Convert line draw layer to visible lines

[Colin Winterbottom]

Hello all. I make farily extensive use of photoshop in my work but some tools have remained a mystery to me (I learn as I go and I've not had much need for what I consider "design" tools like "Line"). I have a nice photo of a church interior but I need to retouch a number of things out, starting with a security guard and his desk. You can see the marble tiling pattern is quiet complex given perspective, etc, so I used line tool to trace out the grid of lines between tiles. I'd like to use this simply as a reference as I use rubber stanp, etc, to copy portions of nearby tiles, making sure the corners line up as per the grid. I've collapsed all the line layers into a single layer but when I click on my edit layer the lines diasappear. How do I make these lines behave like just a layer with lines (as opposed to "shapes?" or whatever line draw makes.....) Rasterize comes to mind but they just disappear.

Thanks for youe help!

[Myra Ferguson]

The way the Line Tool draws lines has changed. Instead of adding weight with pixels, you add a stroke, so try the following:

1. Select the Direct Selection tool (A)
2. Select your lines
3. Open the Properties panel (Window > Properties)
4. In the Appearance section set the stroke to any color other than none
5. Set the shape stroke width to 1 (or more as needed)
6. Set shape stroke type (the dropdown to the right of the stroke width) to the solid line