To Save A Shape Or Path As A Custom Shape; To Create A Rasterized Shape; To Create A Rasterized Shape (Imageready); Shape Tool Options - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

To save a shape or path as a custom shape

1 In the Paths palette, select a path—either a vector mask for a shape layer, a work path, or a saved path.
Choose Edit > Define Custom Shape, and enter a name for the new custom shape in the Shape Name dialog box.
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The new shape appears in the Shape pop-up palette.
To save the new custom shape as part of a new library, select Save Shapes from the pop-up palette menu.
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See also
"About the Preset Manager" on page 67

To create a rasterized shape

You can create a rasterized shape by making a selection and filling it with the foreground color. You cannot edit a
rasterized shape as a vector object. Raster shapes are created using the current foreground color.
Select a layer. You cannot create a rasterized shape on a vector-based layer (for example, a type layer).
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2 Select a shape tool, and click the Fill Pixels button
Set the following options in the options bar:
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Controls how the shape will affect the existing pixels in the image. (See "List of blending modes" on page 487.)
Mode
Opacity Determines to what degree the shape will obscure or reveal the pixels beneath it. A shape with 1% opacity
appears nearly transparent, while one with 100% opacity appears completely opaque.
Blends the edge pixels with the surrounding pixels.
Anti-Aliased
Set additional tool-specific options. See "Shape tool options" on page 452.
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5 Draw the shape.

To create a rasterized shape (ImageReady)

1 Select a layer that contains the shape you want to rasterize.
Choose Layer > Rasterize > Shape.
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Shape tool options

Arrowheads Start And End
the beginning of the line; select End to add an arrow to the end of the line. Select both options to add arrows on both
ends. In ImageReady, click Shape to define the shape of the arrowhead; in Photoshop, 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.
Note: In Photoshop, you can also edit an arrowhead directly using the vector selection and drawing tools.
Constrains an ellipse to a circle.
Circle (Photoshop)
Corner Radius (ImageReady)
Defined Proportions (Photoshop)
Defined Size (Photoshop)
Adds arrowheads to a line. Select the Line tool and then select Start to add an arrow to
Specifies the corner radius for rendering a rounded rectangle or tab rectangle.
Renders a custom shape based on the proportions with which it was created.
Renders a custom shape based on the size at which it was created.
in the options bar.
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