ACE Vector Tools, Type, and Libraries 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When you scale a Shape layer in Photoshop, what remains perfectly crisp at any size?
- The layer style drop shadow
- The vector path outline (Correct answer)
- Any rasterized pixel content inside the layer
- The layer mask
Correct answer: The vector path outline
Shape layers store paths as resolution-independent vectors, so edges remain sharp at any scale.
Question 2: Which Paragraph panel option forces all lines of a paragraph, including the last short line, to justify fully across the text box?
- Justify Last Left
- Justify All Lines (Correct answer)
- Justify Last Right
- Justify Last Center
Correct answer: Justify All Lines
'Justify All Lines' forces every line, including the last, to stretch across the full width of the text box.
Question 3: Which path operation in Photoshop's shape options combines two shapes so only the overlapping area is retained?
- Unite Shapes
- Subtract Front Shape
- Intersect Shape Areas (Correct answer)
- Exclude Overlapping Shapes
Correct answer: Intersect Shape Areas
Intersect Shape Areas keeps only the region where the two paths overlap, discarding the rest.
Question 4: What does enabling 'Optical Margin Alignment' in Photoshop's type settings do?
- Aligns text to a baseline grid
- Hangs punctuation and letter edges slightly outside the text box for visual alignment (Correct answer)
- Centers each line optically based on perceived weight
- Forces OpenType optical size feature
Correct answer: Hangs punctuation and letter edges slightly outside the text box for visual alignment
Optical Margin Alignment lets punctuation and letter strokes extend slightly beyond the text frame so edges look visually straight.
Question 5: A graphic saved to a Creative Cloud Library from Illustrator appears in Photoshop as which layer type?
- Rasterized pixel layer
- Linked Smart Object (Correct answer)
- Embedded Smart Object
- Shape layer
Correct answer: Linked Smart Object
CC Library vector graphics placed into Photoshop become Linked Smart Objects connected to the original Library asset.
Question 6: What is the primary purpose of the 'Direct Selection tool' (white arrow) when used on a Shape layer?
- To move the entire shape layer
- To select and move individual anchor points or path segments (Correct answer)
- To select the layer in the Layers panel
- To apply a transformation to all paths in the document
Correct answer: To select and move individual anchor points or path segments
The Direct Selection tool lets you click individual anchor points or segments to reposition them independently.
Question 7: Which type of font file format supports color glyphs natively, enabling emoji-style colored letterforms?
- PostScript Type 1
- TrueType (.ttf)
- OpenType-SVG (Correct answer)
- Web Open Font Format (WOFF)
Correct answer: OpenType-SVG
OpenType-SVG embeds SVG artwork inside each glyph, allowing full-color and even gradient letterforms.
ACE Vector Tools, Type, and Libraries 3
When you scale a Shape layer in Photoshop, what remains perfectly crisp at any size?