Adobe ADBCD17648MC Manuel D’Utilisation

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Adding text and shapes

Draws an ellipse from the center of where you begin drawing (usually an ellipse is drawn from the upper-

left corner).

Drag in your image to draw the ellipse.

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.

(Optional) In the options bar, select the Geometry options triangle to use the following options:

Specifies the distance from the center of a polygon to the outer points.

Renders a polygon with smooth corners.

Turns a polygon into a star.

Specifies the depth of the star’s indentations.

Renders a star-shaped polygon with smooth indents.

In the Sides box, specify the number of sides for the polygon.

Drag within your image to draw the polygon.

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.

(Optional) In the options bar, select the Geometry options triangle to use the following options:

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.

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%). 

Defines the amount of curvature on the widest part of the arrowhead, where the arrowhead meets the line.

In the Weight box, specify the width of the line in pixels.

Drag within your image to draw the line.