Adobe ADBCD17648MC Manuel D’Utilisation

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Adding text and shapes

The Custom Shape tool provides many different shape options for you to draw. When you select the custom shape 
tool, you can access these shapes in the options bar.

Select the Custom Shape tool 

. If necessary, press and hold another shape tool in the toolbox, and then choose 

this tool from the list that appears.

In the options bar, select a shape from the Shape pop-up panel. Click the arrow at the top right of the panel to list 
the shapes you can choose from and how to display them.

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

Lets you set the width and height of a rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, or custom shape by 

dragging.

Draws a custom shape based on the proportions with which it was created.

Draws a custom shape based on the size at which it was created.

Draws a custom shape as a fixed shape based on the values you enter in the Width and Height text boxes.

Draws a custom shape from the center.

Drag within your image to draw the shape.

Select a shape layer in the Layers panel or create a new shape layer.

If you want to create a different type of shape, select a different shape tool.

Select a shape area option to determine how shapes should overlap, and then drag within the image to draw new 
shapes: 

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.

Removes the area where shapes overlap. The rest of the shapes’ areas are preserved.

Shows only the area where shapes intersect. The other areas will be removed.

Removes the overlapping areas in the new and existing shapes.