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Changing thickness of a line drawn with Line Tool [in PS 2017.1.1]

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August 25, 2017
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Hi,

I am using Photoshop 2017.1.1 Release. I have been using the Line Tool to draw line segments. Sometimes I choose to put an Arrowhead at the Start or End of a line segment. I have not been using it for very long, but I am pretty sure I remember being able to change the thickness of my line segments by changing the value where I have circled in blue below...

... today, changing this value does not seem to have any effect that I can notice. If anyone can tell me what I am doing wrong, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,
Paul

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Correct answer angie_taylor

You need to adjust the line weight value which is further along the control panel to the right :-)

hope this helps :-)

Angie Taylor

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Hi

The stroke value impacts the width of the stroke around the "line" (shown blue below)

The Weight adjusts the line width (values of 50 and 100 shown below)

Dave

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"The Weight adjusts the line width"

Except it doesn't seem to do anything once the line has been created.

It only seems to have an effect on *future* lines.

Or an I doing something wrong?

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Which means (unless I have misunderstood) that once a line has been created, you can only make it THICKER, not thinner?

To go back and adjust weight to be wider or thinner later, change the height setting in the options bar.

Dave

angie_taylorCorrect answer

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You need to adjust the line weight value which is further along the control panel to the right :-)

hope this helps :-)

Angie Taylor