Photoshop cs5 by steve Johnson part 1 potx

Once an image is opened in Photoshop, the designer can manipulate the image thousands of ways, from correcting color, reducing dust and scratches in an old image, removing a tree, or add

Getting Started with

Photoshop CS5

Introduction

Adobe Photoshop CS5 is a graphics design and image

enhancement program that runs seamlessly on both

Windows and Macintosh platforms Adobe Photoshop comes

in two editions: Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5

Extended Photoshop CS5 Extended edition has all the same

features included in the standard edition However, the

Extended edition contains additional features geared towards

creating more sophisticated content Adobe Photoshop CS5

and Photoshop CS5 Extended are stand-alone programs, but

they're also part of Adobe's Creative Suite of professional

programs that work together to help you create designs in

print, on the Web, or on mobile devices All Creative Suite 5

programs also include additional Adobe programs and

serv-ices—Bridge, CS Live, ConnectNow, Device Central,

Extension Manager, and ExtendScript Toolkit—to help you

manage and work with files

Creative artists from Hollywood, brochure designers, as

well as casual users turn to Photoshop for its proven ability

to create special effects and image composites Photoshop's

ability to manipulate digital images, restore old photographs,

as well as create digital artwork from scratch, has made

Photoshop the undisputed leader in the digital industry

When it comes to digital imaging, Photoshop is literally the

best software the computer industry has to offer

Photoshop accepts images created with any digital

camera, or traditional photographic film images converted to

digital format through the use of a scanner Once an image is

opened in Photoshop, the designer can manipulate the image

thousands of ways, from correcting color, reducing dust and

scratches in an old image, removing a tree, or adding a

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Install and Start Photoshop View the Photoshop Window Show and Hide Panels Work with Panels Work with Photoshop Tools Create a New Document Select Color Modes and Resolution Create a New Document Using Presets Work with Non-Square Pixels

Open Images Insert Images in a Document Import Raw Data from a Digital Camera Work with Smart Objects

Change Image Size and Resolution Check for Updates and Patches Get Help While You Work Save a Document Use the Status Bar

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The process of installing the Photoshop application, either 32- or 64-bit edition (New!), is fairly straightforward; you insert the Photoshop CS5 install disc into your DVD drive or download the software online to your computer, double-click the setup program and simply follow the on-screen instructions The first thing that will happen is that the installer will check to see if you have the minimum system requirements If you meet the minimums, the installer will guide you through the steps to complete the installation The whole process takes about ten minutes, and at the end of the process you can launch Photoshop for the first time Remember to have your serial number handy, because you will have to type it in during the installation process It's a good idea to have that serial number in a safe place, just in case you would need to reinstall Photoshop

Installing Photoshop

Install Photoshop CS5 in

Windows

Insert the Photoshop CS5 DVD into

your DVD ROM drive, or download

the software online to your hard

disk

If necessary, double-click the DVD

icon or open the folder with the

downloaded software, and then

double-click the setup icon

Follow the on-screen instructions

to install the product; the installer

asks you to read and accept a

licensing agreement, enter a serial

number, indicate the language you

want, enter or create an Adobe ID

or skip the step, and specify where

you want to install the software

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Did You Know?

The DVD comes with bonus content.

The Resources and Extras DVD

included with Adobe CS5 products

includes bonus content and files in the

Goodies folder Check it out! For more

free online resources, go to

www.adobe.com and visit Adobe

Studio Exchange

Install Photoshop CS5 in

Macintosh

Insert the Photoshop CS5 DVD into

your DVD ROM drive, or download

the software online to your hard

disk

If necessary, double-click the DVD

icon or open the folder with the

downloaded software, and then

double-click the Install icon

Follow the on-screen instructions

to install the product; the installer

asks you to read and accept a

licensing agreement, enter a serial

number, indicate the language you

want, enter or create an Adobe ID

or skip the step, and specify where

you want to install the software

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Did You Know?

Most Adobe applications can be

downloaded It's all very simple, you

go to www.adobe.com, click the

Products menu item, and then select

the application you want to purchase

You will need a credit card (of course),

and a lot of bandwidth

You can create a shortcut on the

Macintosh Drag and drop the

Photoshop program to the bottom of

the monitor screen, and then add it to

the shortcuts panel

You can use a 32- or 64-bit version of

Photoshop The terms 32-bit and 64-bit

refer to the way a computer CPU

processes information A 64-bit system

handles large amounts of RAM more

effectively than 32-bit systems The

64-bit version of Photoshop (New !)

per-forms day-to-day tasks 10% faster,

especially when you work with very

large files

Hardware/Software Minimum (Recommended) WINDOWS

Computer Processor Intel Xeon, Xeon Dual, Centrino, or Pentium 4;

AMD compatible Operating System Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or Windows

Vista SP1 or Windows 7 Hard Drive 1 GB of available space Available RAM 1 GB (2 GB recommended) Video Card 16-bit; 256 MB Video RAM Monitor Resolution 1024 x 768 (1280 x 800 recommended) DVD-ROM drive Any type

MACINTOSH

Computer Processor Intel-based Macs Operating System Macintosh OS X 10.5.7 or higher Hard Drive 2 GB of available space Available RAM 1 GB (2 GB recommended) Video Card 16-bit; 256 MB Video RAM Monitor Resolution 1024 x 768 (1280 x 800 recommended) DVD-ROM drive Any type

Photoshop CS5 System Requirements

You can launch Photoshop like any other program After you launch Photoshop, the program checks for updates to Photoshop and related CS5 software—including Adobe Bridge, and Adobe Help Viewer—

using the Adobe Updater If you want to access the Adobe Updater at any time, you can choose Updates from the Help menu Once inside this dialog box, you can click on Preferences to set Adobe Updater Preferences options You can choose to check for updates weekly or monthly and you can also specify whether you want Adobe to automat-ically download updates or ask before performing the download See

"Checking for Updates and Patches" on page 24 for information on using the Adobe Updater Preferences dialog box

Starting Photoshop

Start Photoshop CS5 in

Windows

Click Start on the taskbar.

Point to All Programs (which

changes to Back)

Point to an Adobe Collection CS5

menu, if needed

Click Adobe Photoshop CS5.

If you’re starting Photoshop CS5

for the first time, you might be

prompted to specify the following:

◆ Enter or create an Adobe ID to

register the product, click

Submit, and then click Done.

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Did You Know?

You can create and use a shortcut

icon on your desktop to start

Photoshop (Win) Click Start on the

taskbar, point to All Programs,

right-click Adobe Photoshop CS5, point to

Send To, and then click Desktop

(Create Shortcut) Double-click the

shortcut icon on your desktop to start

Photoshop

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Start Photoshop CS5 in

Macintosh

Open the Applications folder

(located on the main hard drive)

Double-click the Adobe Photoshop

CS5 folder.

Double-click the Adobe Photoshop

CS5 program icon.

If you’re starting Photoshop CS5

for the first time, you might be

prompted to specify the following:

◆ Enter or create an Adobe ID to

register the product, click

Submit, and then click Done.

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Shortcut for Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Did You Know?

You can create a shortcut on the

Macintosh Drag and drop the

Photoshop application to the bottom of

the monitor screen, and then add it to

the dock

You can create and use a keyboard

shortcut to start Photoshop (Win) Click

Start on the taskbar, point to All

Programs, right-click Adobe Photoshop

CS5, and then click Properties In the

Shortcut Key box, type or press any

letter, number, or function key, such as

P, to which Windows adds Ctrl+Alt

Click OK to create the keyboard

short-cut From anywhere in Windows, press

the keyboard shortcut you defined

(Ctrl+Alt+P) to start Photoshop

Viewing the Photoshop Window

Options bar

Displays options for the active tool.

Panels

Gives you access to Photoshop’s panels.

Document Window

Displays the current image, or it can be used

to create a graphic image from scratch.

Toolbox

Gives you

access to

all of the

drawing,

painting, and

selection

tools.

Zoom Size

Lets you quickly select a view size for the active document.

Applications bar

Displays options for working with and switching between documents and applications.

Workspace menu

Switches between workspaces.

Panels on Window menu

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Panels give you easy access to many task-specific commands and operations from color control to vector path information By default, the main panel display is located along the right side of your window You can use the Window menu or click a panel tab within a group to display

it, and then select options on the panel or choose panel-specific commands from the Panel Options menu to perform actions Instead of continually moving, resizing, or opening and closing windows, you can use the header bar with the panel tabs to collapse or expand individual panels within a window to save space

Showing and Hiding

Panels

Open and Close a Panel

Click the Window menu

Click a panel name, such as Color,

Layers, Navigator, Options, or

Tools

TIMESAVER To close a panel,

or a single tab, click the Options

menu and then click Close Tab

Group or Close (for a single tab)

On the Mac, you can also click the

Close button on the panel

Collapse or Expand a Panel

To collapse or expand an open

panel, click the dark gray area or

double-click a title tab on the

header bar of the panel

If the panel is in icon mode, click

on the icon to expand or collapse

it To reduce the panel back to

icon mode, click on the double

right-facing arrows in the dark

gray area To expand from icons to

panels, click on the double left

facing arrows

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Collapsed panels Expanded panels

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Working with

Panels

Add a Panel

Select a panel by clicking on the

named panel, or click the Window

menu, and then click the panel

name you want to display

Drag the panel into another

group

Subtract a Panel

Select a panel by clicking on the

named panel or click the Window

menu, and then click the panel

name you want to display

Drag the panel out of the group

Drop it onto the desktop (Mac) or

Photoshop window (Win)

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The movable panels are organized into groups, such as Color/

Swatches/Styles and History/Actions, to save screen space and help with workflow You can also add or subtract specific panels within a group to customize your workspace A panel appears with a header, which includes the tab titles and three options: the Collapse to Icons button, the Close button, and an Options menu The Options menu pro-vides you with panel commands The entire set of panels includes a double arrow at the top you can use to collapse and expand the entire panel back and forth between icons and full panels

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A group with two panels:

Color and Swatches

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Click to choose commands from the panel menu

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Did You Know?

You can dock and undock panels You

can dock and undock, or temporarily

attach and detach, panels or panel

groups in docking channels A docking

channel is a region located on the left

and right side of the Photoshop

win-dow to which you can temporarily

attach and detach panels When you

drag a panel over a dockable area, a

Hiding Panels While You Work

If Photoshop's panels get in the way, just press the Tab key to tem-porarily hide all the panels Or, you can hold down the Shift key, and then press the Tab key to hide the panels, but leave the Toolbox and Options bar Press the Tab key again to restore all the panels to their most recent positions

For Your Information

Collapse and Expand the Panel

Set Between Icons and Panels

◆ To collapse the panel set to icons

with text, click the double arrow

pointing right (Collapse to Icons) at

the top of the panels

◆ To expand the panel set from icons

with text to full panels, click the

double arrow pointing left (Expand

Panels) at the top of the panels

◆ To have an expanded panel icon

automatically collapse or hide

when you click away, right-click

(Win) or Control-click (Mac) a

panel, and then click

Collapse Icon Panels or

Auto-Show Hidden Panels.

Use the Panel Options Menu

Open or expand a panel

Click the Options button on the

right side of the panel header bar

Click a command from the list

(commands vary) Common

commands include:

◆ Close Closes the currently

displayed tab in the panel

◆ Close Tab Group Closes all the

tabs in the panel

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Click to collapse the panel set

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Click to expand the panel set