Adjust path components – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual

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Note: In Illustrator and InDesign, you can change the distance of a nudge by changing the Keyboard Increment
preference. When you change the default increment, holding down Shift nudges 10 times the specified distance.

Adjust path components

You can reposition a path component (including a shape in a shape layer) anywhere within an image. You can copy
components within an image or between two Photoshop images. Using the Path Selection tool, you can merge
overlapping components into a single component. All vector objects, whether they are described by a saved path,
work path, or vector mask, can be moved, reshaped, copied, or deleted.

You can also use the Copy and Paste commands to duplicate vector objects between a Photoshop image and an image
in another application, such as Adobe Illustrator.

Change the overlap mode for the selected path component

Using the Path Selection tool

, drag a marquee to select existing path areas.

Choose a shape area option in the options bar:

Add To Shape Area

Adds the path area to overlapping path areas.

Subtract From Shape Area

Removes the path area from overlapping path areas.

Intersect Shape Areas

Restricts the area to the intersection of the selected path area and overlapping path areas.

Exclude Overlapping Shape Areas

Excludes the overlap area.

Show or hide the selected path component

Do one of the following:

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Choose View > Show > Target Path.

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Choose View > Extras. This command also shows or hides a grid, guides, selection edges, annotations, and slices.

Move a path or path component

Select the path name in the Paths palette, and use the Path Selection tool

to select the path in the image. To

select multiple path components, Shift-click each additional path component to add it to the selection.

Drag the path to its new location. If you move any part of a path beyond the canvas boundaries, the hidden part

of the path is still available.

Dragging a path to a new location

Note: If you drag a path so that the move pointer is over another open image, the path is copied to that image.