PS CS Annoyance – Shape Layers

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brad_nault
Apr 5, 2004
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Just started using Photoshop CS.

I am a frequent user of the pen tool to create selections. I draw my shape, then I make selection. In PS 7 this works great, but in CS, it automatically creates a shape layer, and fills it with the forground color. This adds steps to my process, i have to turn the opacity of the fill to 0 so I can see what I’m tracing, then after make selection, I have to reselect the original layer to use the selection, and delete the automatically created shape layer. It’s annoying.

Is there a way to turn off the auto create shape layer feature?
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Jonathan_Balza
Apr 5, 2004
In the options bar for the pen tool, there are three buttons on the far left. They go in this order:

Shape Layers – Paths – Fill Pixels

Before you start out with the pen tool, click the "Paths" option. It’s a setting that will be remembered.
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JasonSmith
Apr 5, 2004
"It’s a setting that will be remembered."

Even when you want to use the shape tool to create shapes.
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brad_nault
Apr 5, 2004
Great, Thanks.
JB
Jonathan_Balza
Apr 5, 2004
Good point, Jason, I forgot about that.

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