Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 274

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Adding text and shapes
Vector objects created with the shape tools in Photoshop Elements
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"Select or move a shape" on page 271
"Transform a shape" on page 271
"Apply a layer style to a shape" on page 271
Draw a rectangle, square, or rounded rectangle
1 In the Edit workspace, select the Rectangle tool
another shape tool in the toolbox, and then choose a tool from the list that appears.
2 (Optional) In the options bar, click the Geometry options triangle to access the following options:
Lets you set the width and height of a rectangle by dragging.
Unconstrained
Constrains a rectangle to a square.
Square
Draws a rectangle at the exact size you specified in the Width and Height text boxes.
Fixed Size
Draws a rectangle based on the numbers you type in the Width and Height text boxes.
Proportional
Draws a rectangle from the center of where you begin drawing (usually a rectangle is drawn from the
From Center
upper-left corner).
Snaps edges of a rectangle to the pixel boundaries.
Snap to Pixels
Drag within your image to draw the shape.
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Draw a circle or ellipse
1 In the Edit workspace, select the Ellipse tool
and then choose this tool from the list that appears.
2 (Optional) In the options bar, click the Geometry options triangle to use the following options:
Lets you set the width and height of an ellipse by dragging.
Unconstrained
Draws a perfect circle instead of an ellipse.
Circle
Draws an ellipse at the exact size you specified in the Width and Height text boxes.
Fixed Size
Draws a proportional ellipse based on the numbers you type in the Width and Height text boxes.
Proportional
or Rounded Rectangle tool
. If necessary, press and hold another shape tool in the toolbox,
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. If necessary, press and hold
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