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7 Click OK to fill the selection.
To fill a selection with a pattern:
Make a rectangular selection around the part of
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the image you want to use as the pattern.
Choose Edit > Define Pattern.
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Select the part of the image you want to fill.
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Choose Edit > Fill.
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For Use, choose Pattern and click OK.
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The pattern you defined is repeated as tiles within
the selection. Each new pattern replaces the
current pattern. If you want to reuse patterns, save
a file of swatches for defining patterns. You can
also use the pattern stamp tool to paint with a
pattern (see "Using the rubber stamp tool and
pattern stamp tool" on page 190).
Defining a pattern, and filling image with pattern
To use a pattern from the PostScript Patterns folder:
Choose File > Open. Each file in the PostScript
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Patterns folder, which comes with your program,
contains a single pattern in the Adobe Illustrator
format. You can scale and render these patterns at
any resolution.
Select the pattern file you want to use, and
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click Open.
3 Select any rasterizing options. (See"Importing
Adobe Illustrator, PDF, and EPS files" on page 55
for these options.)
4 Click OK.
Make a rectangular selection around the
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pattern, or choose Select > All.
Choose Edit > Define Pattern. The pattern is
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defined as an Adobe Photoshop pattern.
Open an image, and select the part you want
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to fill.
Choose Edit > Fill.
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For Use, select Pattern, and click OK.
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To stroke a selection or layer:
Specify a foreground color as described in
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"Choosing the foreground and background
colors" on page 214.
Select the area or layer you want to stroke.
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Choose Edit > Stroke.
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4 Specify the width of the hard-edged border.
Values can range from 1 to 16 pixels.
5 For Location, specify whether to place the
border inside, outside, or directly over the
selection or layer boundaries.
6 Specify an opacity and a blending mode as
explained in "Using the Options palette for
painting and editing tools" on page 203.
7 If you're working in a layer and want to stroke
only areas containing pixels, select the Preserve
Transparency option. (See "Preserving a layer's
transparency" on page 269.)
Click OK to stroke the selection or layer.
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