User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2

User Guide

Fixed Size Renders a rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, or custom shape as a fixed shape based on the values you

enter in the Width and Height text boxes.

From Center (Photoshop) Renders a rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, or custom shape from the center.

Indent Sides By (Photoshop) Rendersapolygonasastar.Enter apercentageinthe text boxtospecifythe portion

of the star’s radius taken up by the points. A 50% setting creates points that are half the total radius of the star; a larger

value creates sharper, thinner points; a smaller value creates fuller points.

Proportional (Photoshop) Rendersarectangle, roundedrectangle,orellipse as aproportionalshape basedonthe

values you enter in the Width and Height text boxes.

Radius (Photoshop) For rounded rectangles, specifies the corner radius. For polygons, specifies the distance from

the center of a polygon to the outer points.

Sides (Photoshop) Specifies the number of sides in a polygon.

Smooth Corners or Smooth Indents (Photoshop) Renders a polygon with smooth corners or indents.

Snap To Pixels (Photoshop) Snaps edges of a rectangle or rounded rectangle to the pixel boundaries.

Square (Photoshop) Constrains a rectangle or rounded rectangle to a square.

Unconstrained (Photoshop) Lets you set the width and height of a rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, or custom

shape by dragging.

Weight Determines the width, in pixels, of a line.

To edit a shape

A shape is a fill layer linked to a vector mask. You can easily change the fill to a different color, a gradient, or a pattern

by editing the shape’s fill layer. You can also edit the shape’s vector mask to modify the shape outline, and apply a style

to the layer.

For information on transforming shapes in ImageReady, see “To transform freely” on page 363.

• To change the color of a shape, double-click the shape layer’s thumbnail in the Layers palette, and choose a

different color using the color picker.

• To fill ashape with apattern or gradient,selectashapelayer in theLayerspalette andchooseLayer >Change Layer

Content > Gradient, and set gradient options.

• To fill ashape with apattern or gradient,selectashapelayer in theLayerspalette andchooseLayer >Change Layer

Content > Pattern, and set pattern options.

• To modify the outline of a shape, click the shape layer’s vector mask thumbnail in the Layers palette or Paths

palette. Then change the shape using the shape and pen tools.

• To move a shape without changing its size or proportions, hold down the spacebar while you drag the shape.