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Selecting image maps, Moving and resizing tool-based, image maps, Changing the shape of layer-based

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 289 User Guide Selecting image maps You select image map areas with the image map select tool. To select an image map area: 1 Select the image map select tool ( ). 2 Click on an image map area in the image. Shift-click to add areas to the selection. You can also select multiple image map areas by clicking outside an image map area and dragging across the image map areas you want to select. Moving and resizing tool-based image maps You can move and resize tool-based image map areas by dragging. You can also move and resize rectangular and circular image map areas using numeric coordinates. Note: To move or resize a layer-based image map area, move or edit the layer. To move a tool-based image map area: 1 Select one or more image map areas you want to move. 2 Position the pointer inside the image map area, and drag it to a new position. Press Shift to restrict movement to a vertical, horizontal, or 45° diagonal line. To resize a tool-based image map area: 1 Select an image map area you want to resize. 2 Drag a handle on the image map border to resize the image map area. To resize and move a tool-based image map area using numeric coordinates: 1 Select a rectangular or circular image map area. 2 In the Dimensions area of the Image Map palette, change one or more of the following options: • X to specify the distance in pixels between the left edge of a rectangular image map area, or the center point of a circular image map area, and the origin point of the ruler in the document window. • Y to specify the distance in pixels between the top edge of a rectangular image map area, or the center point of a circular image map area, and the origin point of the ruler in the document window. Note: The default origin point of the ruler is the upper left corner of the image. (See "Using rulers, the measure tool, guides, and the grid" on page 74.) • W to specify the width of a rectangular image map area. • H to specify the height of a rectangular image map area. • R to specify the radius of a circular image map area. Changing the shape of layer-based image maps When you create a layer-based image map area, the default image map area is a rectangle that encompasses all of the layer's pixel data. You can change the shape of the image map area by selecting a Shape option in the Image Map palette.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0
User Guide
Selecting image maps
You select image map areas with the image map
select tool.
To select an image map area:
1
Select the image map select tool (
).
2
Click on an image map area in the image.
Shift-click to add areas to the selection.
You can also select multiple image map areas by
clicking outside an image map area and dragging
across the image map areas you want to select.
Moving and resizing tool-based
image maps
You can move and resize tool-based image map
areas by dragging. You can also move and resize
rectangular and circular image map areas using
numeric coordinates.
Note:
To move or resize a layer-based image map
area, move or edit the layer.
To move a tool-based image map area:
1
Select one or more image map areas you want to
move.
2
Position the pointer inside the image map area,
and drag it to a new position. Press Shift to
restrict movement to a vertical, horizontal, or 45°
diagonal line.
To resize a tool-based image map area:
1
Select an image map area you want to resize.
2
Drag a handle on the image map border to
resize the image map area.
To resize and move a tool-based image map area
using numeric coordinates:
1
Select a rectangular or circular image map area.
2
In the Dimensions area of the Image Map
palette, change one or more of the following
options:
X to specify the distance in pixels between the left
edge of a rectangular image map area, or the center
point of a circular image map area, and the origin
point of the ruler in the document window.
Y to specify the distance in pixels between the
top edge of a rectangular image map area, or the
center point of a circular image map area, and the
origin point of the ruler in the document window.
Note:
The default origin point of the ruler is the
upper left corner of the image. (See
Using rulers, the
measure tool, guides, and the grid
on page 74.)
W to specify the width of a rectangular image
map area.
H to specify the height of a rectangular image
map area.
R to specify the radius of a circular image
map area.
Changing the shape of layer-based
image maps
When you create a layer-based image map area,
the default image map area is a rectangle that
encompasses all of the layer’s pixel data. You can
change the shape of the image map area by
selecting a Shape option in the Image Map palette.