Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual page 160

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4 To continue the existing freehand path, position
the freeform pen pointer on an endpoint of the
path, and drag.
Path continued with freeform pen tool
To complete the path, release the mouse. To
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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.
See "About anchor points, direction lines, and
direction points" on page 153 for more on closed
and open paths.
To use the magnetic pen tool:
1 Select and double-click the magnetic pen tool
( ) to display its Options palette.
2 Specify tool options as described in the
procedure on specifying magnetic pen tool
options.
3 Click in the image to set the first fastening point.
To draw a freehand segment, move the pointer
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along the edge you want to trace. (You can also
drag with the mouse button depressed.)
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 tool adds fastening
points to the border to anchor previous sections.
If the border doesn't snap to the desired edge,
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click once to add a fastening point manually, to
keep the border from moving. Continue to trace
the edge and add fastening points as needed.
Click to add fastening point, and continue tracing.
To turn off magnetic properties temporarily, do
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one of the following:
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS),
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and drag with the mouse button depressed to draw
a freehand path.
Hold down Alt/Option and click to draw
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straight segments.
Complete the path:
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Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to
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end an open path.
Double-click to close the path with a magnetic
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segment.