Creating shapes, PS CS3 on Mac Options

[SolisDeSoul]

Okay so I've been raised in the world of PC with slight affair with Mac, and in my graphics class we're totally on the Mac. So we're desigin' logos for each other, and I came up with this totally neat idea on paper but I cannot translate it on the PS CS3 w/ a Mac, but could most likely do it just fine or close on my PC using Pain Shop.

My idea is a "crescent" of the sun, with triangular rays, but I can't find how you turn the square/ rectangle into anything else. I've looked through the tutorials, but I'm not finding what I'm looking for. If anyone could be of assistance I'd appreciate.

[Gigi]

Are you talking about the shape tool? As far as I know, the Mac and the PC are the same for this. You just click the Rectangle Shape Tool, hold, and wait for the other options to pop up. You can choose "Custom Shape Tool" and browse through the pre-existing ones (there are a LOT) and see if you can somehow manipulate your logo through some of those.

Or like Joanne said, use the pen tool, but that can be tricky if you're new to Photoshop, and especially if you're not getting the hang of the PC -> Mac transition.