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About online Help

Adobe Systems, Inc. provides complete documentation in the Adobe PDF Help system. The Help system includes information on all the tools, commands, and features for both Windows and Mac OS. The PDF format is designed for easy navigation online, and support for third-party screen readers compatible with Windows. The Help can also be printed as a desktop reference.

Navigating in Help

The Help will open in an Acrobat window with the bookmark pane open. If the bookmark pane is not open choose Window > Bookmarks. You can also navigate using the navigation bar, the index, or search the document.

At the top and bottom of each page is a navigation bar. Click Using Help to return to this introduction. Clicking Contents, or Index will take you to that section.

The Next Page and the Previous Page arrows let you move through the pages sequentially. Click Back to return to the last page you viewed. You can also use the navigation arrows in the Acrobat toolbar.

Using bookmarks, the table of contents, the index, and Find

The contents of Help are shown as bookmarks in the bookmark pane. To view subtopics, click the plus sign next to a bookmark. Each bookmark is a hyperlink to the associated section of the Help document.

To go to the information, click its bookmark. As the information is displayed in the document pane, its bookmark is highlighted.

You can turn highlighting on or off by selecting the Highlight Current Bookmark option from the bookmark pane menu.

To ﬁnd a topic using the table of contents:

1 Click Contents in the navigation bar at the top or bottom of any page.

Click a topic on the Contents page to move to the ﬁrst page of that topic.

In the bookmark pane, expand the topic to see its subtopics.

To ﬁnd a topic using the index:

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Click the appropriate letter at the top of the page.

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Locate your entry, and click the page number link to view the information.

To view multiple entries, click Back to return to the same place in the index.

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Printing the Help ﬁle

Although the Help has been optimized for on-screen viewing, you can print pages you select, or the entire ﬁle.

To print, choose Print from the File menu, or click the printer icon in the Acrobat toolbar.

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troduction 4

An Overview of Adobe Photoshop 10

What’s New in Photoshop 7.0 16

Looking at the Work Area 20

Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady 61

Working with Color 86

Producing Consistent Color (Photoshop) 102

Making Color and Tonal Adjustments 129

Selecting 157

Transforming and Retouching 177

Drawing 200

Painting 222

Using Channels and Masks 266

Using Layers 284

Applying Filters for Special Effects 321

Using Type 342

Designing Web Pages 368

Creating Rollovers and Animations (ImageReady) 396

Preparing Graphics for the Web 415

Saving and Exporting Images 446

Printing (Photoshop) 470

Automating Tasks 484

Macintosh Shortcuts 505

Windows Shortcuts 510

Legal Notices 515

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Introduction

We l c ome

Welcome to Adobe

Photoshop integrated Web tool application, Adobe ImageReady hensive environment for professional designers and graphics producers to create sophisticated images for print, the Web, wireless devices, and other media. Moreover, Photoshop provides a consistent work environment with other Adobe applications including Adobe Illustrator Adobe Premiere

, Adobe InDesign

7.0, the professional image-editing standard. With its

, Photoshop delivers a compre-

, Adobe GoLive

, Adobe LiveMotion

™

, Adobe After Effects

, and

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 Photoshop or ImageReady, 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 Photoshop and ImageReady 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

HowToInstall ﬁle on the CD. The single installer installs both Photoshop and ImageReady.

Getting started

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. Getting up to speed depends on your experience with previous versions of Photoshop and ImageReady.

If you are new to Photoshop:

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An Overview of Adobe Photoshop” on page 10 to get an introduction to the

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Explore the Toolbox Overviews in online Help to get familiar with the basic tools and their functions. See “

Using online Help” on page 6.

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Use the tool tips feature to help identify tools, buttons, and palette controls as you work in Photoshop and ImageReady. See “

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Go to the Adobe.com Web site and work through some of the Photoshop tutorials for hands-on lessons. See “

Using Web resources” on page 7.

Using tool tips” on page 6.

If you are an experienced Photoshop user:

See “

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What’s New in Photoshop 7.0” on page 16.

Scan through “

Using the File Browser (Photoshop)” on page 78 to learn how to view,

sort, and organize images without opening the ﬁles.

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Working with brushes” on page 228 to explore the powerful new paint engine.

See “

About optimization” on page 415 and “Using the Rollovers palette” on page 398 to

see new Web features such as transparency and simpliﬁed authoring.

If you want to focus on Web features:

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Create compelling Web designs” on page 12 for an introduction to the powerful

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Creating and viewing slices” on page 368 to explore layer-based, user-deﬁned, and

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See “

About optimization” on page 415 to learn how to ﬁne-tune your Web designs by

applying transparency, dithered transparency, or weighted optimization.

See “Using the Rollovers palette” on page 398 to see how easy it is to manage slices,

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rollovers, image maps, and animations.

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Creating and editing animations” on page 404 to learn how to create instant GIF

See “ animations from layered Photoshop and Illustrator ﬁles.

If you want to concentrate on photo editing and retouching:

See “

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Edit images with ease” on page 11 for an introduction to the Photoshop image-

editing features.

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See “

Using the File Browser (Photoshop)” on page 78 to ﬁnd out how to quickly inspect

ﬁles before opening them in Photoshop.

Using the healing brush tool (Photoshop)” on page 189 to learn how to remove

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ﬂaws effortlessly while preserving tonality and texture.

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Making color adjustments” on page 132 to learn how to ﬁne-tune the color and

See “ tonality in your photographs.

See “

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Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop)” on page 464 to ﬁnd out how to

quickly create contact sheets and customized photo pages.

If you want to focus on productivity features:

See “Automate repetitive tasks” on page 13 for an overview of the Photoshop and

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ImageReady productivity tools.

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Using the File Browser (Photoshop)” on page 78 to learn how to locate and

See “ organize images easily, and how to manage ﬁles and folders.

See “

About data-driven graphics” on page 501 to learn how to produce variable designs

such as Web banners or catalog pages automatically.

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See “Using the Rollovers palette” on page 398 to see how easy it is to get instant access to all document states.

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Managing ﬁles with WebDAV (Photoshop)” on page 82 to learn about the asset

See “ management features in Photoshop.

Using the printed documentation

In addition to the printed documents included with the application, you will ﬁnd many PDF documents on the Photoshop CD; Adobe Acrobat

Reader

Photoshop CD, lets you view PDF ﬁles.

Two printed documents are included with Photoshop 7.0:

Adobe Photoshop 7.0 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, e.g., “Choose View > Actual Pixels (Photoshop) or View > Actual Size (ImageReady).”

software, included on the

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 online Help

Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady include complete documentation in an HTML-based help system. The help system includes all of the information in the Adobe Photoshop 7.0

User Guide plus information on additional features, keyboard shortcuts, and full-color

illustrations.

Online Help provides three ways of locating information. The Contents and Index tabs let you ﬁnd general information, and the Search tab lets you look up speciﬁc words or phrases.

To properly view online Help topics, you need Netscape Communicator 4.0 (or later) or Microsoft

To start online Help:

Do one of the following:

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Choose Help > Photoshop Help (Photoshop) or Help > ImageReady Help (ImageReady).

Press F1 (Windows).

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Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later). You must also have JavaScript active.

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.

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To display tool tips:

1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Photoshop >

Preferences > General (Mac OS X).

Select 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, you can use the Adobe Online feature to access additional resources for learning Photoshop and ImageReady located on the Adobe.com Web site. From the Adobe.com home page, select Products. Then choose Photoshop and go to Training & Events.

These resources are continually updated and include the following:

Tutorials and Techniques Provide step-by-step instructions on using Photoshop or help

on performing advanced techniques. These tutorials can help you go beyond the reference information contained in the user guide and show you how to use Photoshop with other applications.

How Tos and Backgrounders

Photoshop and to detailed reference information on a variety of topics. This information provides help on everything from common processes to the complex inter-application tasks necessary to prepare graphics for the Web.

Troubleshooting

Photoshop. You should check out troubleshooting information available through Adobe Online and the Adobe Web site before you call customer support.

Provides access to solutions to problems you may encounter using

Provide access to procedures for performing tasks in

To access the Adobe home page for your region:

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

From the Adobe Worldwide menu, choose your geographical region. Adobe’s home

page is customized for 20 different 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 Adobe- and 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.

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When you set up an Internet connection to Adobe Online, Adobe can either notify you whenever new information is available through the Updates 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 Updates 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.

Adobe Online icon

Note: You must have an Internet connection to access Adobe Online. Adobe Online will

launch your browser using your default Internet conﬁguration.

If prompted, do any of the following:

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Click Updates to access updated ﬁles.

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Click Preferences to set up your operating system to enable automatic updates.

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

Online (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Photoshop > Preferences > Adobe Online (Mac OS X).

Click Go Online to access the Adobe Web site.

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Click Cancel (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Close (Mac OS X) 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:

1 In Photoshop or ImageReady, choose Edit > Preferences > Adobe Online (Windows and

Mac OS 9) or Photoshop > Preferences > Adobe Online (Mac OS X).

Choose an item from the Check for Updates pop-up menu to determine how often Photoshop launches an automatic update.

Choose Help > Updates.

Select a View Option:

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

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Select All Updates to view all the ﬁles on Adobe’s Web site that are currently available.

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To see a description of a ﬁle, click on a ﬁlename and view its description in the Item

Description section.

To see the location where a ﬁle will be installed if downloaded, select a ﬁle and view its

location in the Download Location section. To change the location, click Choose.

To download a ﬁle, click the check box and then click Download.

To close the Adobe Product Updates dialog box, click Close.

Other learning resources

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

Adobe Press Offers a library of books that provide in-depth training in Adobe software,

including the acclaimed Classroom in a Book series developed by experts at Adobe. For information on purchasing Adobe Press titles, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com, or contact your local book distributor.

The Adobe Certiﬁcation program

opportunity to demonstrate their product proﬁciency and promote their software skills as Adobe Certiﬁed Experts or Adobe Certiﬁed Training Providers. Certiﬁcation is available worldwide. Visit the Partnering with Adobe Web site at www.partners.adobe.com to learn how you can become certiﬁed.

Offers users, instructors, and training centers the

Customer support

When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support. 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 the Photoshop Knowledgebase, where you can ﬁnd answers to technical questions.

Additional customer support resources

Adobe Systems provides several forms of automated technical support:

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

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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 “

page 7.

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

Using Web resources” on

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An Overview of Adobe Photoshop

Explore state-of-the-art tools

With its comprehensive set of retouching, painting, drawing, and Web tools, Photoshop helps you complete any image-editing task efﬁciently. And with features like the History palette and editable layer effects, you can experiment freely without sacriﬁcing efﬁciency.

Work more efﬁciently

From ﬁle management to workspace controls to editing multiple steps at one time— Photoshop gives you the tools you need to keep the work on track and bring it in on deadline.

File Browser Quickly inspect images before opening them in Photoshop. The easy-to-

view File Browser displays thumbnails and metadata such as date modiﬁed, dimensions, and EXIF information from your digital camera. You can also use the File Browser to sort ﬁles and manage folders. See “

Layers With layers, you can work on one element without disturbing others. To rearrange

elements, simply shift the order in the Layers palette. You can lock layers to prevent accidental changes, hide them to get a clear view of the element you’re working on, and link layers to move them as a group. The Layers palette also makes it easy to apply instant, editable effects including blending modes, adjustment layers, and layer effects. See “

the Layers palette” on page 284.

Options bar

you’re using. You can also customize any tool and save the customized version to use again. See “

on page 27.

History palette Undo or redo multiple steps with the History palette. Or store a

snapshot—a temporary copy of the image—in the palette, and continue experimenting. If you don’t like the results, simply return to the snapshot. You can also create multiple snapshots, capturing different effects, to compare them easily. See “

palette” on page 39 and “Making a snapshot of an image (Photoshop)” on page 40.

Customizable workspace Personalize your Photoshop desktop by arranging a layout of palettes and saving the arrangement as a workspace. Or create task-speciﬁc workspaces— one to provide easy access to painting tools, for example, and another for photo retouching. See “

The tool options bar gives you instant access to different settings for the tool

Using the tool options bar” on page 26 and “Using tool presets (Photoshop)”

Customizing your workspace” on page 29.

Using the File Browser (Photoshop)” on page 78.

Using

Using the History

Context-sensitive menus Get instant access to commands relevant to the active tool, palette, or selection by right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac OS). See “

context menus” on page 33.

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Edit images with ease

Photoshop delivers high-powered image editing, photo retouching, and compositing tools to help you get professional-quality results.

Color correction Photoshop offers two basic methods for adjusting color in an image. Use the options in the Image > Adjustments menu—including the Auto Color command, which analyzes the image to make instant and reliable color corrections—to change the image permanently. Or use an adjustment layer to apply editable color and tonal corrections. See “

(Photoshop)” on page 151, and “About adjustment layers and ﬁll layers” on page 312.

Healing brush Effortlessly remove dust, scratches, blemishes, and other ﬂaws with a single tool. The healing brush automatically preserves the shading, lighting, and texture of the original photo. See “

Selection tools From the click-and-drag marquee tools, to magnetic selection tools that snap to the edges of an element, to the pen tool that lets you deﬁne a shape precisely, Photoshop offers a range of shape-selection options. You can also select by color, using the magic wand or the Color Range command. And the Extract command provides a sophisticated way to isolate a foreground object from the background. See “

tions” on page 157.

Making color adjustments” on page 132, “Using the Auto Color command

Using the healing brush tool (Photoshop)” on page 189.

About selec-

Precision masking Masks let you hide part of an image, or protect and preserve one section while you apply color changes, ﬁlters, or other effects to the rest of the artwork. You can also use masks to save complex selection borders for reuse. See “

on page 314 and “About masks (Photoshop)” on page 277.

Clipping paths Use a clipping path to cut a foreground element away from the background—without actually altering the original image. See “

paths to create transparency” on page 466.

Sharpening controls Photoshop’s sharpening tools include the powerful Unsharp Mask ﬁlter, based on traditional ﬁlm compositing techniques. Use Unsharp Mask after scaling, rotating, color correcting—any process that affects the pixel structure of an image—to bring the artwork into crisp focus. See “

Edge smoothing Use the anti-aliasing option to smooth the jagged edges of a selection, or apply feathering to create soft edges. See “

page 166.

Contact sheet generation Export an entire folder of images on a single page to allow easy cataloging, previewing, and printing. Or use the Picture Package feature to print photos of different sizes on the same page. See “

(Photoshop)” on page 464.

Web photo display Showcase your work online by posting a Web photo gallery. You’ll ﬁnd a collection of ready-made templates on the Photoshop CD to make the job quick and easy—and you can stamp each image with copyright text to help protect against illegal downloads. See “

Creating Web photo galleries (Photoshop)” on page 390.

Sharpening images” on page 155.

Softening the edges of a selection” on

Creating multiple-image layouts

Using image clipping

Masking layers”

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Enjoy unlimited creative options

With innovative special-effect options and powerful painting and drawing tools, there’s no limit to the results you can achieve with Photoshop.

Painting tools The powerful Photoshop paint engine lets you simulate traditional painting techniques, including charcoal, pastel, and wet or dry brush effects. Choose from the many preset brush styles on the Photoshop CD, or use the Brushes palette to create your own unique effects. See “

brushes” on page 228.

Drawing tools Draw resolution-independent vector shapes instantly with the line, rectangle, ellipse, polygon, and custom shape tools. Or use the pen tool to draw just as you would in Adobe Illustrator. Because they’re vector shapes, you can edit them easily. See “

Drawing shapes and paths” on page 200.

Layer effects Shadows, glows, bevels, embossed effects, and more—with the Layer Styles dialog box, adding three-dimensional effects to a layer is quick and easy. You can apply any combination of layer effects, then save the combination as a style and apply it to other layers instantly. To edit or delete the effect, simply open the Layer Styles dialog box and change the settings. See “

Working with brushes” on page 228 and “Selecting preset

Using layer effects and styles” on page 301.

Color effects Choose solid colors from swatch libraries, deﬁne your own colors in Color palette, or use the gradient tools to create a gradual blend between multiple colors. Use the Layers palette to change the opacity of an image or to apply a blending mode that affects the way the color in one layer interacts with the layers below. See “

gradient tool (Photoshop)” on page 244 and “Setting opacity and blending options” on page 295.

Filters Photoshop includes more than 95 special effect ﬁlters—from ﬁne-art effects, to motion blurs, to lighting effects and distortions.See “

page 321.

Pattern Maker Create seamless patterns automatically. Simply make a selection and apply the Pattern Maker plug-in to generate textures and background patterns.

Generating patterns” on page 254.

See “

Transformation tools Scale, rotate, distort, or skew images easily. Apply the 3D Transform ﬁlter to simulate three-dimensional effects such as jar labels and boxes. Use the Liquify command to interactively push, pull, pucker, or bloat an image. See “

objects in two dimensions” on page 181, “Transforming objects in three dimensions” on page 186, and “Using the Liquify command” on page 194.

Previewing and applying ﬁlters” on

Using the

Transforming

Create compelling Web designs

Produce exceptional imagery for the Web and wireless devices with Photoshop and ImageReady, which ships with Photoshop.

Slicing Use the slice tool to create slices by hand, or generate layer-based slices automatically. Apply slice-by-slice formatting and optimization to keep ﬁle size small and image quality high. See “

Creating and viewing slices” on page 368.

Optimization tools The Photoshop Save for Web dialog box and the ImageReady Optimization palette display a side-by-side comparison of format and compression options and let you apply weighted optimization to keep vector edges—type and logos, for example—crisp and clean. See “

optimization” on page 428.

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Rollovers palette Use one convenient palette to view the entire set of rollovers, slices,

image maps, and animations in a document, making authoring and navigation easier. See “

Using the Rollovers palette” on page 398.

Transparency Apply instant transparency to Web page elements by knocking out one or more colors. Or apply dithered transparency to create edges that blend into any Web background. See “

Quick GIF animations Start with a layered Photoshop ﬁle, and use the Animation palette in ImageReady to convert individual layers into frames. Then apply the Tween command to generate additional frames and smooth out the action. See “

animations” on page 404.

Link generation To create a URL link, simply select an Image slice—a slice with image data or a rollover state—and enter a URL in the Photoshop Slice Options dialog box or the ImageReady Slice palette. See “

About optimization” on page 415.

Creating and editing

Assigning a URL to an Image slice” on page 379.

Enjoy precise typographic control

Photoshop delivers professional-quality type controls to help you create imagery that communicates with precision and style.

Editable text Te xt retains its crisp vector edges—and its editability—unless you rasterize it (by applying a ﬁlter, for example, or ﬂattening the layers). You can distort it, warp it, and apply layer effects and still use the type tool to retype the text. See “

layers” on page 345.

Formatting Use the Character and Paragraph palettes for precise control over individual letters and paragraph formatting. See “

“

Formatting paragraphs” on page 358.

Spelling checker Avoid misspelled words with the built-in spelling checker, which includes search-and-replace functionality. You can even check spelling in multiple languages within the same ﬁle—to help you create buttons for multilingual Web sites, for example. See “

Convert to Shapes Use the Convert to Shapes command to turn type into an instant vector mask. See “

Checking for spelling errors (Photoshop)” on page 357.

Converting type to shapes (Photoshop)” on page 349.

Formatting characters” on page 349 and

Working with type

Stay ahead of deadlines

Photoshop helps you streamline your workﬂow and meet any production challenge with tools like the File Browser that lets you manage ﬁles and folders conveniently.

Automate repetitive tasks

Streamline and simplify the production process by turning time-consuming jobs into automated operations.

Data-driven graphics Automate the production of repetitive artwork—such as business cards or Web banners—with the Variables feature. Design a template in Photoshop, set elements in the template as variables, and then generate an unlimited number of unique variations quickly by using scripts to replace the variable elements. See “

driven graphics” on page 501.

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File browser Use the File Browser to quickly organize and retrieve images from your hard

drive, external drives, CDs, and disks directly. Rotate images before opening them, batch rename, sort ﬁles, and manage image folders—all within the File Browser. The File Browser also displays image metatada, such as date created, date modiﬁed, and Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) information from digital cameras. See “

(Photoshop)” on page 78.

Actions Automate routine tasks such as batch processing by recording the steps as an action. Then simply click a button in the Actions palette to apply the action to other projects. For everyday jobs, turn the action into a droplet. Save the droplet on your desktop so that you can simply drag-and-drop to apply the action to individual ﬁles or folders of images. See “

Metadata support Repurpose, archive, or automate ﬁles in a workﬂow using XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) format to embed metadata into a document. You can also ensure that image information—such as caption, credits, and copyright—travel with the ﬁle. See “

Adding ﬁle information (Photoshop)” on page 459.

About actions” on page 484 and “Using droplets” on page 496.

Using the File Browser

Develop a reliable workﬂow

Keep ﬁles moving efﬁciently from the beginning of the process to the end.

Cross-platform compatibility Complete cross-platform support ensures a smooth workﬂow between Windows and Mac OS systems.

WebDAV support Connect Photoshop to a WebDAV server, and enjoy the beneﬁts of workgroup management. You can streamline collaboration by making sure the entire team has access to the ﬁles they need—with no fear that anyone will overwrite updates.

Managing ﬁles with WebDAV (Photoshop)” on page 82.

See “

Annotation tools Attach non-printing review comments or production notes to your Photoshop ﬁle with the notes tool, or use the audio annotation tool to record a voice message. See “

PDF security Protect your images by assigning passwords to your Photoshop PDF ﬁles. Use passwords to keep unauthorized people from opening a document or to disable printing and editing. See “Saving ﬁles in Photoshop PDF format (Photoshop)” on

page 450.

Tight integration The familiar Adobe interface makes it easy to use Photoshop in tandem with other Adobe software. See “

on page 18.

Annotating images (Photoshop)” on page 50.

Take advantage of tighter-than-ever integration”

Maintain color precisely

Keep color consistent across different devices and count on reliable output to any media.

Color management Photoshop simpliﬁes color management by gathering the controls into the Color Settings dialog box and providing predeﬁned settings for the most common workﬂows. See “

color management settings” on page 105, and “Soft-prooﬁng colors” on page 113.

Setting up color management” on page 104, “Using predeﬁned

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Color options Whether you’re creating artwork for print or Web, Photoshop lets you

choose the color mode that’s best for the job. When you’re creating imagery for four-color printing, you can work more efﬁciently—and use a wider range of ﬁlters—by creating the art in RGB mode. Use the Gamut Warning command to identify colors that can’t be reproduced in CYMK so you won’t be disappointed with the results when you convert the ﬁnished, ﬂattened ﬁle to CMYK.See “

About color modes and models (Photoshop)” on

page 86 and “Identifying out-of-gamut colors (Photoshop)” on page 136.

Precision print controls Photoshop gives you precise controls for printing full-color images, spot colors, duotones, or grayscale and black-and-white art. For high-end prepress workﬂows, there are even controls for dot gain, black-plate generation, and more. See “

“

Printing duotones” on page 479, and “Setting output options” on page 473.

Printing images” on page 470, “Adding spot colors (Photoshop)” on page 272,

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What’s New in Photoshop 7.0

Meet every challenge

Photoshop 7.0 rounds out its comprehensive toolset with new capabilities that help you meet every creative challenge, master every production demand, and handle any imageediting task efﬁciently.

File Browser Search for images visually and intuitively rather than just by ﬁlename. With the easy-to-view thumbnails in the File Browser window, you can quickly organize and retrieve images from your hard drive, external drives, CDs, and disks directly within Photoshop. The File Browser also displays image metatada, such as date created, date modiﬁed, and Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) information from digital cameras. Rotate images, batch rename, sort ﬁles, and manage image folders—all within the File Browser. See “

Using the File Browser (Photoshop)” on page 78.

Healing brush Effortlessly remove dust, scratches, blemishes, and wrinkles from your photographs, using only one tool. Unlike other cloning tools, the healing brush preserves the original shading, tonality, and texture in the retouched area. Use the related patch tool to work with selections. See “

Web transparency Make Web page elements transparent in Photoshop and ImageReady by simply clicking on the color you want to knock out. And with the new dithered transparency option, you can apply partial transparency to blend Web graphics seamlessly into any background—even patterns—without having to select a matte color ﬁrst. If you need to edit the transparent effects later, you can remap more than one color at a time and easily restore colors to their original settings. See “

Enhanced Web output Keep vector art and text looking crisp by letting Photoshop or ImageReady automatically assign a higher priority to those areas when you optimize an image for the Web. See “

WBMP support Preview and save for Web in WBMP format, commonly used for displaying images on PDAs and wireless devices. See “

format” on page 424.

Rollovers palette Use one convenient palette to create, view, and set rollover states. Add a layer-based rollover to a Web page by simply clicking a button, and use the Selected state option in the Rollovers palette to add sophisticated interactivity, with no need for Java scripting. For example, you can create navigation bars that trigger different rollover effects simultaneously. The Rollovers palette also displays all the slices, rollovers, image maps, and animations in a ﬁle, making it easy to get a quick overview of all the document states. See “

Using the Rollovers palette” on page 398.

Using the healing brush tool (Photoshop)” on page 189.

About optimization” on page 415.

Using weighted optimization” on page 428.

Optimization options for WBMP

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Workspaces Customize your Photoshop working environment by creating a palette

layout and then saving the layout as a workspace. If you share a computer, saving a workspace lets you instantly access your personalized Photoshop desktop each time you sit down to work. You can also create workspaces for speciﬁc tasks—one for painting and another for photo retouching or Web work, for example. See “

workspace” on page 29.

To ol presets Customize any tool and save your settings as a new, unique tool. Access your presets instantly from the options bar or the new tool Presets palette, which lets you view presets for all your tools in one convenient place. See “

(Photoshop)” on page 27.

Auto Color command With the new Auto Color command, color correction has never been easier—and Auto Color provides more reliable results than Auto Levels or Auto Contrast. See “

Data-driven graphics Whether you’re creating corporate business cards, an online catalog with hundreds of photos and descriptions, or a direct-mail piece with customized data, the new data-driven graphics features in ImageReady let you combine visual sophistication with automated production. Design a template and use the Layers palette to designate key elements as variables. Then use scripts, a Web production tool such as GoLive, or an image server such as Adobe AlterCast® to replace the variables with text or images pulled from an ODBC-compliant database. See “

page 501.

Using the Auto Color command (Photoshop)” on page 151.

Customizing your

Using tool presets

About data-driven graphics” on

Stay competitive

Photoshop 7.0 delivers new and enhanced tools to help you achieve your creative best. Experiment with sophisticated painting effects and patterns to turn your ideas into images that stand out.

New paint engine Create and save custom brushes with a powerful new paint engine that lets you adjust dozens of different brush settings—including size, shape, tilt, spacing, scatter, and jitter—to get precisely the effect you want. You can even simulate different canvas and paper textures. See “

dynamics (Photoshop)” on page 231.

Art studio brushes In addition to the brushes you create yourself, you can use the preset brushes included on the Photoshop CD to simulate traditional wet and dry brush painting techniques to duplicate the ﬁne-art effects such as charcoal or pastel. There are also special brushes for effects such as grass and leaves. See “

page 228.

Pattern Maker Simply make a selection and apply the Pattern Maker plug-in to generate abstract patterns or realistic textures such as sand or rocks. The plug-in performs a sophisticated analysis of your selection to avoid repetition and seamlessly tile the image. Use the patterns to create compelling Web backgrounds, enhance printed or on-screen artwork, or produce unique new imagery in combination with the painting engine. See “

ating patterns” on page 254.

Working with brushes” on page 228 and “About brush

Selecting preset brushes” on

Gener-

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Liquify enhancements The enhanced Liquify plug-in gives you greater control over

image warping with zoom, pan, and multiple undo. You can also save your meshes, which lets you return to an image after experimenting with the Liquify tools and start where you left off. Or apply the same mesh to different images; experiment on a low-resolution image, for example, and then apply the mesh to a high-resolution version. Create effects such as smoke or ﬁre with the new Turbulence brush. Use the new backdrop option to view individual layers or a ﬂattened version of the ﬁle so that you can see your distortions in context as you create them. See “

Using the Liquify command” on page 194.

Wo rk with conﬁdence

Photoshop 7.0 provides new controls and security settings for superior images, precise output, and worry-free ﬁle sharing.

PDF security Photoshop 7.0 offers complete support for Adobe Acrobat 5.0 security settings, allowing you to add tighter security to your Photoshop PDF ﬁles before sharing them with others online or adding them to an Adobe PDF workﬂow. You can set password protection to keep users who don’t know the password from opening the ﬁle. Or set one password to open the ﬁle and another to allow printing or editing. See “

Photoshop PDF format (Photoshop)” on page 450.

Saving ﬁles in

Picture Package enhancements Save time and money when printing by using Picture Package to print multiple images on one page. Enhancements to Photoshop 7.0 let you print to different page sizes, add labels or text to each image, print more than one image per page, and output images as one ﬂattened document or to separate layers. See

“

Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop)” on page 464.

Web photo gallery enhancements Showcase your work online quickly and easily by posting a gallery of images. Photoshop 7.0 offers sophisticated new templates to give you more design ﬂexibility, and a new security option lets you enter text or embed the ﬁlename, caption, or copyright information on the image as a watermark. See “

Web photo galleries (Photoshop)” on page 390.

XMP support XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) format lets you embed metadata into a document so that you can easily repurpose, archive, or automate ﬁles in a workﬂow. You can also ensure that image information—such as caption, credits, and copyright— travel with the ﬁle. See “

Multilingual spelling checker Search and replace text, check spelling in multiple languages within the same ﬁle, and correct spelling on one text layer or across all text layers in the same document. See “

Adding ﬁle information (Photoshop)” on page 459.

Checking for spelling errors (Photoshop)” on page 357.

Creating

Ta ke advantage of tighter-than-ever integration

Work more efﬁciently, thanks to tight integration between Photoshop and the latest releases in Adobe’s family of professional graphics software.

Illustrator Move ﬁles freely between Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator—layers, masks, transparency, and compound shapes are preserved. Maintain rollovers and animation information when you import Photoshop ﬁles into Illustrator, and export Illustrator HTML tables with CSS layers to Photoshop.

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InDesign Paste or drop native Photoshop ﬁles into Adobe InDesign—even layered

images. Paths, masks, and alpha channels in the Photoshop ﬁle can be used to remove image backgrounds or to create text wraps in the InDesign document.

GoLive Design and slice your Web page in Photoshop and then bring the sliced ﬁle directly into GoLive. Use the GoLive Smart Objects feature to generate variable designs automatically from Photoshop templates.

LiveMotion Drag and drop layered Photoshop ﬁles into a LiveMotion composition and quickly convert them into animation-ready independent objects, groups, or sequences. Photoshop blending modes, layer masks, and effects are preserved, and the Photoshop artwork stays editable as you animate and code.

Acrobat Include transparency information in PDF ﬁles saved out of Photoshop, add password protection to secure your Photoshop PDF ﬁles, and use the Include Vector Data option to preserve text and vector graphics as resolution-independent objects.

AlterCast When you want to automate the production of dynamic data-driven graphics, Adobe AlterCast is the perfect tool. This new image server software (available only in English) automatically replaces the variables—both text and graphics—in your Photoshop templates.

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Looking at the Work Area

Getting familiar with the work area

The Photoshop and ImageReady work area is arranged to help you focus on creating and editing images.

About the work area

The work area consists of the following components:

Menu bar The menu bar contains menus for performing tasks. The menus are organized by topic. For example, the Layers menu contains commands for working with layers.

Options bar The options bar provides options for using a tool. (See “

options bar” on page 26.)

To olbox The toolbox holds tools for creating and editing images. (See “

on page 24.)

Using the tool

Using the tools”

Palette well (Photoshop) The palette well helps you organize the palettes in your work area. (See “

Palettes Palettes help you monitor and modify images. (See “

Using the palette well (Photoshop)” on page 26.)

Using palettes” on page 28.)

Using the toolbox

The ﬁrst time you start the application, the toolbox appears on the left side of the screen. Some tools in the toolbox have options that appear in the context-sensitive tool options bar. (See “ type, select, paint, draw, sample, edit, move, annotate, and view images. Other tools in the toolbox allow you to change foreground/background colors, go to Adobe Online, work in different modes, and jump between Photoshop and ImageReady applications.

For more information on the foreground and background color controls, see “

foreground and background colors” on page 257.

Using the tool options bar” on page 26.) These include the tools that let you use

Choosing

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* Photoshop only

ImageReady only

The marquee tools

make rectangular, elliptical, single row, and single column selections.

The crop tool trims

images.

The move tool moves

selections, layers, and guides.

The slice tool creates

slices.

The lasso tools make

freehand, polygonal (straight-edged), and magnetic * (snap-to) selections.

The slice selection tool selects slices.

The magic wand tool

selects similarly colored areas.

The healing brush tool * paints with a

sample or pattern to repairs imperfections in a image.

The patch tool *

repairs imperfections in a selected area of an image using a sample or pattern.

The brush tool paints

brush strokes.

The pencil tool paints

hard-edged strokes.

The clone stamp tool

paints with a sample of an image.

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The pattern stamp tool * paints with part

of an image as a pattern.

The history brush tool * paints a copy of

the selected state or snapshot into the current image window.

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ImageReady only

The eraser tool

erases pixels and restores parts of an image to a previously saved state.

The background eraser tool * erases

areas to transparency by dragging.

The art history brush tool * paints with

stylized strokes that simulate the look of different paint styles, using a selected state or snapshot.

The gradient tools

create straight-line, radial *, angle *, reﬂected *, and diamond *, blends between colors.

The magic eraser tool erases solid-

colored areas to transparency with a single click.

The paint bucket tool ﬁlls similarly

colored areas with the foreground color.

The blur tool blurs

hard edges in an image.

The sharpen tool

sharpens soft edges in an image.

The smudge tool

smudges data in an image.

The dodge tool

lightens areas in an image.

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The burn tool

darkens areas in an image.

The type mask tools * create a

selection in the shape of type.

The sponge tool

changes the color saturation of an area.

The pen tools * let

you draw smoothedged paths.

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ImageReady only

The path selection tools * make shape or

segment selections showing anchor points, direction lines, and direction points.

The custom shape tool * makes

customized shapes selected from a custom shape list.

The type tools create

type on an image.

The annotation tools * makes notes

and audio annotations that can be attached to an image.

The eyedropper tool

samples colors in an image.

The measure tool *

measures distances, locations, and angles.

The hand tool moves

an image within its window.

The zoom tool

magniﬁes and reduces the view of an image.

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The image map tools § deﬁne image

map areas in an image.

The preview document tool §

previews rollover effects directly in ImageReady.

The image map select tool § selects

image maps.

The preview in default browser tool § previews

animations in a Web browser.

The toggle image map visibility tool §

toggles between showing and hiding image maps.

The toggle slices visibility tool §

toggles between showing and hiding slices in an image.

Using the tools

You select a tool by clicking its icon in the toolbox. A small triangle at the lower right of a tool icon indicates hidden tools. Positioning the pointer over a tool displays a tool tip with the tool’s name and keyboard shortcut.

To show or hide the toolbox:

Choose Window > Tools. A check mark indicates the item is showing.

To move the toolbox:

Drag the toolbox by its title bar.

To select a tool:

Do one of the following:

• Click its icon or press its keyboard shortcut. If the icon has a small triangle at its lower

right corner, hold down the mouse button to view the hidden tools. Then, click the tool you want to select.

• Press the tool’s keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is displayed in its tool tip.

To cycle through hidden tools:

Hold down Shift and press the tool’s shortcut key.

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To enable or disable cycling through a set of hidden tools (Photoshop):

1 Do one of the following:

• In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General.

• In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop > Preferences > General.

2 Select or deselect Use Shift Key for Tool Switch.

To display or hide tool tips:

1 Do one of the following:

• In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General.

• (Photoshop) In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop > Preferences > General.

• (ImageReady) In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > General.

2 Select or deselect Show Tool Tips.

Using the tool pointers

When you select most tools, the mouse pointer matches the tool’s icon. The marquee pointer appears by default as cross hairs, the text tool pointer as an I-beam, and painting tools default to the Brush Size icon.

Each default pointer has a different hotspot, where an effect or action in the image begins. With all tools except the move tool, annotation tools, and the type tool, you can switch to precise cursors, which appear as cross hairs centered around the hotspot.

To set the tool pointer appearance:

1 Do one of the following:

• (Photoshop) In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > Display & Cursors.

• (Photoshop) In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop > Preferences > Display & Cursors.

• (ImageReady) In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > Cursors.

• (ImageReady) In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > Cursors.

2 Choose a tool pointer setting:

• Click Standard under Painting Cursors, Other Cursors, or both to display pointers as

tool icons.

• Click Precise under Painting Cursors, Other Cursors, or both to display pointers as

cross hairs.

• Click Brush Size under Painting Cursors to display the painting tool cursors as brush

shapes representing the size of the current brush. Brush Size cursors may not display for very large brushes.

3 Click OK.

The Painting Cursors options control the pointers for the following tools:

• (Photoshop) Eraser, pencil, paintbrush, healing brush, rubber stamp, pattern stamp,

smudge, blur, sharpen, dodge, burn, and sponge tools.

• (ImageReady) Paintbrush, pencil, and eraser tools.

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The Other Cursors options control the pointers for the following tools:

• (Photoshop) Marquee, lasso, polygon lasso, magic wand, crop, slice, patch, eyedropper,

pen, gradient, line, paint bucket, magnetic lasso, magnetic pen, measure, and color sampler tools.

• (ImageReady) Marquee, lasso, magic wand, eyedropper, paint bucket, and slice tools.

To toggle between standard and precise cursors in some tool pointers, press Caps Lock. Press Caps Lock again to return to your original setting.

Using the tool options bar

Most tools have options that are displayed in the tool options bar. The options bar is context sensitive and changes as different tools are selected. Some settings in the options bar are common to several tools (such as painting modes and opacity), and some are speciﬁc to one tool (such as the Auto Erase setting for the pencil tool).

You can move the options bar anywhere in the work area, and dock it at the top or bottom of the screen.

To display the tool options bar:

Do one of the following:

• Choose Window > Options.

• Click a tool in the toolbox.

Lasso options bar

To return a tool or all tools to the default settings:

Do one of the following:

• Click the tool icon on the options bar, then choose Reset Tool or Reset All Tools from the

context menu.

• (ImageReady) In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General, then click

Reset All Tools.

• (ImageReady) In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > General, then click

Reset All Tools.

To move the options bar:

Drag the options bar by the gripper bar at its left edge.

Using the palette well (Photoshop)

The Photoshop options bar includes a palette well that helps you organize and manage palettes. The palette well is only available when using a screen resolution greater than 800 pixels x 600 pixels (a setting of at least 1024 x 768 is recommended).

Palettes are considered hidden when stored in the palette well. Clicking on the title of a palette stored in the well shows the palette until you click outside the palette.

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To store palettes in the palette well:

Drag the palette’s tab into the palette well so that the palette well is highlighted.

Docking a palette in the tool options bar

To use a palette in the palette well:

Click the palette’s tab. The palette remains open until you click outside it or click in the palette’s tab.

Using tool presets (Photoshop)

Tool presets let you save and reuse tool settings. You can load, edit, and create libraries of tool presets using the Tool Preset picker in the options bar, the Tool Presets palette, and the Preset Manager.

Tool Presets palette with All option selected

Tool Preset picker in the options bar

To create a tool preset:

1 Choose a tool, and set the options you want in the options bar.

2 Click the Tool Preset button on the left side of the options bar, or choose Window > Tool

Presets to display the Tool Presets palette.

3 Do one of the following:

• Click the Create New Tool Preset button .

• Choose New Tool Preset from the palette menu.

4 Enter a name for the tool preset, and click OK.

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To choose a tool preset:

Do one of the following:

• Click the Tool Preset button in the options bar, and select a preset from the pop-up

palette.

• Choose Window > Tool Presets, and select a preset.

To change the list of presets in the Tool Preset pop-up palette:

Do one of the following:

• To show all loaded presets, choose Show All Tool Presets from the palette menu.

• To sort the presets by tool, choose Sort By Tool from the palette menu.

• To show only the loaded presets for the active tool, choose Show Current Tool Presets

from the palette menu, or click the Current Tool Only button.

• To create, load, and manage libraries of tool presets, see “Using pop-up palettes” on

page 31 and “Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)” on page 54.

• To change the display of presets in the pop-up palette, choose Text Only, Small Text,

or Large Text from the palette menu.

Using palettes

Palettes help you monitor and modify images. By default, palettes appear stacked together in groups.

To display one palette:

Choose the palette name in the Window menu.

To show or hide multiple palettes:

Do one of the following:

• To show or hide all open palettes, the options bar, and the toolbox, press Tab.

• To show or hide all palettes, press Shift+Tab.

Changing the palette display

You can rearrange your palettes to make better use of your work area by using the following techniques:

• To make a palette appear at the front of its group, click the palette’s tab, or choose the

palette name from the Window menu.

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

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

outside of an existing group creates a new group.

• To move a palette to another group, drag the palette’s tab to that group.

• To display a palette menu, position the pointer on the triangle in the upper right

corner of the palette, and press the mouse button.

• To change the size of a palette, drag any corner of the palette (Windows) or drag the

size box at its lower right corner (Mac OS). Not all palettes can be resized.

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• To c ollapse a group to palette titles only, click the Minimize/Maximize box (Windows) or

the Zoom box (Mac OS), or double-click a palette’s tab. You can still access the menu of a collapsed palette.

Click to collapse or expand palette. A. Windows B. Mac OS X

• (ImageReady) To show or hide options for palettes that include hidden options (the

Optimize, Layer Options, and Slice palettes), click the Show Options button on the palette tab to cycle through palette displays, or choose Show Options or Hide Options from the palette menu.

Docking palettes together

Docking palettes together lets you view multiple palettes at the same time and move them as a group. Entire palette groups cannot be docked together at once, but you can dock the palettes from one group to another, one at a time.

In Photoshop, docked palettes and their locations are saved when you save a workspace.

In Photoshop, you can also store palettes in the palette well of the tool options bar. (See “Using the tool options bar” on page 26.)

To dock palettes together:

Drag a palette’s tab to the bottom of another palette so that the bottom of the target palette is highlighted.

To move an entire docked group, drag its title bar.

Customizing your workspace

The positions of all open palettes and movable dialog boxes are saved when you exit the application. Alternatively, you can always start with default palette positions or restore default positions at any time.

In addition to saving the positions of palettes and dialog boxes when you exit the application, you can save multiple layouts as different workspaces.

To save the current workspace layout:

1 Choose Window > Workspace > Save Workspace.

2 Enter a name for the workspace, and click OK.

To choose a workspace:

Choose Window > Workspace, and choose a workspace from the submenu.

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To delete a workspace:

1 Choose Window > Workspace > Delete Workspace.

2 Select the workspace you want to delete, and click Delete.

To reset palettes to the default positions:

Do one of the following:

• In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General, then select Save Palette

Locations.

• (Photoshop) In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop > Preferences > General, then select Save

Palette Locations.

• (ImageReady) In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > General, then select

Save Palette Locations.

• Choose Window > Workspace > Reset Palette Locations.

To always start with the default palette and dialog box positions:

1 Do one of the following:

• In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General.

• (Photoshop) In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop > Preferences > General.

• (ImageReady) In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > General.

2 Deselect Save Palette Locations. The change takes effect the next time you start the application.

Using pop-up sliders

A number of palettes and dialog boxes contain settings that use pop-up sliders (for example, the Opacity option in the Layers palette).

To use a pop-up slider:

Do one of the following:

• Position the pointer over the triangle next to the setting, hold down the mouse, and

drag the slider or angle radius to the desired value.

• Click the triangle next to the setting to open the pop-up slider box, and drag the slider

or angle radius to the desired value. Click outside the slider box or press Enter or Return to close the slider box. To cancel changes, press the Escape key (Esc).

To increase or decrease values in 10% increments when the pop-up slider box is open, hold down Shift and press the Up or Down arrow key.

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