Press "Alt-3" using your keyboard number pad's"3" key to insert the heart symbol. Press "Ctrl-T" toenter "Transform" mode. Selection handles appear around theheart. Click and drag the handles at heart's cornersor sides to change its size and proportions.
Type a Bullet Point
If you're using Microsoft Windows, you can type abullet by holding down the "Alt" key on your keyboard andtyping the bullet alt code, which is "0149," on your numerickeypad, on the right side of your keyboard.To bring a Clip Art image into Photoshop, firstgo into Microsoft Word, and in any document go to Insert>Clip Art. Find the image you want to use, andinsert it into your document. Make sure the Clip Art isactive by clicking on it once, and copy it into the clipboard bygoing to Edit > Copy.
Line Tool in Photoshop
Click on the line tool to activate it and thendraw a line using one of two methods. Click on the canvaswhile holding down the mouse and drag to form a line.Alternatively, you can draw a straight line whileholding the shift key, which allows you to change the direction ofthe line.Then, launch Adobe Photoshop CC.
- Create the Text layer you want to work on.
- Go to Windows > Glyphs and open the Glyphs panel.
- You can work with the font selected for the Text layer orchoose a new font from the dropdown in the Glyphs panel.
- Select the Text layer and the letter you want to replace with aglyph.
Rectangle shape tool. Using the shapetools you can draw rectangular, rounded rectangular,elliptical, polygon, line or custom shapes. The shapetool modes include a Shape mode (shown selected inFigure 1) which will create filled shapelayers.
How to Manipulate Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6
- Move: Select the Move tool (press V) to move shapes in theirlayer.
- Delete: Select a shape and press Delete to remove it.
- Adjust anchor points: Use the Direct Selection tool tomanipulate anchor points, direction handles, lines, andcurves.
Follow these steps to creatively draw a basic preset shapein your document:
- Select a Shape tool from the Tools panel. You can also press Uand select the shape tool from the Options bar.
- Select the mode for the shape you want to draw from the Toolmode pop-up menu on the Options bar.
Photoshop CC offers basic shape tools forworking with your images and artwork. Rectangles, rectangles withrounded corners (rounded rectangles), circles and ovals, multisidedpolygons, straight lines and arrows, and a whole boatload ofspecial custom shapes are all at your command with a simpleclick-drag.
Hold the 'option' key for a mac, or the 'alt' key forwindows, then click and drag the selection to where you want itpositioned. This will duplicate the selected area inside ofthe same layer, and the duplicated area will stay highlighted soyou can easily click and drag to duplicate it again. Extratip!
Add text to an AutoShape
- On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes,and then click the shape that you want.
- Drag to create the shape.
- The shape is automatically selected.
- On the Drawing Tools tab, in the Insert Shapes group, clickEdit Text.
- Type the text that you want.
Method 1
- Open Photoshop and go to File > New.
- Select the Text tool (T) and type your text.
- With the text layer selected and the Type tool (T) active,click on the “Create warped text” icon in thetoolbar.
- In the Warp Text window, select the “Arc” style,check the Horizontal option and set the Bend value to +20%.
What you learned: To add text
- In the Tools panel, select the Horizontal Type tool.
- In the options bar, choose a font, font size, color, and otheroptions for your text.
- Click on the canvas and enter a single line of text.
- Click the check mark in the options bar to accept the text andexit text mode.
Edit text in an image
- To edit text on a type layer, select the type layer in theLayers panel and select the Horizontal or Vertical Type tool in theTools panel. Make a change to any of the settings in the optionsbar, such as font or text color.
- When you're finished editing, click the check mark in theoptions bar.
To draw an arc in a Photoshop image, firstselect the Pen tool from the Tools panel. Position the Pen toolpointer at the start point for the arc curve and hold downthe left mouse button to create the first anchorpoint.
Photoshop CS6 All-in-One For Dummies
- Create your selection on a layer.
- Select a fill color as the foreground or background color.Choose Window→Color.
- Choose Edit→Fill. The Fill dialog box appears.
- Click OK. The color that you choose fills the selection.