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Chapter 1Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Chapter Lessons
• Start Adobe Photoshop CS4• Learn how to open and save an image• Use organizational and management
features• Examine the Photoshop window
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• Use the Layers and History panel• Learn about Photoshop by using Help• View and print an image• Close a file and exit Photoshop
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Chapter Lessons
Using Photoshop
• What is Photoshop?
– An image editing program used to create and modify digital images
• What is a digital image?
– A picture in an electronic form
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Using Photoshop
• What can Photoshop be used for?
– Create original artwork
– Manipulate color images
– Retouch photographs
– Repair damaged images
– Create images for Web pages
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Where to Obtain Images
• Create original artwork in Photoshop
• Use your own images taken with a digital camera
• Scanned images or those downloaded from the Web (permission?)
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Start Adobe Photoshop CS4
File Formats• Use Photoshop to open and create
different kinds of file formats
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various
Understanding Images
• An image is made up of dots called pixels
• In Photoshop, you can add, delete, or modify individual pixels or groups of pixels
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Start Photoshop (Windows)
• Click the Start button on the taskbar
• Point to All Programs,then click Adobe Photoshop CS4
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Start Button
Creating a New File
• Click File on the Application bar
• Click New
• Enter the required width in the Width text box
• Enter the required height in the Height text box
• Click OK
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Learn How to Open and Save an Image
Saving a File Options
• Use Save As to save a file under a new name and to preserve a copy of the original file
• Open a file in one file format (e.g., .BMP) and save it in another file format (e.g., .JPG)
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Setting Preferences
• Use the Preferences dialog box to customize how files are opened in Photoshop
• Options include:
– Using Open Recent to locate and open files recently worked on
– Changing the Image Preview to thumbnails
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Using the File Browser
• Examine files on your computer
• Organizational options include:
– Sort
– Rank
– Flag
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Using Adobe Bridge
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Rated and Approved file
Approved file
File Info Dialog Box
• Purposes of the File Info dialog box
– Identify a file
– Add a caption or other text to a file
– Add a copyright notice to a file
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Opening a File I
• Use the File menu to open a file:
– Click File on the Application bar, then click Open
– Click the Look in or From list arrow
– Navigate to the location of the file
– Click the file, then click Open
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Opening a File II
• Use the File Browser to open a file:
– Click the File Browser tab
– Navigate to the location of the file
– Double-click the file thumbnail to open it in Photoshop
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Adobe Bridge Window
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Folders tab
Resizing slider
Getting photos from your camera
• Use Adobe Bridge to move photos from your camera to your computer:
– Click File on the (Bridge) Application bar, then click Get Photos from Camera
– Use the Adobe Bridge CS4 Downloader dialog box to choose a device and storage location
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Using the Save As Command
• Use the Save As command to save an existing file with a new filename:
– Click File on the Application bar, then click Save As
– Navigate to the location where you want to save the file
– Type a new filename, then click Save
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Changing Document Display
• Each image displays in an individual tabbed window, by default
• Change to floating windows by clicking the Arrange Documents button on the Application bar, then click Float All in Windows
• Change the default (permanently) using the Preferences menu
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Examining the Photoshop Window
• The Workspace includes the following elements:
– Work area
– Application bar
– Tools panel
– Status bar
– panels
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Work Area
Tools panel
Panels
Status bar
Application bar
Dock
Customizing the Workspace
• Customize the workspace by positioning elements to suit your working style
• To save a workspace:
– Click the workspace switcher on the Application bar, click Save Workspace, type a name, then click Save
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Using Tools
• Use tools in Photoshop to perform actions (e.g., zoom, type text, etc.)
• Point to a tool to view a ScreenTip that provides the name or function of the tool
• Check the options bar to view current settings for a selected tool
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Using panels
• Use panels to verify settings and modify images
• Each panel can contain multiple panels
• Panels can be separated and moved around the workspace
• Each panel contains a list arrow and a menu
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Panel Example
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Click a tab to make a panel
active
Click to access the panel menu
Use the Layers & History panels
Understanding Layers
• What are layers?
– A section within an image that can be manipulated independently
– Use layers to control individual elements in an image
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Layers panel
• The order in which the layers appear in the Layers panel matches the order in which they appear in the image
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Layers panel
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Currently active layer
History panel
• The History panel contains a record of each task completed in an image
• The record of an event is called a state
• The History panel displays up to 20 states
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Learn about Photoshop by Using Help
• Photoshop Help information appears in a browser window
• You can click a topic on the left side of the window or enter a keyword in the Search text box
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Learn about Photoshop by Using Help
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View and Print an Image
• Use the Zoom tool to change views—up to a maximum of 1600%
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View and Print an Image
• Use the Page Setup dialog box to set printing options
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Close a File and Exit Photoshop Conclude a Work Session
• Close the file:– Click File on the Application bar, click
Close, then click Yes (Win) or Save (Mac)
• Exit Photoshop:– Click File on the Application bar, then
click Exit (Win)
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