Getting To Know Photoshop 7
Opening an Image
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Open Photoshop by clicking start=> programs=> adobe=> photoshop
2. Select File=> Open. Select the image you want to open.
The Tools
Photoshop has many areas you need to learn the names of the.
- Menu Bar is the main control of the program. This can be used to turn
on or off any of the rest under window and view. It contains filters and
adjustments which you will use, as well as open and save and save for the
web.
- Options Bar is where the tool options will appear when you select a
tool.
- Toolbox is where your basic interactive and manipulative tools are
selected. The options for each tool will be located on the option bar.
- Image Window is where you will see the image you are working on
- Info Bar- at the bottom of the screen will be info about your file.
- Palette well- your brush engine and file browser are hidden there.
They will only appear if window is wide enough.
- Palettes- the individual palettes for controlling many options on your
image such as layers, channels, history, etc.
The Toolbox is located on the left side of the default layout of
Photoshop. It has an assortment of tools for painting and editing your
image.
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By mousing over the tool, a text box comes up with the name of the tool and
the keyboard shortcut for that tool.
2. Select a tool by clicking on it or its shortcut. Click on the lasso
tool. The lasso tool has a shortcut of L. Hit your Z key and you will
see your tool change to the Zoom Tool just but using a keystroke.
3. Keyboard shortcuts
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M |
Marquee |
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V |
Move |
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L |
Lasso |
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W |
Magic Wand |
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C |
Crop |
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S |
Slice |
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J |
Healing Brush |
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B |
Brush Tool |
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S |
Clone Stamp Tool |
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Y |
History Brush |
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E |
Eraser Tool |
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G |
Gradient tool |
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R |
Smudge Tool |
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O |
Burn Tool |
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A |
Path Select |
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T |
Type tool |
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P |
Pen Tool |
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U |
Rectangle Tool |
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N |
Notes Tool |
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I |
Eye Dropper |
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H |
Hand Tool |
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Z |
Zoom Tool |
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D |
Default Colors |
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X |
Reverse colors |
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Q |
Quick Mask |
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Cntrl shft M |
Jump to image ready |
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F |
Full screen |
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Hidden Tools on the toolbox
The Toolbox is not big enough to display all the tools. many tools on the
tool bar have small corner carrots which when you right click or click and
hold drop out to the right.
Hot keys for tools can be used in conjunction with the shift key to
toggle through the nested or hidden tools. Also you can just click on the
tool you want successively with the alt key down to toggle the tool
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Marquee |
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Move |
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Lasso |
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Magic Wand |
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Crop |
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Slice |
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Healing Brush |
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Brush Tool |
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Clone Stamp Tool |
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History Brush |
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Eraser Tool |
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Gradient tool |
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Smudge Tool |
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Burn Tool |
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Path Select |
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Type tool |
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Pen Tool |
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Rectangle Tool |
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Notes Tool |
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Eye Dropper |
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Hand Tool |
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Zoom Tool |
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