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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Adding text and shapes
Last updated 7/26/2011
Vector objects created with the shape tools in Photoshop Elements
More Help topics
“Select or move a shape” on page 245
“Transform a shape” on page 245
“Apply a layer style to a shape” on page 245
Draw a rectangle, square, or rounded rectangle
1 Select the Rectangle tool or Rounded Rectangle tool . If necessary, press and hold 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:
Unconstrained Lets you set the width and height of a rectangle by dragging.
Square Constrains a rectangle to a square.
Fixed Size Draws a rectangle at the exact size you specified in the Width and Height text boxes.
Proportional Draws a rectangle based on the numbers you type in the Width and Height text boxes.
From Center Draws a rectangle from the center of where you begin drawing (usually a rectangle is drawn from the
upper-left corner).
Snap to Pixels Snaps edges of a rectangle to the pixel boundaries.
3 Drag within your image to draw the shape.
Draw a circle or ellipse
1 Select the Ellipse tool . If necessary, press and hold another shape tool in the toolbox, 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:
Unconstrained Lets you set the width and height of an ellipse by dragging.
Circle Draws a perfect circle instead of an ellipse.
Fixed Size Draws an ellipse at the exact size you specified in the Width and Height text boxes.
Proportional Draws a proportional ellipse based on the numbers you type in the Width and Height text boxes.
