Adobe 65045315 Photoshop Elements Manual - Page 275

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10 269 Adding text and shapes From Center Draws an ellipse from the center of where you begin drawing (usually an ellipse is drawn from the upperleft corner). 3 Drag in your image to draw the ellipse. Draw a multisided shape 1 In the Edit workspace, select the Polygon 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, select the Geometry options triangle to use the following options: Radius Specifies the distance from the center of a polygon to the outer points. Smooth Corners Renders a polygon with smooth corners. Star Turns a polygon into a star. Indent Sides By Specifies the depth of the star's indentations. Smooth Indents Renders a star-shaped polygon with smooth indents. 3 In the Sides box, specify the number of sides for the polygon. 4 Drag within your image to draw the polygon. Draw a line or arrow 1 In the Edit workspace, select the Line 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, select the Geometry options triangle to use the following options: Arrowheads Start and End Renders a line with arrowheads. Select Start, End, or both to specify on which end of the line arrows are rendered. The shape options appear in the pop-up dialog box. Choosing options for an arrowhead Arrowheads Width and Length Specify the proportions of the arrowhead as a percentage of the line width (10% to 1000% for Width, and 10% to 5000% for Length). Enter a value for the concavity of the arrowhead (from -50% to +50%). Concavity Defines the amount of curvature on the widest part of the arrowhead, where the arrowhead meets the line. 3 In the Weight box, specify the width of the line in pixels. 4 Drag within your image to draw the line. Last updated 1/2/2012