Adobe Photoshop CS
Design Professional
GETTING STARTED WITH
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS
Chapter Lessons
Start Adobe Photoshop CS
Learn how to open and save an image
Examine the Photoshop window
Use the Layers and History palette
Learn about Photoshop by using Help
View and print an image
Close a file and exit Photoshop
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Using Photoshop
What is Photoshop?
– An image editing program used to
create and modify digital images
What is a digital image?
– A picture in an electronic form
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Using Photoshop
What can Photoshop be used for?
– Create original artwork
– Manipulate color images
– Retouch photographs
– Repair damaged images
– Create images for Web pages
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Understanding Platform
Interfaces
Use Photoshop in two interfaces:
– Windows and Macintosh
Differences are slight; for example:
– Use [Ctrl] and [Alt] keys in Windows
– Use [command] and [option] keys in
Macintosh
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Where to Obtain Images
Create original artwork in Photoshop
Use images downloaded from the
World Wide Web
Use scanned images or images taken
with a digital camera
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File Formats
Use Photoshop to open and create
different kinds of file formats
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Understanding Images
An image is made up of dots
called pixels
In Photoshop, you can add,
delete, or modify individual pixels
or groups of pixels
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Start Photoshop (Windows)
Click the Start button on the
taskbar
Point to All Programs,
then click Adobe
Photoshop CS
Start Button
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Start Photoshop (Macintosh)
Double-click the hard drive icon, then
double-click the Adobe Photoshop CS
folder
Double-click the
Adobe Photoshop CS
program icon
Program
icon
Hard drive
icon
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Creating a New File
Click File on the menu bar
Click New
Enter the required width in the
Width text box
Enter the required height in the
Height text box
Click OK
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Learn How to Open and Save an
Image
Saving a File Options
Use Save As to save a file under a
new name and to preserve a copy
of the original file
Open a file in one file format (e.g.,
.BMP) and save it in another file
format (e.g., .JPG)
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Setting Preferences
Use the Preferences dialog box to
customize how files are opened in
Photoshop
Options include:
– Using Open Recent to locate and
open files recently worked on
– Changing the Image Preview to
thumbnails
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Using the File Browser
Examine files on your computer
Organizational options include:
– Sort
– Rank
– Flag
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Using the File Browser
Flagged file
Ranked file
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File Info Dialog Box
Purposes of the File Info dialog box
– Identify a file
– Add a caption or
other text to a file
– Add a copyright
notice to a file
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Opening a File I
Use the File menu to open a file:
– Click File on the menu bar, then click
Open
– Click the Look in or From list arrow
– Navigate to the location of the file
– Click the file, then click Open
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Opening a File II
Use the File Browser to open a file:
– Click the File Browser tab in the
palette well
– Navigate to the location of the file
– Double-click the file thumbnail to
open it in Photoshop
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File Browser Window
Show list
arrow
Enlargement
of active file
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Using the Save As Command
Use the Save As command to save
an existing file with a new filename:
– Click File on the menu bar, then click
Save As
– Navigate to the location where you
want to save the file
– Type a new filename, then click Save
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Examine the Photoshop
Window
The Workspace includes the
following elements:
– Work area
– Command menu
– Toolbox
– Status bar
– Palettes
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Workspace Elements
Palettes
Command
menu
Work Area
Toolbox
Status Bar
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Customizing the Workspace
Customize the workspace by
positioning elements to suit your
working style
To save a workspace:
– Click Window on the menu bar, point
to Workspace, click Save
Workspace, type a name, then click
Save
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Using Tools
Use tools in Photoshop to perform
actions (e.g., zoom, type text, etc.)
Point to a tool to view a ScreenTip
that provides the name or function
of the tool
Check the options bar to view
current settings for a selected tool
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Using Tool Shortcut Keys
Press and hold [Shift]
Press the tool’s shortcut key (e.g.,
T for Type Tool)
Continue to press [Shift] and the
shortcut key to cycle through a
tool’s hidden tools
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Using Palettes
Use palettes to verify settings and
modify images
Each palette consists of multiple
palettes
Palettes can be separated and
moved around the workspace
Each palette contains a menu
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Palette Example
Click to
access the
palette menu
Click a tab to
make a palette
active
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Use the Layers and History Palettes
Understanding Layers
What are layers?
– A section within an image
that can be manipulated
independently
– Use layers to control
individual elements in an
image
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Layers Palette
The order in which the
layers appear in the Layers
palette matches the order in
which they appear in the
image
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Layers Palette
Currently
active layer
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History Palette
The History palette contains
a record of each task
completed in an image
The record of an event is
called a state
The History palette displays
up to 20 states
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Learn about Photoshop by
Using Help
Photoshop Help information
appears in a browser
window
Five links are included in
the Help window:
– Using Help, Contents, Index,
Site Map, Search
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Learn about Photoshop by
Using Help
Using Help link
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View and Print an Image
Use the Zoom tool to
change views—up to a
maximum of 1600%
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View and Print an Image
Use the Page
Setup dialog
box to set
printing options
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Close a File and Exit Photoshop
Conclude a Work Session
Close the file:
– Click File on the menu bar, click
Close, then click Yes (Win) or
Save (Mac)
Exit Photoshop:
– Click File on the menu bar, then
click Exit (Win)
– Click Photoshop on the menu
bar, then click Quit (Mac)
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Chapter A Tasks
Open a file
Examine the workspace
Understand palettes
Identify layers
Use the History palette
Use Help
View, print, and close a file
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