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JacquesBDA
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May 10, 2017
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How Make Square Corners in Rectangle Tool

  • May 10, 2017
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When I use the Rectangle Tool and put a Stroke around it (with Edit > Stroke) why do the corners get clipped in the Stroke?

How can I make the corners square?

Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

Good day!

That feature is pretty old.

I recommend you disregard it and instead use the Rectangle Tool to create a Shape Layer with Stroke.

Regards,

Pfaffenbichler

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Paula5E2B
Paula5E2B
Participating Frequently
August 25, 2021

In case anyone on Adobe Creative Cloud (I'm using 22.5.0 on Windows 10):

  1. Draw the rectangle 
  2. Change to the Selection tool and click on the rectangle
  3. Open the Properties panel for the rectangle
  4. In the Appearance, there are 4 corners displayed and probably showing a number higher than zero if the corners are not square. Make sure the linked icon is selected, type 0 in one of the corner radius' and they will all change to zero and the rectangle will now be squared off. In the image, the four corner radius' show under the tooltip I highlighted to bring attention to that area.

Paula5E2B
Paula5E2B
Participating Frequently
August 25, 2021

That should say I'm using Photoshop 22.5.0 on Windows 10.

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Jean_CS
Participant
September 14, 2019

The correct answer is, after drawing a shape with the Rectangular Marquee Tool, select Edit>Stroke and then for the "Location" choose "Inside." Choosing "Inside" should produce nice, sharp corners.

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 10, 2017

    Good day!

    That feature is pretty old.

    I recommend you disregard it and instead use the Rectangle Tool to create a Shape Layer with Stroke.

    Regards,

    Pfaffenbichler

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    JacquesBDAAuthor
    Known Participant
    May 10, 2017

    Hi c.pfaffenbichler ~

    Must be a misunderstanding here. You say

    <<That feature is pretty old. I recommend you disregard it and instead use the Rectangle Tool to create a Shape Layer with Stroke>>

    . . . but it's the Rectangle Tool that I asked about.

    When I create a rectangle with the Rectangle Tool > Magic Wand select the entire rectangle > Edit > Stroke, the stroke's corners are bevelled:

    And similarly if I create a rectangle with the Rectangle Tool > Magic Wand select the entire rectangle > Select-Modify-Border, the border's corners are bevelled.

    I need square corners, not bevelled.

    I'm running CS2 in Win 10

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 10, 2017

    Why do you even use a Selection?

    Have you actually tried using a Shape Layer?

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