PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Reshape a path component
1
Select the path name in the Paths palette, and use the Direct Selection tool
to select an anchor point in the path.
2
Drag the point or its handles to a new location.
Merge overlapping path components
1
Select the path name in the Paths palette, and select the Path Selection tool
.
2
Click Combine in the options bar to create a single component from all overlapping components.
Copy a path component or path
Do any of the following:
•
To copy a path component as you move it, select the path name in the Paths palette, and click a path component
with the Path Selection tool
. Then Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the selected path.
•
To copy a path without renaming it, drag the path name in the Paths palette to the New Path button
at the
bottom of the palette.
•
To copy and rename a path, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the path in the Paths palette to the
New Path button at the bottom of the palette. Or select the path to copy, and choose Duplicate Path from the Paths
palette menu. Enter a new name for the path in the Duplicate Path dialog box, and click OK.
•
To copy a path or path component into another path, select the path or path component you want to copy, and
choose Edit > Copy. Then select the destination path, and choose Edit > Paste.
Copy path components between two Photoshop files
1
Open both images.
2
In the source image, use the Path Selection tool
to select the entire path or the path components that you want
to copy.
3
To copy the path component, do any of the following:
•
Drag the path component from the source image to the destination image. The path component is copied to the
active path in the Paths palette.
•
In the source image, select the path name in the Paths palette and choose Edit > Copy to copy the path. In the
destination image, choose Edit > Paste. You can also use this method to combine paths in the same image.
•
To paste the path component into the destination image, select the path component in the source image, and
choose Edit > Copy. In the destination image, choose Edit > Paste.
Delete a path component
1
Select the path name in the Paths palette, and click a path component with the Path Selection tool
.
2
Press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS) to delete the selected path component.
Align and distribute path components
You can align and distribute path components that are described in a single path. For example, you can align the left
edges of several shapes contained in a single layer or distribute several components in a work path along their
horizontal centers.
