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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Adding text and shapes
Last updated 7/26/2011
4 Select Tate-Chuu-Yoko.
Turn on or turn off mojikumi
Mojikumi determines spacing between punctuation, symbols, numbers, and other character classes in Japanese type.
When mojikumi is turned off, full-width spacing is applied to these characters. When mojikumi is on, half-width
spacing is applied to these characters.
Mojikumi on (top), and mojikumi off (bottom)
1 If you’re working with an existing layer, select the text layer in the Layers panel and then select a type tool.
2 Click the Asian Text Options button in the options bar.
3 Select Mojikumi.
Creating shapes
About shapes
In Photoshop Elements, shapes are vector graphics, which means they are made up of lines and curves defined by their
geometric characteristics instead of pixels. Vector graphics are resolution-independent—that is, they can be scaled to
any size and printed at any resolution without losing detail or clarity. You can move, resize, or change them without
losing the quality of the graphic. Because computer monitors display images on a pixel grid, vector data is displayed
on-screen as pixels.
Shapes are created in shape layers. A shape layer can contain a single shape or multiple shapes, depending on the shape
area option you select. You can choose to have more than one shape in a layer.
You can change the color of a shape by editing its fill layer and applying layer styles to it. Shape tools provide an easy
way to create buttons, navigation bars, and other items used on web pages.
