To Create A New Path In The Paths Palette; To Create A New Work Path; To Save A Work Path; To Rename A Saved Path - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

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Paths palette
A. Saved path B. Temporary work path C. Vector mask path (appears only when shape layer is selected)

To create a new path in the Paths palette

To create a path without naming it, click the New Path button
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To create and name a path, make sure no work path is selected. Choose New Path from the Paths palette menu, or
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Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the New Path button at the bottom of the palette. Enter a name for
the path in the New Path dialog box, and click OK.

To create a new work path

Select a shape tool or a pen tool, and click the Paths button
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2 Set tool-specific options, and draw the path. For more information, see "Shape tool options" on page 452 and "To
draw with the Pen tool" on page 454.
Draw additional path components if desired. You can easily switch between drawing tools by clicking a tool button
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in the options bar. Choose a path area option to determine how overlapping path components intersect:
Add To Path Area Adds the new area to overlapping path areas.
Subtract From Path Area
Restricts the path to the intersection of the new area and the existing area.
Intersect Path Areas
Exclude Overlapping Path Areas
While drawing with a shape tool, hold down Shift to temporarily select the Add To Path Area option; hold down Alt
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to temporarily select the Subtract From Path Area option.

To save a work path

To save without renaming, drag the work path name to the New Path button
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• To save and rename, choose Save Path from the Paths palette menu, enter a new path name in the Save Path dialog
box, and click OK.

To rename a saved path

Double-click the path name in the Paths palette, type a new name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return
(Mac OS).
Removes the new area from the overlapping path area.
Excludes the overlap area in the consolidated path.
at the bottom of the Paths palette.
in the options bar.
at the bottom of the Paths palette.
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