Adobe Photoshop CS Design Professional ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS GETTING STARTED WITH

Chapter A 2 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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 Chapter Lessons

Chapter A 3 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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 Using Photoshop

Chapter A 4 Getting Started with Photoshop CS What can Photoshop be used for? –Create original artwork –Manipulate color images –Retouch photographs –Repair damaged images –Create images for Web pages Using Photoshop

Chapter A 5 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 6 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 7 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Start Adobe Photoshop CS File Formats Use Photoshop to open and create different kinds of file formats

Chapter A 8 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 9 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Start Photoshop (Windows) Click the Start button on the taskbar Point to All Programs, then click Adobe Photoshop CS Start Button

Chapter A 10 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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 Hard drive icon Program icon

Chapter A 11 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 12 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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)

Chapter A 13 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 14 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Using the File Browser Examine files on your computer Organizational options include: –Sort –Rank –Flag

Chapter A 15 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Using the File Browser Flagged file Ranked file

Chapter A 16 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 17 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 18 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 19 Getting Started with Photoshop CS File Browser Window Show list arrow Enlargement of active file

Chapter A 20 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 21 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Examine the Photoshop Window The Workspace includes the following elements: –Work area –Command menu –Toolbox –Status bar –Palettes

Chapter A 22 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Workspace Elements Work Area Toolbox Palettes Status Bar Command menu

Chapter A 23 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 24 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 25 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 26 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 27 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Palette Example Click a tab to make a palette active Click to access the palette menu

Chapter A 28 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 29 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Layers Palette The order in which the layers appear in the Layers palette matches the order in which they appear in the image

Chapter A 30 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Layers Palette Currently active layer

Chapter A 31 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 32 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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

Chapter A 33 Getting Started with Photoshop CS Learn about Photoshop by Using Help Using Help link

Chapter A 34 Getting Started with Photoshop CS View and Print an Image Use the Zoom tool to change views—up to a maximum of 1600%

Chapter A 35 Getting Started with Photoshop CS View and Print an Image Use the Page Setup dialog box to set printing options

Chapter A 36 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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)

Chapter A 37 Getting Started with Photoshop CS 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