Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 170

CHAPTER 7
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Painting and Drawing
To define a pattern for use with the pattern tool:
Use the rectangle marquee tool ( ) on any
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open image to select an area to use as a pattern.
Feather must be set to 0 px.
Choose Edit > Define Pattern and enter a name
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for the pattern.
Deselect the rectangle.
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Note: If you are using a pattern from one image and
applying it to another, Photoshop Elements converts
the color mode.
To use a preset pattern from the PostScript Patterns
folder:
Choose File > Open. Each preset file in the
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PostScript Patterns folder (which comes with
Photoshop Elements) 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.
Select any rasterizing options. (See "Opening
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and importing images" on page 55.)
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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 Elements pattern.
Enter a name for the pattern in the Pattern
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Name dialog box.
Click OK.
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Managing patterns
The pop-up palette in the options bar for the
pattern stamp tool and the paint bucket tool, and
the pop-up palette in the Layer Style dialog box
can hold many patterns. You can also change how
those patterns are viewed. (See "Using pop-up
palettes" on page 35.) In addition, you can load or
save patterns using the Preset Manager.
(See "Working with presets" on page 35.)
Exiting Photoshop Elements saves the contents of
the current pop-up palette in the Preferences file.