Pen tool filling with shape layer

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zenmagic
Jun 10, 2005
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I’m coming from an old version of photoshop (6.2) to cs. The pen tool automatically works w/ the shape tool.. how do you disable this, and use the pen tool alone (as if to create paths etc?)

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Pierre_Courtejoie
Jun 10, 2005
The settings are available on the left side of the option bar. Mouseover them to see their function.
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zenmagic
Jun 10, 2005
Thanks Pierre.. I thought I remembered it being right in front of my eyes!

How about another simple one?… I’m coming from ps v.6 and I could always option click to select whatever was on a layer w/ marching ants.. sort of like selecting a path which you can still do.. I need to select all pixels (not all meaning the whole square canvas, just what is floating on the layer) w/ a similar command, but cant figure it out nor can I find it in the users guide.. any idea?
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Scott_Perkins
Jun 10, 2005
You still can, the command is the same, just make sure you click on the layer thumbnail and not in the layer name area. I use it all the time.

–Scott
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zenmagic
Jun 13, 2005
JEEZE! On a mac.. you can click the name-area.. all I had to do was move my cursor a few cm to the left.. thanks!
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E._Palmaroy
Jun 13, 2005
zenmagic,

Actually, that was a change in CS2, not from Mac to PC. A lot of stuff changed in the layers pallet in CS2.

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