in place
more quickly.
) in the options bar,
), select Magnetic in the
):
• If you are working with a stylus tablet, select or
deselect Stylus Pressure. When this option is
selected, an increase in stylus pressure causes the
width to decrease.
2 Click in the image to set the first
fastening point.
3 To draw a freehand segment, move the pointer
or drag along the edge you want to trace.
The most recent segment of the border remains
active. As you move the pointer, the active segment
snaps to the strongest edge in the image,
connecting the pointer to the last fastening point.
Periodically, the magnetic pen adds fastening
points to the border to anchor previous sections.
If the border doesn't snap to the desired
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edge, click once to add a fastening point
manually and to keep the border from moving.
Continue to trace the edge and add fastening
points as needed. If needed, press Delete to remove
the last fastening point.
To dynamically modify the properties of the
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magnetic pen, do one of the following:
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS)
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to draw a freehand path.
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
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to draw straight segments.
Press the [ key to decrease the magnetic pen
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width by 1 pixel; press the ] key to increase the pen
width by 1 pixel. Press Caps Lock to display the
current pen width.