Chapter 1 Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS4

Chapter Lessons Start Adobe Photoshop CS4 Learn how to open and save an image Use organizational and management features Examine the Photoshop window © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 2

Use the Layers and History panel Learn about Photoshop by using Help View and print an image Close a file and exit Photoshop © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 3 Chapter Lessons

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 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 4

Using Photoshop What can Photoshop be used for? –Create original artwork –Manipulate color images –Retouch photographs –Repair damaged images –Create images for Web pages © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 5

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 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 6

Where to Obtain Images Create original artwork in Photoshop Use your own images taken with a digital camera Scanned images or those downloaded from the Web (permission?) © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 7

Start Adobe Photoshop CS4 File Formats Use Photoshop to open and create different kinds of file formats 8 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning various

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 9 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Start Photoshop (Windows) Click the Start button on the taskbar Point to All Programs, then click Adobe Photoshop CS4 10 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning Start Button

Start Photoshop (Macintosh) Double-click the hard drive icon, then double-click the Adobe Photoshop CS4 folder Double-click the Adobe Photoshop CS4 program icon 11 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning Hard drive icon Program icon

Creating a New File Click File on the Application bar Click New Enter the required width in the Width text box Enter the required height in the Height text box Click OK 12 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

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) 13 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

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 14 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using the File Browser Examine files on your computer Organizational options include: –Sort –Rank –Flag 15 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using Adobe Bridge 16 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning Rated and Approved file Approved file

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 17 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Opening a File I Use the File menu to open a file: –Click File on the Application 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 18 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Opening a File II Use the File Browser to open a file: –Click the File Browser tab –Navigate to the location of the file –Double-click the file thumbnail to open it in Photoshop 19 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Adobe Bridge Window © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 20 Folders tab Resizing slider

Getting photos from your camera Use Adobe Bridge to move photos from your camera to your computer: –Click File on the (Bridge) Application bar, then click Get Photos from Camera –Use the Adobe Bridge CS4 Downloader dialog box to choose a device and storage location 21 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using the Save As Command Use the Save As command to save an existing file with a new filename: –Click File on the Application bar, then click Save As –Navigate to the location where you want to save the file –Type a new filename, then click Save 22 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Changing Document Display Each image displays in an individual tabbed window, by default Change to floating windows by clicking the Arrange Documents button on the Application bar, then click Float All in Windows Change the default (permanently) using the Preferences menu 23 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using organizational and management features Version Cue is a file versioning and management feature of the Adobe Creative Suite Bridge Center organizes, opens, saves, and closes files as a group 24 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Examining the Photoshop Window The Workspace includes the following elements: –Work area –Application bar –Tools panel –Status bar –panels 25 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

26 Work Area Tools panel Panels Status bar Application bar Dock

Customizing the Workspace Customize the workspace by positioning elements to suit your working style To save a workspace: –Click the workspace switcher on the Application bar, click Save Workspace, type a name, then click Save 27 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

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 28 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

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 29 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Using panels Use panels to verify settings and modify images Each panel can contain multiple panels Panels can be separated and moved around the workspace Each panel contains a list arrow and a menu 30 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Panel Example © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 31 Click a tab to make a panel active Click to access the panel menu

Use the Layers & History panels Understanding Layers What are layers? –A section within an image that can be manipulated independently –Use layers to control individual elements in an image 32 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Layers panel The order in which the layers appear in the Layers panel matches the order in which they appear in the image 33 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Layers panel © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 34 Currently active layer

History panel The History panel contains a record of each task completed in an image The record of an event is called a state The History panel displays up to 20 states 35 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Learn about Photoshop by Using Help Photoshop Help information appears in a browser window You can click a topic on the left side of the window or enter a keyword in the Search text box 36 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Learn about Photoshop by Using Help © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning 37

View and Print an Image Use the Zoom tool to change views—up to a maximum of 1600% 38 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

View and Print an Image Use the Page Setup dialog box to set printing options 39 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Create a Web Gallery Use the Output tab in Adobe Bridge 40 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning

Close a File and Exit Photoshop Conclude a Work Session Close the file: –Click File on the Application bar, click Close, then click Yes (Win) or Save (Mac) Exit Photoshop: –Click File on the Application bar, then click Exit (Win) 41 © 2009 Delmar Cengage Learning