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| Allows you to align layers or selections within an image. There are several ways to align objects: top, vertical center, left, horizontal center, and right. |
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| Use when repairing flaws in images (such as when using the Healing Brush or Clone Stamp tool). Place a check in the Align box if you need to release the mouse button while working and still keep the sampling point; sampled pixels are thus applied continuously. Uncheck the box to apply the pixels from the original sampling point each time. Aligning can also mean to left align text, center text, or right align text. |
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| A spot color channel in the Channels palette that you create using the Color Range tool. |
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| As lines and curves are drawn using the Pen tool, anchor points are created that define the line, its endpoints, and its curves. Anchor points can be added or deleted from a shape, and they can be edited. |
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| Controls the angle of the brush stroke. Angling creates a calligraphic look |
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| Anti-Aliased/Anti-aliasing |
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| Anti-aliasing is the process of smoothing edges around a selection. It differs from feathering in that it does not blur the edges but instead softens them by blending the colors of the outer pixels with the background pixels. This results in no loss of detail. You must choose anti-aliasing before selecting; it cannot be added after a selection has been made. |
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