How to Do Everything

By: Laurie McCanna

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Paperback | 28 May 2002

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The world’s most popular photo editing tool just got easier to use. This user-friendly step-by-step resource breaks down the full range of features and shows you how to become more productive in Photoshop, and even points out potential stumbling blocks for beginners.

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Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Understanding the Photoshop Interface	p. 1
Learning the Photoshop Interface	p. 2
The Status Bar	p. 2
Cues from Cursors	p. 4
Tool Tips for Identification	p. 4
Context-Sensitive Menus	p. 4
Learning the Toolbox	p. 5
Choosing Colors	p. 6
Other Toolbox Options	p. 8
Learning the Options Bar	p. 9
Drop-Down Menus	p. 10
Using Palettes	p. 10
Minimizing and Closing Palettes	p. 10
Drop-Down Menus	p. 11
Dragging, Dropping, and Grouping Palettes	p. 11
The Palette Well	p. 11
Learning the File Browser	p. 12
The Power of the File Browser	p. 13
Changing Your View	p. 16
Creating a Layered Image	p. 19
Learning Layers	p. 20
The Layers Palette	p. 20
Changing the Layer Preview	p. 22
Creating a New File	p. 22
Creating a New Layer	p. 24
Creating a New Empty Layer	p. 24
Creating a New Layer by Copying	p. 25
Creating a New Layer by Duplicating	p. 26
Working with Layers	p. 27
Naming a Layer	p. 27
Filling a Layer	p. 28
Moving Layer Contents	p. 29
Changing the Opacity of a Layer	p. 30
Hiding a Layer	p. 30
Deleting a Layer	p. 32
Changing the Order of Layers	p. 32
Dragging Layers Between Images	p. 32
Exploring Blending Modes	p. 33
Locking the Transparency of a Layer	p. 36
Changing the Color of a Layer by Locking Pixels	p. 37
Creating Linked Layers	p. 37
Aligning Linked Layer Contents	p. 39
Organizing with Layer Sets	p. 39
Creating a Layer Set	p. 40
Adding Layers to the Layer Set	p. 40
Renaming and Color Coding Layer Sets	p. 41
Collapsing and Expanding Layer Sets	p. 41
Using Layer Sets	p. 41
Working with a Single Layer Within a Layer Set	p. 42
Merging Layers	p. 42
Merging Some, but Not All Layers	p. 42
Merging All Layers	p. 43
Saving a File	p. 43
Saving a File for the Web	p. 45
Saving a File for Print	p. 46
Setting Your Preferences	p. 49
Setting Up General Preferences in Photoshop	p. 50
Setting Preferences for File Handling	p. 53
Setting Preferences for Display and Cursors	p. 54
Setting Preferences for Transparency and Gamut	p. 56
Setting Preferences for Units and Rulers	p. 57
Setting Preferences for Guides and Grids	p. 58
Setting Preferences for Plug-Ins and Scratch Disks	p. 61
Setting Preferences for Memory and Image Cache	p. 62
Establishing a Working Color Space in Photoshop	p. 63
Saving Your Workspace	p. 64
Saving a Workspace	p. 64
Loading a Workspace	p. 64
Creating Selections	p. 65
Learning the Photoshop Selection Tools	p. 66
The Marquee Tools	p. 67
The Lasso Tools	p. 68
The Magic Wand Tool	p. 70
Learning Basic Selection Commands	p. 71
Modifying a Selection Using the Options Bar	p. 72
Options for the Marquee Tools	p. 72
Options for the Lasso Tools	p. 75
Options for the Magic Wand Tool	p. 75
Filling a Selection	p. 76
Stroking a Selection	p. 76
Moving a Selection	p. 77
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Selections	p. 78
Cutting a Selection	p. 78
Copying a Selection	p. 78
Copying a Merged Selection	p. 78
Pasting a Selection	p. 78
Pasting into a Selection	p. 78
Cropping a Selection	p. 78
Modifying a Selection	p. 79
Selecting Color Range	p. 81
Growing a Selection	p. 82
Selecting Similar Areas	p. 82
Saving a Selection	p. 83
Loading a Selection	p. 83
Selecting Everything on a Layer	p. 84
Transforming a Selection	p. 84
Scaling a Selection	p. 85
Rotating a Selection	p. 86
Using the Transformation Option Bar	p. 87
Creating Additional Types of Transformations	p. 87
Skewing a Selection	p. 88
Distorting a Selection	p. 88
Adding Perspective to a Selection	p. 89
Acquiring Images	p. 91
Targeting your Image Size and Resolution	p. 92
Selecting an Image Size for the Web	p. 92
Selecting an Image Size for Video	p. 93
Selecting an Image Size for Print from the Desktop	p. 93
Selecting an Image Size for Commercial Printing	p. 94
Scanning an Image into Photoshop	p. 95
Resizing an Image	p. 97
Changing the Size of an Image	p. 97
Changing the Resolution of the Image	p. 98
Cropping a Scanned Image	p. 98
Cropping Using the Crop Tool	p. 99
Cropping Using a Selection	p. 100
Straightening a Crooked Scan	p. 100
Retouching a Photograph Using Tools	p. 100
Using the Clone Tool	p. 102
Using the Healing Brush Tool	p. 104
Using the Patch Tool	p. 104
Using the Dodge Tool to Lighten	p. 104
Using the Burn Tool to Darken	p. 105
Using the Sponge Tool to Intensify or Desaturate Colors	p. 105
Using the Smudge Tool to Blend	p. 105
Using the Sharpen Tool	p. 106
Using the Blur Tool	p. 106
Retouching a Photograph Using Filters and Commands	p. 107
One Hit Wonders--Auto Levels, Contrast, and Auto Color	p. 107
Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter	p. 108
Applying the Dust and Scratches Filter	p. 110
Adjusting Contrast and Color in a Photograph	p. 110
Adjusting Contrast in a Photograph Using Levels	p. 110
Adjusting Contrast in an Image with Layer Modes	p. 112
Adjusting Color and Saturation in a Photograph Using Variations	p. 113
Correcting Red Eye	p. 114
Colorizing a Black-and-White Photograph	p. 114
Using the Paint and Fill Tools	p. 117
Using the Paint and Eraser Tools	p. 118
Using the Paintbrush Tool	p. 119
Using the Pencil Tool	p. 120
Using the Eraser Tool	p. 121
Using the Background Eraser Tool	p. 121
Using the Magic Eraser Tool	p. 121
Selecting Options for the Paint Tools	p. 121
Using the Brush Preset Picker	p. 122
Adjusting Brush Presets	p. 125
Adjusting Options for Eraser Tools	p. 130
Options for the Eraser Tool	p. 131
Options for the Background Eraser Tool	p. 132
Options for the Magic Eraser Tool	p. 133
Learning the Liquify Tool	p. 133
Creating Gradients	p. 134
The Gradient Editor	p. 135
Creating a Custom Gradient	p. 136
Applying a Gradient	p. 138
Loading New Gradient Sets	p. 138
Gradient Options	p. 138
Creating Custom Pattern Fills	p. 141
Using the History Palette	p. 141
Going Back in Time with the History Palette	p. 142
Deleting a Single History State	p. 143
Adding Type	p. 145
Editing Type	p. 146
Type Options Bar	p. 147
Editing Existing Type	p. 151
Using the Character Palette	p. 151
Creating a Type Mask	p. 154
Creating Paragraph Text	p. 155
The Paragraph Palette	p. 156
Copying and Pasting Type from Another Application	p. 157
Finding and Replacing Text	p. 158
Spell Checking Text	p. 158
Rasterizing Type	p. 159
Rotating Type	p. 159
Changing the Opacity and Blending Mode of Type	p. 160
Sharing Files that Contain Editable Type	p. 160
Creating Wow with Layer Effects	p. 163
Creating Layer Effects	p. 164
Managing Layer Effects	p. 175
Hiding Layer Effects	p. 175
Copying Layer Effects	p. 176
Deleting Layer Effects	p. 176
Applying a Layer Style	p. 176
Creating a Layer Style	p. 177
Deleting a Layer Style	p. 178
Saving a Layer Style	p. 178
Loading Layer Styles	p. 178
Creating Special Effects with Filters	p. 179
Adding Artistic Effects	p. 180
Altering a Filter Effect	p. 185
Going Wild with Filters	p. 186
Creating Three Dimensional Effects	p. 186
Create 3-D Figures in Space	p. 188
Using Lighting Effects	p. 190
Creating Edge Effects	p. 193
Creating Graphics for the Web	p. 195
Understanding Goals for Web Graphics	p. 196
GIF vs. JPEG	p. 197
Creating a GIF File	p. 197
Getting Really Small with GIFs	p. 202
Creating a JPEG File	p. 202
Previewing Web Graphics	p. 204
Legibility and Web Graphics	p. 204
Creating a Transparent GIF	p. 205
Creating an Image Map	p. 207
Using the Image Map Tools	p. 207
Creating an Image Map from Slices	p. 209
Making Rollover Buttons	p. 210
Creating Simple Rollover Buttons	p. 210
Creating Secondary Rollovers	p. 211
Rollover States	p. 213
Creating an Animation	p. 213
Creating a Simple Animation	p. 214
Creating a Web Page Background	p. 215
Using the Pattern Maker in Photoshop	p. 217
Creating a Seamless Background by Hand	p. 219
Creating Simple Geometric Backgrounds	p. 220
Using Seamless Patterns	p. 222
Using the Shape and Pen Tools	p. 225
Using the Shape Tools	p. 226
Shape Layers	p. 228
Changing a Shape Layer to a Regular Layer	p. 229
Editing Shapes	p. 230
Combining Shapes	p. 232
Creating Shapes as Paths	p. 232
Creating Shapes as Bitmaps	p. 235
Creating a Custom Shape	p. 236
Creating a Custom Shape from Artwork	p. 236
Creating a Custom Shape from Type	p. 236
Using the Pen Tool	p. 237
Using Productivity Tools	p. 243
Creating Tool Presets	p. 244
Creating a Type Tool Preset	p. 245
Creating a Brush Tool Preset	p. 246
Cropping to a Set Size	p. 246
Saving and Loading Tool Presets	p. 249
Using the Preset Manager	p. 250
Deleting and Renaming Presets	p. 250
Changing the View for Presets	p. 252
Saving Subsets of Libraries	p. 252
Creating a Custom Document Size	p. 253
Using Annotations	p. 255
Adding a Text Note	p. 255
Recording an Action	p. 257
Creating a Simple Action	p. 257
Playing, Loading, and Editing Actions	p. 259
Using the Batch Command	p. 262
Creating a Droplet	p. 263
Creating a Web Gallery	p. 264
Creating a Contact Sheet	p. 266
Moving Between Applications	p. 271
Working with Adobe Illustrator	p. 272
Working with Linked Files	p. 272
Working with Photoshop Files in Illustrator	p. 273
Working with Illustrator Files in Photoshop	p. 276
Using Illustrator Artwork to Make a Custom Photoshop Shape	p. 279
Working with Adobe After Effects	p. 281
Importing a Photoshop File as a Composition	p. 282
Importing Photoshop Files as Footage	p. 282
Editing an Imported Photoshop File	p. 284
Working with Adobe LiveMotion	p. 284
Importing a Photoshop File into LiveMotion	p. 285
Working with Macromedia Flash	p. 285
Working with Microsoft Word	p. 287
Saving Graphics for Microsoft Word	p. 287
Importing Graphics into Microsoft Word	p. 289
Working with Microsoft PowerPoint	p. 289
Creating a Full Screen Graphic for PowerPoint	p. 290
Transparent Graphics and Animated Graphics	p. 290
Adding Graphics to PowerPoint	p. 290
Exporting Slides from PowerPoint	p. 290
Resources for Photoshop	p. 293
Learning More about Photoshop	p. 294
Laurie McCanna's Web Site	p. 294
Computer Arts Tutorials	p. 294
Designs by Mark Photoshop Tips	p. 295
Identifont	p. 295
Jay Arraich's Photoshop Tips	p. 296
Metallic Tutorials	p. 296
Production Graphics with Wendy Peck	p. 297
Team Photoshop Tutorials	p. 297
Download Goodies for Photoshop	p. 297
About.com Photoshop Downloads	p. 297
Acid Fonts	p. 297
Action Xchange	p. 297
Adobe Expert Center	p. 297
Cybia Freeware	p. 298
Deep Space Web	p. 298
Dingbat Pages	p. 299
FontFace	p. 299
FontFreak	p. 299
Photoshop Roadmap	p. 300
The Scriptorium	p. 301
V-Brush	p. 301
Connect with Photoshop Users	p. 302
Adobe's User-to-User Forums	p. 302
Comp.graphics.apps.photoshop and alt.graphics.photoshop	p. 303
Photoshop Beginner's Group	p. 304
Photoshop Discussion List by E-mail	p. 304
Graphic Cafe Mailing List	p. 304
Search for Photoshop Answers	p. 304
Try Out Commercial Plug-ins	p. 304
Adromeda Software	p. 304
Alien Skin Software	p. 305
AutoFX Software	p. 306
Extensis Software	p. 306
Flaming Pear Software	p. 307
Nik Software	p. 307
Panopticum Software	p. 308
Procreate Software	p. 308
Sapphire Innovations Software	p. 308
Vertigo 3d Software	p. 309
Browse Copyright Information	p. 309
Ten Big Myths about Copyright Explained	p. 310
U.S. Copyright Office--Copyright Basics	p. 310
Adobe Article on Copyright Questions	p. 310
Copyright FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)	p. 310
Solving Common Photoshop Problems	p. 313
Solve Performance Problems	p. 314
Get Unstuck	p. 319
Quick Tricks	p. 327
Index	p. 331
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