User Guide

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5.0
User Guide
7 Click OK to fill the selection.
To fill a selection with a pattern:
1 Make a rectangular selection around the part of
the image you want to use as the pattern.
2 Choose Edit > Define Pattern.
3 Select the part of the image you want to fill.
4 Choose Edit > Fill.
5 For Use, choose Pattern and click OK.
The pattern you defined is repeated as tiles within
the selection. Each new pattern replaces the
current pattern. If you want to reuse patterns, save
a file of swatches for defining patterns. You can
also use the pattern stamp tool to paint with a
pattern (see “Using the rubber stamp tool and
pattern stamp tool” on page 190).
Defining a pattern, and filling image with pattern
To use a pattern from the PostScript Patterns folder:
1 Choose File > Open. Each file in the PostScript
Patterns folder, which comes with your program,
contains a single pattern in the Adobe Illustrator
format. You can scale and render these patterns at
any resolution.
2 Select the pattern file you want to use, and
click Open.
3 Select any rasterizing options. (See“Importing
Adobe Illustrator, PDF, and EPS files” on page 55
for these options.)
4 Click OK.
5 Make a rectangular selection around the
pattern, or choose Select > All.
6 Choose Edit > Define Pattern. The pattern is
defined as an Adobe Photoshop pattern.
7 Open an image, and select the part you want
to fill.
8 Choose Edit > Fill.
9 For Use, select Pattern, and click OK.
To stroke a selection or layer:
1 Specify a foreground color as described in
“Choosing the foreground and background
colors” on page 214.
2 Select the area or layer you want to stroke.
3 Choose Edit > Stroke.
4 Specify the width of the hard-edged border.
Values can range from 1 to 16 pixels.
5 For Location, specify whether to place the
border inside, outside, or directly over the
selection or layer boundaries.
6 Specify an opacity and a blending mode as
explained in “Using the Options palette for
painting and editing tools” on page 203.
7 If you’re working in a layer and want to stroke
only areas containing pixels, select the Preserve
Transparency option. (See “Preserving a layer’s
transparency” on page 269.)
8 Click OK to stroke the selection or layer.