Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 203

Setting shape tool options
Each shape tool provides specific options; for
example, you can set options that allow you to
draw a rectangle with fixed dimensions or a line
with arrowheads.
Select a shape in the options bar, and click the inverted
arrow to display options for the selected shape.
To set tool-specific options:
Select a shape tool.
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In the options bar, set the options that are
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available for the active shape tool. Click the
inverted arrow next to the shape buttons to
view additional options for the active tool.
Arrowheads Start and End
arrowheads. Select Start, End, or both to specify
on which end of the line arrows are rendered. The
shape options appear in the pop-up dialog box.
Enter values for Width and Length to specify the
proportions of the arrowhead as a percentage of
the line width (10% to 1000% for Width, and 10%
to 5000% for Length). Enter a value for the
concavity of the arrowhead (from –50% to +50%).
The concavity value defines the amount of
curvature on the widest part of the arrowhead,
where the arrowhead meets the line.
Constrains an ellipse to a circle.
Circle
Renders a line with
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Renders a custom shape
Defined Proportions
based on the proportions with which it was
created.
Renders a custom shape based on
Defined Size
the size at which it was created.
Renders a rectangle, rounded
Fixed Size
rectangle, ellipse, or custom shape as a fixed shape
based on the values you enter in the Width and
Height text boxes.
Renders a rectangle, rounded
From Center
rectangle, ellipse, or custom shape from the center.
Turns a polygon into a star. Enter
Indent Sides By
a percentage in the text box to specify the depth of
the star's indentations.
Renders a rectangle, rounded
Proportional
rectangle, or ellipse as a proportional shape based
on the values you enter in the Width and Height
text boxes.
For rounded rectangles, specifies the
Radius
corner radius. For polygons, specifies the distance
from the center of a polygon to the outer points.
Specifies the number of sides in a polygon.
Sides
Smooth Corners or Smooth Indents
polygon with smooth corners or indents.
Snaps edges of a rectangle or
Snap to Pixels
rounded rectangle to the pixel boundaries.
Constrains a rectangle or rounded
Square
rectangle to a square.
Lets you set the width and height
Unconstrained
of a rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, or
custom shape by dragging.
Determines the width of a line in pixels.
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