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| Dale Glaser wrote:
> I got interested a while back in what tools PS had for precisely
> placing and positioning objects (groups of pixels or vector shapes).
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> I made up a summary on my web site for those interested at:
> http://www.pacificsites.net/~dglase...DaleSum02P.html
>
> But these are just the methods. I have an actual problem to solve and
> I wondered what people thought would be the best way to do it.
>
> I am designing a CD cover. The company which will print the cover
> specifies a buffer zone around the edges to not spill text or
> important art into. I want to create an overlaying layer with a 1
> pixel box showing this buffer zone. The CD cover is 1490 x 1490
> pixels. The buffer box would be 1370 x 1370 pixels precisely centered
> over the cover art.
>
> How to make this box?
>
> Yes, I could just use guides to show the buffer area but they aren't
> permanent.
>
> But at this point the only way I can see to create this box is to
> start with guides and then use it to create a selection or shape.
>
> Is there a quicker way without using guides???
>
> Dale
Using the Rectangular Marquee choose Fixed Size from the dropdown in the
Options Bar. Enter the dimensions. Make your rectangle roughly in the
middle. Fill the selection, deselect. Then Select All (the entire
canvas) Layer>Align with Selection>Vertical Centers, then Horizontal
centers.
Then Layer Styles>Stroke> one pixel inside. Lower Fill Opacity to zero.
Done.
Or if you prefer, Ctrl-click on layer in palette to select the
rectangle, delete the fill, Edit>Stroke.
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