Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 259

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 254 User Guide The Custom Shape tool has ready-made frames that you can drag around a photo. To create multiple shapes in the same layer 1 In the Editor, select a shape layer in the Layers palette or create a new shape layer. 2 If you want to create a different type of shape, select a different shape tool. 3 Select a shape area option to determine how shapes should overlap, and then drag in the image to draw new shapes: Add Adds an additional shape to the existing shape. The combined shape will cover the entire area of the shapes you drew using the Add option. Subtract Removes the area where shapes overlap. The rest of the shapes' areas are be preserved. Intersect Shows only the area where shapes intersect. The other areas will be removed. Exclude Removes the overlapping areas in the new and existing shapes. Editing shapes To select or move a shape Use the Shape Selection tool to select shapes with one click. If you convert a shape to a bitmap element by simplifying the shape layer, the Shape Selection tool will no longer select the shape (use the Move tool instead). If a layer contains multiple shapes, you can reposition all the shapes together using the Move tool. However, if you want to reposition a specific shape in a layer, you must use the Shape Selection tool. 1 In the Editor, do one of the following: • Select the Shape Selection tool in the toolbox. • If another shape tool is active, click the Shape Selection tool in the options bar. 2 To select the shape, click it. 3 To move the shape, drag it to a new location. To transform a shape 1 Select the Shape Selection tool .