How do I show the shape tool in PE 2022?

Question

I've recently upgraded to PE 2022. I have a need to draw arrows to point to specific items on a photo. I believe these can be found in the shape tool suite. However, in Expert mode, the shape tool does not appear and after a fruitless 30mins of trawling through the help manual I can't find how to make it show in the DRAW tools. There doesn't seem to be a menu option to edit the Tool bar, either. Do I need to edit an *.ini file to make this happen?

I'd appreciate some help with this as I'm getting rather frustrated. I've had to go to Corel PhotoPaint to do what I want, but all my experience has been with PE up to now.

Thanks in advance. Paul.

Jeff Arola · Accepted Answer

The Custom Shape does have some Arrow presets.

cplloyd42 · Answer

OK, I think I have found it. The Rectangle tool that was showing in the DRAW tools has a number of different tools available once it is selected. One of these is the Line tool, and this can be configured to have arrowheads. Well, that was buried deep! I can understand that the workspace needs to be kept tidy, but a Line tool is more associated with the Pencil tool to my mind - a "shape" implies to me something with 2 or 3 dimensions, while a line has 1 dimension with a thickness - you draw it in only 1 direction/dimension afterall. Perhaps it should be included under the Pencil tool as well as the Shape/Rectangle tool.

I'm sorry to waste your time if you are looking at this, but it might help someone else in the future.

Paul.

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