Aligning Shapes etc

When pasting, or inserting, a shape (or equation or other graphic element), the shape always aligns on top of the text line. I normally want to align it below the text line and sometime in the center of the text line. I want the shape to remain inline and not floating. Will Pages do this, and if so, how?

Your suggestion was very helpful. In Appleworks, there is a format setting for the "descent" of the graphic which is similar to what you mention. I am thinking Equation Editor is scripted to set a specific descent value before it pastes the image into the text which produces a center-line alignment. My test in AW showed a descent = 3 for the given font style. And lo and behold, when testing this in Pages, pasting from Equation Editor (the component that comes with AW) into Pages, the particular equation graphic had a baseline shift = -9, and lined up pretty well! By tabbing, one gets back to a baseline = 0. However, spacing beyond the graphic keeps the current baseline shift (in this case -9) which is what had me confused in an earlier round of experimentation.
This is probably the best I'm going to get but it is workable. Thank you!

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How do I draw symmetric curves, custom shapes, S shapes, etc?
I am a beginner, and I have PSE 6. I can upgrade to version 8 or use plugins if necessary. I’ve been googling this, but is the pencil the same as the pen? Where are the Paths options?
--> My question is I am wanting to create custom shapes. For example, a half circle curve, or an S shape. How do I do that? I’d rather not use the Marquee tool.
Attached is an example of a curve that I want to reproduce.
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multiplexed2 wrote:
How do I draw symmetric curves, custom shapes, S shapes, etc?
I am a beginner, and I have PSE 6. I can upgrade to version 8 or use plugins if necessary. I’ve been googling this, but is the pencil the same as the pen? Where are the Paths options?
--> My question is I am wanting to create custom shapes. For example, a half circle curve, or an S shape. How do I do that? I’d rather not use the Marquee tool.
Attached is an example of a curve that I want to reproduce.
Thanks for any help.
No, the pen tool is only in Photoshop. The best you can do in Elements is download shapes that have been made in Photoshop or draw out a shape and either add or subtract from the shape. You don't have a paths palette either although they exist just not accessible as in Photoshop. You'd have to save the shape file for reuse as you can't define custom shapes in Elements.
Type custom shapes Photoshop and you will probably find the shape you need in one of the many freeware sets out there. They'll say for Photoshop but you can install and use them in Elements.
For the shape of the .bmp file you posted, you can cut a rectangle shape with a circle.
1. Draw out a rectangle with the rectangle shape tool.
2. Press the subtract icon in the options bar.
3. Draw out a circle to remove the unwanted area.
4. Save the file as a PSD with a name you can remember so you can use it whenever needed.
Note: The shape will be still be vector provided you saved as a PSD so it can be resized without degrading it.
If you hover over the icons, tool tips will display telling what each one does. Here's an image of the icons you're looking for in the options bar in step #2.
Example of shape cutting...path lines are present because I haven't clicked away from the layer before taking the screen shot but useful as it shows how I cut the shape. To get the curve centered, it would be helpful to add some grids. I didn't use them in the image below and you can see I'm a little off center.

Reconnecting templates, styles, shapes, etc.

Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to relink DVDSP templates, styles, shapes, etc. as I've moved them to a new location on an external drive. I've done this with Soundtrack Pro and Livetype with no problems, but for some reason I can't figure out DVDSP4.
I did try clicking Import in the Shapes tab, but it moved the shapes into the custom tab area, which isn't right. And also the templates tab doesn't have an import button, so i figure that isn't the correct method.
Can I do this? Or do I have to leave the files on the same drive as the application?

Thank you Drew! Looking for Palette Elements under Destinations was far from intuitive and I came here (rather than open the Manual where it is all explained).
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Apple Templates and shapes, etc. are not showing up for me to select??

i did a search and came up empty-
i am using FCS, and have done all the updates, including the Proapps one, in the last 6mo.s, and have been religious about repairing permissions.
all the files for the Apple templates, shapes, buttons, etc. are in the proper folder(s), but somehow they are no longer showing up on my workspace to the right of dvd studio pro. to my knowledge, nothing has been moved or changed since i did the original install 6 mo.s back.
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thanx 4 your response-- i did what you posted, and it seemed as though it would do the trick, but when i did it, nothing happened. no loading, or anything. i even tried using the direct folders, but "apply" nor "reset" caused anything to happen. i even tried closing the app. and booting back up, but no chance.
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i guess this will do, yet, i can't seem to be able to access the "patches" or the "transitions", by way of any of these methods.

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It's quite possible that crashing corrupted the Pages preferences. There is no need to reinstall & reinstalling doesn't replace the preference file. Go to HD > Users > (your account) > Library > Preferences & delete the com.apple.iwork.pages.plist & then restart Pages & see if the problem is fixed.

Missing DVD Studio Pro 4 templates, shapes, etc...

I recently had a hard drive meltdown, and had to install a new internal HD. I reinstalled all my software and everything works great except DVD Studio Pro 4.0.3
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I'm still running on OS X 10.4, so it's definitely not an issue with Leopard.
Does anyone know what is going on? I even updated and they still won't show up.
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PLEASE HELP!

SOLUTION: After an unbelievable number of hours trying to resolve this "missing templates" situation with DVD Studio Pro 4.2 I finally found the problem (bug?). The choose feature in "preferences" is broken. Apple's instructions tell us to go to the preferences, Destinations, Palette Elements, and set the following path:/Library/Application Support/DVD Studio Pro which, as you probably already know, does not work. Reinstall doesn't work either. Nothing works.
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/Library/Application Support/DVD Studio Pro/Apple. NOTICE, I did not have "/Apple" in my original destination and the entry I made, "Boot 1," was conspicuously missing. I recall previously trying the path with "/Apple" included and it wouldn't work. The only thing that made a difference was adding the drive's name. I hope this helps everybody with this problem.

PS CS3: How to load all (Styles, Brushes, Custom Shapes, etc.)

Is there something I'm missing regarding the loading of Styles, Brushes, Gradients, whatever... - en masse?
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Resources: Patterns, Brushes, Custom Shapes, etc.

Post links to goodies!

Hey Maccers!
Have some fun exploring some of Chris Cox's early work.
HERE
are the original Chris's Filters, from 1995. I don't find them all useful, but I still use "Hairy Noise" and "Fractal Noise" all the time to generate organic textures. And "Checkers" comes in handy as well. I could locate a link to Chris's filters on some obscure FTP somewhere, but it's too much trouble, so I'm hosting the files on my Comcast space. He's given me written permission to redistribute the filters as long as everything included in the original folder from 1995 was intact.
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This used to be default behavior (before CC and CS6):
When you were zoomed out to 100% and used a vector tool (shape tool), you could draw anywhere and the edges would be aligned on pixels by default because if you are zoomed out to 100% you literally cannot click on a fraction of a pixel.
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You will need to convert your Apple ID account into a developer account, but you can sign up for free as a Safari developer here: https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/safari/
Information that will be useful:
A list of all devices and iOS versions that this bug reproduces on.
A list of all devices and iOS versions that this bug does NOT reproduce on.
Attach a (reduced) stand-alone test case to the bug report.
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Hi,
Ever since I bought the printer and installed it, it has never been aligned. Right now it is an extremely expensive and large paperweight.
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Hello @plumbe,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I see you are running into some print quality issues on your HP Officejet 7610, even though the alignment says it is successful the printing is all over the page.
1. Are you able to make a copy from the front panel, or does this come out with the same defects?
I see you have exhausted the troubleshooting steps listed here: Fixing Print Quality Problems for the HP Officejet 7610 Wide Format with no success.
Please contact our technical support at 800-474-6836 as it may be the hardware. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-phone-assist.html
I hope this helps!
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I work on behalf of HP
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