Another stupid question

[Willy wombat]

Excuse the simplicity of this question but how do i draw an elipse that is just a "line" (ie no fill). I am trying to use the "elipse tool" but i cant make the fill dissapear.

Thanks guys
:confused:

[Ibn]

You can alter the color of the ellipse the color and style that you want by going to the bar at the top (2/3rds over on the top).

[Willy wombat]

Um... I feel really dumb.

I still cant do it. Can someone walk me through it?

How do I alter the line thickness? How would I make it a dashed line?

Many thanks
WW

[hir0]

hey WW. on the top there should be 3 icons. a square with a dot on each corner, a square with a pen inside it with dots on the corners, and normal square. select the one in the middle (the one with the pen inside) and it will draw a line. if you want to control the thickness of the line, or the color of the line - you are using the wrong tool. try using the elliptical marquee tool instead. it's the first tool on the toolbar. draw your circle - click on the edit tab, and select stroke. from here you can choose the color and the thickness of the line in pixels. afterwards hit ctrl+d to deselect and you can see your circle.
honestly, i don't know of a way to make a dotted or dashed circular line in photoshop.