Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 User Manual

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Adobe® Photoshop® 6.0 User Guide for Windows® and Macintosh

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Contents

Getting Started

Adobe Photoshop Basics

What’s New in Adobe

Photoshop 6.0

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Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 1
Installing Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady . . . . . . . . . .	. 1
Learning Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady . . . . . . . . . . .	1
Using Web resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	3
Other learning resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	4
Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5
Using tools and palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
Opening images in Photoshop and ImageReady . . . . . . .	12
Streamlining your workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14
Making tonal and color adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	16
Retouching images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	17
Making pixel selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	18
Making edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	20
Using layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	22
Compositing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	24
Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	26
Drawing shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	27
Creating type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	30
Editing type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	31
Designing Web graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	32
Creating animations (ImageReady) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	33
Optimizing Web graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	34
Superb vector support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	40
Enhanced vector output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	42
Layer styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	42
Interactive image warping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	44
Enhanced slicing capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	45
Enhanced support for image maps and rollovers . . . . . . .	47
Weighted optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	48
Improved Web workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	48
Streamlined interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	49

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Looking at the Work Area

Getting Images into

Photoshop and

ImageReady

Enhanced layer management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . 50
Expanded text features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 51
Preset Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 53
Other new and enhanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 53
Chapter 1
Using the toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 57
Using the tool options bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 59
Using palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 60
Using context menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 64
Viewing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 64
Correcting mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 68
Reverting to any state of an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 69
Duplicating images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 73
Using rulers, the measure tool, guides, and the grid	. . . . . 74
Working with Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 77
Displaying status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 78
Displaying file and image information . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 78
Annotating images (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 80
Jumping between applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 82
Previewing an image in a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 84
Managing libraries with the Preset Manager
(Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 85
Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 86
Resetting all warning dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 87
Monitoring operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 88
Closing files and quitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 88
Chapter 2
About bitmap images and vector graphics . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 91
About image size and resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 92
Changing image size and resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 95
Scanning images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 99
Creating new images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 100
Opening and importing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 101
Placing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 104
Managing files with WebDAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 106

Working with Color

Producing Consistent

Color (Photoshop)

Selecting

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Chapter 3
About color modes and models (Photoshop) . . . . . .	. . . . 109
Color gamuts (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 114
Adjusting the monitor display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 114
Channels and bit depth (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 116
Converting between color modes (Photoshop) . . . . .	. . . 117
Converting to indexed color (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 118
Applying colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 118
Making color and tonal adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 118
Chapter 4
Why colors sometimes don’t match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 121
About color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 121
Do you need color management? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 122
Creating a viewing environment for
color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 123
Setting up color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 124
Using predefined color management settings . . . . . .	. . . 124
Customizing color management settings . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 126
Specifying working spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 127
Specifying color management policies . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 128
Customizing advanced color management settings	. . . 130
Saving and loading color management settings . . . .	. . . 130
Synchronizing color management between
applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 131
Soft-proofing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 131
Changing the color profile of a document . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 133
Embedding profiles in saved documents . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 134
Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles . . .	. . . 134
Creating an ICC monitor profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 136
Chapter 5
About selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 139
Making pixel selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 139
Adjusting pixel selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 146
Softening the edges of a selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 147
Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers	. . . . 149
Working with snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 152

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	Saving and loading selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	153
	Deleting selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	153
	Removing fringe pixels from a selection
	(Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	154
	Extracting objects from their background
	(Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	154
Drawing and Editing	Chapter 6
	About drawing and painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	161
	Drawing shapes and paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	161
	Using the shape tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	164
	Using the pen tools (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	166
	Drawing overlapping shapes (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . .	171
	Using the Paths palette (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	171
	Editing paths (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	172
	Managing paths (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	179
	Converting between paths and selection borders
	(Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	180
	Adding color to paths (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	182
	Transforming and retouching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	182
Using Channels and Masks	Chapter 7
	About channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	185
	Using the Channels palette (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	185
	Managing channels (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	187
	Mixing color channels (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	190
	Adding spot colors (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	191
	Using channel calculations to blend layers
	and channels (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	194
	About masks (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	197
	Creating temporary masks in Quick Mask mode
	(Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	197
	Storing masks in alpha channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	199
Using Layers	Chapter 8
	About layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	205
	About layer sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	206
	Using the Layers palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	206
	Creating a layered image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	210

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	Grouping layers into sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 213
	Moving and aligning the contents of layers . . . . . . . .	. . . 214
	Editing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 216
	Creating clipping groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 218
	Specifying layer properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 219
	Using the Layer Style dialog box (Photoshop) . . . . . . .	. . 220
	Setting layer blending options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 221
	Using layer styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 226
	Customizing layer styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 230
	Creating and editing contours (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . .	. . 236
	Hiding portions of a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 237
	Using adjustment layers or fill layers (Photoshop) . . . .	. . 242
	Managing layered images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 246
Using Type	Chapter 9
	About type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 251
	Creating type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 251
	Working with type layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 254
	Formatting characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 258
	Formatting paragraphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 265
	Controlling hyphenation and justification . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 267
	Working with composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 267
	Setting options for Chinese, Japanese,
	and Korean type (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 267
Designing Web Pages	Chapter 10
	About designing Web pages with Photoshop and
	ImageReady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 271
	Creating and viewing slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 272
	Selecting and modifying slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 276
	Specifying slice options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 281
	Creating and viewing image maps (ImageReady) . . . .	. . 286
	Selecting and modifying image maps (ImageReady)	. . . 288
	Specifying image map options (ImageReady) . . . . . . .	. . 291
	Selecting an image map type (ImageReady) . . . . . . . . .	. . 292
	Working with rollovers (ImageReady) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 292
	Creating Web photo galleries (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . .	. . 297

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Creating Animations (ImageReady)

Optimizing Images for the Web

Saving and Exporting

Images

Chapter 11
About animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	301
Creating animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	301
Working with layers in animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	306
Viewing animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	309
Optimizing animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	309
Viewing animated images in Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	310
Saving animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	310
Opening and importing files as animations . . . . . . . . . . . .	311
Chapter 12
About optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	315
Viewing images during optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	316
Choosing a file format for optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	317
Optimizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	320
Using weighted optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	327
Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images . . . . . . . . . . .	330
Working with hexadecimal values for color . . . . . . . . . . .	337
Making transparent and matted images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	339
Previewing and controlling dithering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	341
Setting optimization preferences (ImageReady) . . . . . . .	345
Using a droplet to automate optimization settings
(ImageReady) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	346
Saving optimized images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	347
Setting output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	348
Creating background images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	352
Chapter 13
Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	357
About file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	364
Adding file information (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	366
Adding digital copyright information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	366
Setting preferences for saving files (Photoshop) . . . . . . .	366
Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . .	367
Placing Photoshop images in other applications
(Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	369

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Printing (Photoshop)	Chapter 14
	About printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	375
	Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	376
	Positioning and scaling images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	377
	Setting output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	378
	Selecting halftone screen attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	379
	Printing part of an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	382
	Choosing a print encoding method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	382
	Printing vector graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	382
	Using color management when printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	382
	Printing with Adobe PressReady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	383
	Creating color traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	384
	Printing duotones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	384
	Printing color separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	389
Automating Tasks	Chapter 15
	About actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	393
	Using the Actions palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	394
	Recording actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	394
	Playing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	399
	Setting playback options (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	400
	Editing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	400
	Managing actions in the Actions palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	402
	Using the Batch command (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	405
	Using droplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	406
	Using the Automate commands (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . .	410
	External automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	411
	Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	413

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Getting Started

Welcome to the Adobe® Photoshop® 6.0 application, the world-standard image-editing, photo-retouching,

and Web-graphics solution. With its integrated Web tool application, Adobe ImageReady™ 3.0, Photoshop delivers a comprehensive environment for professional designers and graphics producers to create sophisticated images for both print and the Web. Moreover, Photoshop 6.0 expands the definition of desktop image-editing by adding new support for vector-based drawing and editing, improved tools for producing Web graphics,

and an enhanced user interface, all to your creative advantage.

Registration

Adobe is confident you will find that its software greatly increases your productivity. So that Adobe can continue to provide you with the highest quality software, offer technical support, and inform you about new Photoshop software developments, please register your application.

When you first start the Photoshop or ImageReady application, you’re prompted to register online. You can choose to submit the form directly or fax a printed copy. You can also register by filling out and returning the registration card included with your software package.

Installing Adobe Photoshop and

ImageReady

You must install the Photoshop and ImageReady applications from the Adobe Photoshop CD onto your hard drive; you cannot run the program from the CD.

Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For more detailed information, see the InstallReadMe file on the CD. The single installer installs both the Photoshop and ImageReady applications.

Learning Adobe Photoshop and

ImageReady

Adobe provides a variety of options for you to learn Photoshop, including printed guides, online Help, and tool tips. Using the Adobe Online feature, you can easily access a host of continually updated Web resources for learning Photoshop, from tips and tutorials to tech support information.

Adobe Acrobat® Reader™ software, included on the Photoshop CD, lets you view PDF files. Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat is required to view many documents included on this CD.

Using the printed documentation

Two printed documents are included with the application.

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Using online Help

The Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady applications include complete documentation in an HTML-based help system. The help system includes all of the information in the Adobe Photoshop 6.0 User Guide plus information on additional features, keyboard shortcuts, and fullcolor illustrations.

For more detailed information about using online Help, click the Help on Help button

next to the Content tab.

To properly view online Help topics, you need

Netscape Communicator 4.0 (or later) or

Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later).

You must also have JavaScript active.

To start online Help:

Do one of the following:

•Choose Help > Help Contents (Photoshop) or Help > Help Topics (ImageReady).

•Press F1 (Windows).

Adobe Photoshop 6.0 User Guide Contains essential information on using Photoshop and ImageReady commands and features. Complete information on all topics is available in online Help. The printed guide and help also indicate when a topic, procedure, or command pertains specifically to Photoshop or ImageReady,

for example, “Choose View > Actual Pixels (Photoshop) or View > Actual Size (ImageReady).”

The user guide assumes you have a working knowledge of your computer and its operating conventions, including how to use a mouse and standard menus and commands. It also assumes you know how to open, save, and close files. For help with any of these techniques, please see your Microsoft Windows® or Mac® OS documentation.

Adobe Photoshop Quick Reference Card

Contains basic information about the Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady tools and palettes, and shortcuts for using them. Shortcuts are also included in the online Help.

Using tool tips

The tool tips feature lets you display the name of tools, or buttons and controls in palettes.

To identify a tool or control:

Position the pointer over a tool or control and pause. A tool tip appears showing the name and keyboard shortcut (if any) for the item.

If tool tips don’t appear, the preference for displaying them may be turned off.

To display tool tips:

1Choose Edit > Preferences > General.

2Select Show Tool Tips, and click OK.

Note: Tool tips are not available in most dialog boxes.

Using Web resources

If you have an Internet connection and a Web browser installed on your system, you can access additional resources for learning Photoshop and ImageReady located on the Adobe Systems home page on the World Wide Web. These resources are continually updated.

To access the Adobe home page for your region:

1Open the Adobe U.S. home page at www.adobe.com.

2From the Adobe Sites menu, choose your geographical region. The Adobe home page is customized for several geographical regions.

About Adobe Online

Adobe Online provides access to the latest tutorials, quicktips, and other Web content for Photoshop and other Adobe products.

Using Adobe Online, you can also download and view the current version of the Photoshop Top Issues document containing the latest Photoshop technical support solutions. Bookmarks are also included to take you quickly to noteworthy Adobeand Photoshop-related sites.

Using Adobe Online

Adobe Online is constantly changing, so you should refresh before you use it. Refreshing through Adobe Online updates bookmarks and buttons so you can quickly access the most current content available. You can use preferences to automatically refresh Adobe Online daily, weekly, or monthly.

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When you set up Adobe Online to connect to your Web browser, Adobe can either notify you whenever new information is available through the Downloadables feature or automatically download that information to your hard disk.

If you choose not to use the automatic download feature, you can still view and download new files whenever they are available using the Downloadables command in the Help menu.

To use Adobe Online:

1 In Photoshop or ImageReady, choose Help > Adobe Online, or click the icon at the top of the toolbox.

Note: You must have an Internet connection and an Internet browser installed. Adobe Online will launch your browser using your default Internet configuration.

2 Do any of the following:

•Click Refresh to make sure you have the latest version of the Adobe Online window and its buttons, as well as the latest bookmarks. It is important to refresh the screen so that the current options are available for you to choose from.

•Click Preferences to specify connection options. General preferences affect how Adobe Online interacts with all Adobe products installed on your system, and Application preferences affect how

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Adobe Online interacts with Photoshop and ImageReady. To see an explanation of each preference option, click Setup and follow the prompts. You also can set up an automatic refresh using the Update Options.

Note: You can also set Adobe Online preferences by choosing Edit > Preferences > Adobe Online.

•Click any button in the Adobe Online window to open the Web page to which the button is linked.

•Click the bookmark button () to view suggested Web sites related to Photoshop and Adobe. These bookmarks are automatically updated as new Web sites become available.

•Click Close to return to Photoshop or ImageReady.

Accessing Adobe Online through the

Help menu

The Help menu includes options to view and download information from the Adobe Web site.

To view updated articles or documents:

Click Help and choose the topic you want to view.

To view and download information from the Adobe

Web site using the Help menu:

1In Photoshop or ImageReady, choose Help > Downloadables.

2Select a View Option:

• Select Show Only New Files to view only the files that are new since the last time you viewed downloadable files or were notified of them.

• Select Show All Files to view all the files on the Adobe Web site that are currently available for download.

3 Select Download Options:

•Select Auto Install Downloaded Components if you want Adobe to start the component’s installer (if available) as soon as the download is complete. You can then follow the prompts to install the files.

•Select Download in Background if you want to continue working in Photoshop, ImageReady, and other applications while the file downloads.

•Select Notify When Download Complete if you want Adobe to display a message when the files have been transferred to your computer.

4To view a list of files, open the Downloadables folder and any other folder listed.

5To see a description of a file, position the mouse cursor over a filename and view its description in the Item Description section.

6To see the location where a file will be installed if downloaded, select a file and view its location in the Download Directory section. To change the location, click the Folder button ().

7To download a file, select it and click Download.

8To close the Downloadables dialog box,

click Close.

Other learning resources

Other Adobe learning resources are available but are not included with your application.

Classroom in a Book

Is the official training series for Adobe graphics and publishing software. This book is developed by experts at Adobe and published by Adobe Press. The Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book includes lessons about using Photoshop. For information on purchasing Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com, or contact your local book distributor.

Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide

Provides in-depth information on successful print production, including topics such as color management, commercial printing, constructing a publication, imaging and proofing, and project management guidelines. For information on purchasing the Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com.

Official Adobe Electronic Publishing Guide

Tackles the fundamental issues essential to ensuring quality online publications in HTML and PDF. Using simple, expertly illustrated explanations, design and publishing professionals tell you how to design electronic publications for maximum speed, legibility, and effectiveness.

For information on purchasing the Official Adobe Electronic Publishing Guide, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com.

The Adobe Certification program Offers users, instructors, and training centers the opportunity to demonstrate their product proficiency and promote their software skills as Adobe Certified Experts, Adobe Certified Instructors, or Adobe Authorized Learning Providers. Certification is

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available for several different geographical regions. Visit the Partnering with Adobe Web site at www.partners.adobe.com to learn how you can become certified.

Customer support

When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support for up to 90 days from the date of your first call. Terms may vary depending on the country of residence. For more information, refer to the technical support card provided with the Photoshop documentation.

Customer support on Adobe Online

Adobe Online provides access to FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and troubleshooting information that provides solutions to common problems.

Additional customer support resources

Adobe Systems provides several forms of automated technical support:

•See the ReadMe and ReadMe First! files installed with the program for information that became available after this guide went to press.

•Explore the extensive customer support information on Adobe’s World Wide Web site (www.adobe.com). To access the Adobe Web site from Photoshop, choose Help > Adobe Online or click the icon at the top of the toolbox. (See “Using Web resources” on page 3.)

•Read the Top Issues PDF that is available from the Help menu.

Adobe Photoshop Basics

This interactive overview of Adobe Photoshop offers a number of short lesson modules designed to introduce the key features of the program. You can complete the modules in sequence, or select individual ones to design your own program introduction. If you are an experienced Photoshop user, you may want to quickly review sections of this overview and then skip to “What’s New in Adobe Photoshop 6.0.”

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Setting up the work area

Using tools and palettes

The Photoshop or ImageReady work area consists of the image window, the toolbox, the options bar, and a set of floating palettes. This module shows you the basics of navigating the work area, from selecting tools and tool options to customizing the display and arrangement of palettes.

Select a tool To select a tool, click its icon in the toolbox. Some tools in the toolbox have additional hidden tools, as indicated by the small triangle to the lower right of the tool icon. To select a hidden tool, position the pointer on the visible tool and hold down the mouse button until the tools list appears. Then, click the tool you want.

Choose tool options When you first start the application, the options bar appears docked to the top of your screen. This options bar contains option settings for the currently selected tool.

•To display the options bar if it is hidden, click a tool in the toolbox, or choose Window > Show Options.

•To move the options bar to a different location, drag the title bar on the left edge of the bar. You can move the options bar anywhere in the work area and dock it to the top or bottom of the screen.

Options bar

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Display the palettes When you first start the application, the floating palettes appear stacked in default groups. Use the following techniques to show and hide palettes:

•To bring a palette to the front of its group, click the palette’s tab.

•To show or hide a palette as you work, choose the appropriate Window > Show or Window > Hide command.

Palette group with Color palette at front

•(ImageReady) To show or hide options for

palettes that include hidden options, click the Show Options button () on the palette tab to cycle through palette displays.

•To hide or display all open palettes and the toolbox, press Tab. To hide or display palettes only, press Shift+Tab.

Arrange the palettes Depending on your available screen area and work needs, you may want to reposition and regroup the palettes. Use the following techniques to change palette arrangements:

•To move an entire palette group, drag its title bar.

•To rearrange or separate a palette from its group, drag the palette’s tab. Dragging

a palette outside of an existing group creates a new group.

Click a tab to display a palette stored in the palette well.

•To dock palettes together, drag a palette’s tab to the bottom of another palette so that the bottom of the second palette is highlighted. You can move an entire docked group by dragging its title bar. You cannot dock existing palette groups together.

•To store an undocked palette in the palette well at the options bar’s right edge, drag the palette’s tab into the palette well so that the palette well is highlighted. To display a palette in the well, click the palette’s tab. This technique is useful for providing quick and compact access to palettes.

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Display a palette menu Most palettes have menus that contain additional commands and options.

To display a palette menu, click the black triangle at the upper right of the palette. (For palettes stored in the options bar, first display the palette and then click the black triangle in the palette’s tab.)

Opening images in Photoshop and ImageReady

Photoshop and ImageReady let you open or import a variety of source images. You can create new images, import digital images saved in various formats, and scan or capture images from an imaging device.

(Photoshop) Specify color management settings Before opening or creating new images, specify the color management settings you want to use. Photoshop color management features are designed to help keep colors in your image consistent as the image is transferred between different users, systems, and display and output devices. To set up color management, choose Edit > Color Settings, choose a predefined configuration from the Settings menu, and click OK.

The configuration you choose defines the specific color spaces that Photoshop uses when working with images in RGB, CMYK, and Grayscale modes. For complete information on setting up color management, see the online help section on producing consistent color.

Scan the image at the correct size and resolution If you are scanning an image to be opened in Photoshop or ImageReady, it’s a good idea to scan the image as close as possible to the size dimensions and resolution that you want. When in doubt, scan at a higher resolution than what is needed. You can always reduce the image later in Photoshop or ImageReady by cutting down the resolution or pixel dimensions.

Open or create an image Do one of the following:

•Choose File > Open, and locate and select the desired image file. Depending on your color management settings and the color profile associated with the file, you may be prompted to specify how to handle color information in the file.

•Choose File > New. Enter a name for the image, and specify its dimensions, resolution (Photoshop only), and color mode (Photoshop only). In addition, specify whether to fill the image with white, the current background color, or transparency.

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Set rulers, guides, and the grid To help position and align elements accurately in the image, use rulers, guides, and grid lines:

•To display rulers along the top and left side of the document window, choose View > Show Rulers. (In Photoshop, you can change the ruler units by choosing Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers.)

•To place a horizontal or vertical guide, drag from either the horizontal or vertical ruler.

•(Photoshop) To display grid lines throughout the document window, choose View > Show > Grid. (You can control the color, style, and spacing of the grid and guide lines by choosing Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid.)

You can toggle the display of guides and grid lines at any time by choosing the appropriate command from the View > Show submenu. Checked items are visible; unchecked items are hidden.

Adjust the image view Photoshop and ImageReady offer several tools for navigating and magnifying the view of your image:

•To move a different area of the image into view, drag with the hand tool () in the image.

You can use the hand tool while another tool is selected by holding down the spacebar.

• To magnify the view, select the zoom tool (), and click in the image or drag over the part of

the image you want to magnify. To reduce the

view magnification, Alt-click (Windows) or Drag with the zoom tool to magnify. Option-click (Mac OS) with the zoom tool in

the image.

•(Photoshop) To adjust the image view using the Navigator palette, choose Window > Show Navigator. In the Navigator palette, drag the view box in the image thumbnail to move the view, or click the area of the thumbnail that you want to display in the window.

•To display the same image in multiple windows, choose View > New View. Multiple windows let you display different views of the same image.

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Monitor your work status As you experiment with different tools, commands, and image views, check out the status bar at the bottom edge of the document window. This area displays useful information about your work status, such as the current magnification percentage or the name of the currently selected tool. You can specify the type of information displayed by using the pop-up

menu in the status bar.

Status bar

Display the Info palette For convenient access to additional information about your image, display the Info palette by choosing Window > Show Info. The Info palette displays information about the color values in the image beneath the pointer and, depending on the tool in use, other useful measurements.

Streamlining your workflow

Photoshop and ImageReady provide a number of convenient features to help your work flow more smoothly. The Jump To button makes it easy to work on the same image seamlessly in both Photoshop and ImageReady. The Undo command and History palette let you correct editing mistakes. And the Actions palette lets

you save sequences of commonly used tasks so that you can perform them automatically on an image or batch of images.

Switch between Photoshop and ImageReady

You can easily jump between Photoshop and ImageReady when working on an image to use the full feature sets of both applications. To switch to either application, click the Jump To button in the toolbox.

Jump To button in Photoshop and ImageReady

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Undo the last performed operation If you make a mistake while working, simply choose Edit > Undo to reverse the effect of the last operation. Most, but not all, operations can be reversed this way.

Undo multiple operations If you need to undo more than one operation, choose Window > Show History to display the History palette. This palette lists all the different states that the image has undergone as a result of the recent edits you’ve made. To revert the image to a previous state, click the name of the state in the History palette.

History palette		Playing an action

Automate repeated tasks To automatically apply a sequence of operations to your image, choose Window > Show Actions to display the Actions palette. This palette includes a default list of common tasks, or actions. You can perform a desired action automatically by selecting it and clicking the Play button () at the bottom of the Actions palette. Or, you can record your own sequence of operations as a stored action in the palette for future playback on a single image or batch of images.

Adjusting tonal levels

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Adjusting and retouching images

Making tonal and color adjustments

Upon first opening a scanned image or digital photograph in Photoshop or ImageReady, it’s common to notice some problems with color quality and tonal range. The image may appear washed out, for example, or appear too dark or too light in certain areas.

Open the Levels dialog box When making tonal adjustments to an image in Photoshop, it’s a good idea to use adjustment layers.You can limit the application of flexible and reversible adjustments to an adjustment layer, so that underlying layers show the effects of the adjustment without being permanently altered.

(You can even block areas from being adjusted by painting the adjustment layer with black.) To create an adjustment layer that adjusts the tonality of an image, choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels. Name the layer and click OK.

In ImageReady, you do not have the option of adjustment layers, so choose Image > Adjust > Levels.

Adjust tonal levels The Levels dialog box displays a graph representing the tonal distribution of the image—from shadows (on the left) to midtones (in the middle) to highlights (on the right).

To achieve good tonal range, drag the black and white sliders to where the graph begins at either end. Then drag the middle slider to adjust midtones to the desired level.

The Levels dialog box provides a useful way to adjust your image’s overall tonal range. The Curves

dialog box represents another, more precise method, letting you adjust any point along a 0–255 tonal scale.

Make other adjustments If needed, you can use other adjustment features to correct for color casts and sharpen details in the final image.

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Retouching images

Many of the retouching tools in Photoshop and ImageReady are modeled after traditional photo-studio techniques for correcting blemishes and faulty exposures in images. However, with the power of digital technology you can use these tools to apply all sorts of creative effects beyond basic photo retouching.

Dodge or burn the image The dodge tool () and burn tool () let you respectively lighten and darken a localized area in your image. With either tool selected, choose a brush from the brushes menu in the options bar. In addition, choose the range of tones you want to affect from the range menu in the options bar. Then drag over the part of the image that you want to lighten.

Remove imperfections The clone stamp tool () lets you paint over an area of your image using a sample taken from the same image or another image. With the clone stamp tool selected, choose a brush from the options bar. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the image area you want to sample. Release Alt/Option, and then drag to paint with the sample.

For best results, use short strokes when painting, and Alt/Option-click to take updated samples

frequently between strokes. This helps to produce a Removing areas with the clone stamp tool smoother, more natural effect.

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Editing images

Making pixel selections

Before you can edit an area of an image, you must first select the image area. This type of selection is called a pixel selection because you are selecting an area that contains pixel information. If you experience trouble selecting the image area you want, you may need to check that you are working on the proper layer.

Select with a marquee tool The marquee tools let you select image areas by dragging to define a shaped selection border. First, select the rectangular marquee () or the elliptical marquee () from the toolbox. Then drag over the area you want to select.

Reposition a selection border At times, you may want to adjust the position of a selection border to enclose a different area of the image. To reposition a selection border using any selection tool, move the pointer inside the border and drag to the desired location. Or, use the arrow keys to move the selection border in gradual increments.

Select with a lasso tool The lasso () and polygon lasso () tools let you select areas by dragging and clicking, respectively, to define the boundary of the selected area. (In Photoshop, you can also use the magnetic lasso tool () to find the edges of the desired area automatically.) These tools are especially useful for selecting irregularly shaped areas.

Selecting with the magnetic lasso tool

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Select with the magic wand The magic wand tool () lets you select a consistently colored area without having to trace its outline. To use the magic wand, first enter a tolerance value in the options bar. (A higher tolerance selects a broader range of colors.) Then click the area in the image you want to select.

Modify a selection border The selection tools come with several options for enhancing or modifying an existing selection border. These options can help you select areas that are difficult to define with a single selection. First, make a selection. Then, using any selection tool, specify an option in the options bar:

•The Add to Selection option () adds the new selection to the first selection.

•The Subtract from Selection option () subtracts the new selection from the first selection.

•The Restrict Selection option () selects only the intersection of the two selections.

(Photoshop) Quick Mask mode A quick mask lets you refine an existing selection border with the aid of painting tools. This technique is useful for selecting areas that are more easily defined with a painting brush. Use any selection tool to select the desired image area, and then click the Quick Mask mode button () in the toolbox. In Quick Mask mode, everything outside the selection appears masked by a color overlay. Do any of the following to modify the selection border:

•To add to the selection, use a painting tool to paint with white. (See “Painting” on page 26 for more information.)

•To subtract from the selection, paint with black.

•To create a semitransparent selection area, paint with gray. This is useful for creating a selection with feathered edges.

Click the Standard mode button () to turn off the quick mask and display the modified selection border.

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Making edits

Photoshop and ImageReady are equipped with a rich collection of editing tools and commands that you can use to modify your images. In addition to basic edits such as repositioning or applying geometric changes to a selection, you can create an unlimited variety of special effects using the Filter commands.

Resize the image To change the dimensions or resolution of your image, choose Image > Image Size and specify values for the image:

•For an image intended for the Web or online display, enter values for the pixel dimensions and click OK.

•(Photoshop) For an image intended for printed output, enter values for the physical output size. Enter the resolution value recommended for your press or desktop printer, and click OK.

Move a selection To move a selected pixel area, select the move tool () in the toolbox. Position the pointer inside the selection, and drag the selection to a new location.