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PS is not in front of me, but off the top of my head in the top part of the
PS, with the shape tool selected, there are a set of icons that appear to
customize the shape. (I can't describe them but I think the icon you seek
is towards the left part of the toolbar). One of the icons removes the fill
of the shape and keeps the stroke. It might take a bit of trial and error
drawing your shapes to find the right setting, but your answer may lie
there.
Henry
On 8/22/07, Zen C <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a question on Photoshop. I am trying to highlight a change in a
> screen (yup this is related with the release notes) and want to outline it
> with a circle (outline a changed field with a circle). How would I do that
> in Photoshop?
>
> I used the shape tool buttons and could not get rid of the fill color and
> then tried switching to Image Ready and sending to back as the help file
> explains, but doesn't work for me.
>
> I also tried clicking Edit>Stroke, cos I read it somewhere online, but it
> is
> grayed out.
>
> Help please.
>
> Zen
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