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Video:Quick Tip: How to Apply Dashed and Dotted Shapes in Photoshop

with Mark Zamora

Apply dotted shapes in Photoshop by customizing your settings. Watch this About.com video to see different adjustments that make uniform dotted or dashed shape in Photoshop.See Transcript

Transcript:Quick Tip: How to Apply Dashed and Dotted Shapes in Photoshop

Hey - Mark Zamora for About.com here - showing you how to add dashed and dotted lines to shapes in Adobe Photoshop.

Select Photoshop Shape Tool

First select the shape tool, either oval or rectangle - make sure it’s on shape mode up here  and set the stroke color. This is the color your dotted or dashed lines will be. Also be sure to set the size. 

Choose Dashed or Dotted Stroke Style

Now right here is where you choose the stroke style and you’ll see it’s either dashed or dotted!  Then, make shape and you’ll see it’s outline is dashed or dotted! Easy!

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