18.

sijenja2009
0:37

http://videos.jimmyr.com/ph/photoshop/you_suck_photoshop_3
_clone_stamp_and_manual_cloning_os.php

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+10AwesomePhotoshopPSDFiles

<file://Y:\TUTORIALS\ADOBE\PHOTOSHOP\+10AwesomePhotoshopPSDFiles>

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Cassete
19.veljae2010.
0:04

<file://Y:\TUTORIALS\ADOBE\PHOTOSHOP\+10AwesomePhotoshopPSDFiles\10AwesomePhotoshop
PSDFiles 01[nooTyGuy]\cassette>

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Openphone
19.veljae2010.
0:08

<file://Y:\TUTORIALS\ADOBE\PHOTOSHOP\+10AwesomePhotoshopPSDFiles\10AwesomePhotoshop
PSDFiles 01[nooTyGuy]\openPhone_by_Walrick>

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10AwesomePhotoshopTutorials01[nooTyGuy]
18.veljae2010.
23:47

ASlick
Supernatu...

<file://Y:\TUTORIALS\ADOBE\PHOTOSHOP\+10AwesomePhotoshopTutorials\10AwesomePhotoshop
Tutorials01[nooTyGuy]\ASlickSupernaturalTextEffect.pdf>

Advanced
Gloweffects

HowTo
CreateaFl...

HowTo
CreateaS...

HowToPut
SmokinBu...

Photoshop
UpYourO...

Professional
Photograp...

Seriously
CoolPhot...

TextOnFire
EffectInP...

Transformin
gaDayligh...

<file://Y:\TUTORIALS\ADOBE\PHOTOSHOP\+10AwesomePhotoshopTutorials\10AwesomePhotoshop
Tutorials01[nooTyGuy]\TransformingaDaylightImageIntoaWildNight.pdf>

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PSCS4LINKS
14.studenog2009.
16:53

http://tutorialindex.com/redirect/24491

Photoshoptutoriali
Naovomblogusebavimouglavnomsamokodiranjem.Ovdjeneebititutorialazakoritenjegrafikih
programa,nopredloitiuvamnekelinkovekojeevamutomesigurnopomoi.
InobscuroPhotoshoptutorials mojitutorialinaengleskom
GoodTutorials vieod9000tutoriala
Spoono
AbsoluteCross
PhotoshopSupport
Pixel2Life
Photoshoptutorial
PSlover
Phong
PhotoshopCafe
Tutorialized
iDigitalEmotion
ArtCone ovdjeimaiparmojih
TutorialOutpost
PhotoshopGuru'sHandbook

Tutorialinahrvatskomjeziku

Tutorijali.Net
Telfontutoriali
Photodesign
http://www.mi3dot.org/tutorials/comments/53/

Video:
http://videos.jimmyr.com/pa/painting_photoshop/
http://videos.jimmyr.com/ph/photoshop/you_suck_photoshop_3
_clone_stamp_and_manual_cloning_os.php

Pasted from <http://tutor.blog.hr/2005/12/1620479308/photoshop-tutoriali.html>

http://compov.blog.hr/arhiva200605.html#1621027797
http://www.tutorijali.net/php/korigiranje_adrese
http://photodesign.blog.hr/

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14.studenog2009.
16:31

http://tutorialindex.com/redirect/24491

Photoshoptutoriali
Naovomblogusebavimouglavnomsamokodiranjem.Ovdjeneebititutorialazakoritenjegrafikih
programa,nopredloitiuvamnekelinkovekojeevamutomesigurnopomoi.
InobscuroPhotoshoptutorials mojitutorialinaengleskom
GoodTutorials vieod9000tutoriala
Spoono
AbsoluteCross
PhotoshopSupport
Pixel2Life
Photoshoptutorial
PSlover
Phong
PhotoshopCafe
Tutorialized
iDigitalEmotion
ArtCone ovdjeimaiparmojih
TutorialOutpost
PhotoshopGuru'sHandbook

Tutorialinahrvatskomjeziku
Tutorijali.Net
Telfontutoriali
Photodesign
Pasted from <http://tutor.blog.hr/2005/12/1620479308/photoshop-tutoriali.html>

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18.sijenja2010.
20:23

Photsohopresursi
Brushevi
www.deviantart.com
www.photoshopbrushes.com
www.8nero.net
www.17wings.net
www.7days.net/
www.echoica.net/
Renderi
www.clantemplates.com/
www.gamerenders.com/
www.gfxgamers.net/
www.planetrenders.net/
Slike
www.freefoto.com
www.desk.spbland.ru/
www.sxc.hu/
Upload
www.photobucket.com/
www.imageshack.us/
www.bonafideimg.com/
Trailice
www.ask.com

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Photoshoptutoriali
14.studenog2009.
16:31

http://tutorialindex.com/redirect/24491

Photoshoptutoriali
Naovomblogusebavimouglavnomsamokodiranjem.Ovdjeneebititutorialazakoritenjegrafikih
programa,nopredloitiuvamnekelinkovekojeevamutomesigurnopomoi.
InobscuroPhotoshoptutorials mojitutorialinaengleskom
GoodTutorials vieod9000tutoriala
Spoono
AbsoluteCross
PhotoshopSupport
Pixel2Life
Photoshoptutorial
PSlover
Phong
PhotoshopCafe
Tutorialized
iDigitalEmotion
ArtCone ovdjeimaiparmojih
TutorialOutpost
PhotoshopGuru'sHandbook

Tutorialinahrvatskomjeziku
Tutorijali.Net
Telfontutoriali
Photodesign
Pasted from <http://tutor.blog.hr/2005/12/1620479308/photoshop-tutoriali.html>

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Photoshopvideotutoriali
18.sijenja2009
0:37

http://videos.jimmyr.com/pa/painting_photoshop/
http://videos.jimmyr.com/ph/photoshop/you_suck_photoshop_3
_clone_stamp_and_manual_cloning_os.php

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http://photodesign.blog.hr/
14.studenog2009.
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http://www.tutorijali.net/index.php?
kategorija=photoshop&stranica=1
18.sijenja2010.
18:05

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http://www.croxp.org/news.php
14.studenog2009.
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http://compov.blog.hr/arhiva200605.html#1621027797
14.studenog2009.
17:39

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NADOGRADNJASOFTWAREAMOBITELA

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INTERNETENCIKLOPEDIJA

SERIALS

CAFEMOBIL(tamoaktivan)

SISAKINFO

XTHOST

MEDIAPROJECT

ODLIANHOROSKOPAKIDNEVNI

TZOMBIX

PARA

VAKICA

HACKERONLINE

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GRAYFOX

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differences
16.oujka2010.
22:00

Ifyouweregoingtoworkwithvectorgraphics,youwouldgostraighttoAdobeIllustrator,
sincePhotoshopandFireworksismoreonthebitmapeditingsideofthings.Iwouldsay
workingwithvectorsinIllustratorismucheasierthaninbitmapeditors,sincethereare
featuresinIllustratorthataredesignedspecificallyforvectorse.g.LivePaintandLiveTrace.
BetweenPhotoshopandFireworks,bothareverygoodprograms.Personally,Ifeelthat
Photoshopismoresuitedineditingphotographywithitsdifferentfiltersforaddingspecial
effects,whileFireworksissuitedforwebdesignanddevelopmentwiththeabilitytocontrol
theelementsseparately.
Pasted from <http://www.astahost.com/info.php/Adobe-Photoshop-Macromedia-Fireworks_t2282.html>

IthinkthequestionofFireworksorPhotoshopisbestansweredbyfiguringoutwhatyou
wanttodowithit.FWwasdesignedtocompetewithImageReady(youknowtheprogram
connectedtoPSbyhittingCtrl+Shift+M)andnotdirectlycompetingwithPS.
FWisawesomebecauseeverythingyoucreatewiththePentoolorshapesarevectors,
whichmakesiteasyforresizingelementswithoutlosinganyquality.
IstartedoutusingPSandafewyearsagomadetheswitchtoFWfor"most"things.Ithink
it'seasiertousegradients,fills,strokes,etc...FWismoreofaWebsiteDesignertoolwhilePS
isgenerallyseenasaPhotoEditingprogram.
ItreallyalldependsonwhatI'mdoing.IfIneedtodosomecrazygraphicthingslikeusing
brushesorgrunginganimageout,I'llusePS.Ithinkthemostimportantthingistogetagood
feelforwhatprogramdoesWHATbestanduseitaccordingly!
replybyMark
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PhotoShopRjecnik

Naovojstranicisuprevedenenabosanskijezik:rjeci,komandeipojmovizastupljeniuAdobePhoto
Shopu.
|a||b||c||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||q||r||s||t||u||v||w||x||y|
|z||dodatak|
Rjecisuprevedeneuzpomoc:(engleskosrpskohrvatkirjecnik;RudolfFilipovic)(Naucno/Tehnicki
rjecnikenglesko srpskohrvatski;ReljaPopic,NaimAfgan,BranimirLolic)
A
Again opet
Anchorsidro
Automateautomatski
Adjustmentpodesavanje,namjestanje
Angle ugao
Arrangeporedati,svrstati,srediti
Align poravnanje
Action akcija
Alignmentporavnanje,svrstavanjeured,liniju,smjer
Actual aktuelni,trenutni
Achievepostici
Appearspojava,pojavljivanje
Avoid izbjeci
Attemptingproba,pokusavanje
Apply primjeniti,staviti
^
B
Blur mutnoca
Blurryzamagljeno
Beyondpreko,izvan,iznad
Below ispod
Bar
pregrada
Brush/escetka,cetke
Border rub,granica
Bottom
zadnjidio,dno,podloga,temelj
Backgroundpozadina,zadnjiplan
Batch kolicina,partija,serija
Balancebalans,ravnoteza
Brightnessostrina(slike)
Bitmapvidikrajstranice!
Bevel ukosenost,kosina,brusenaivica,rub
^

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Certainodredjeno,odredjenim
Cache vidikrajstranice!
Crop otkinuti
Contrastkontrast,protivnost,suprotnost,isticatise
Curves krive,krivulje
Calculationproracun,kalkulacija
Canvas radnapovrsina,slika,platno(slikarsko)
Conditionaluvjetovano
Clear jasno,cisto,rascisceno
Copy kopija
Cut
rez
Contractsazeti,suziti,ograniciti
Channelkanal
Cascadevalovitopadati
CMYK(color)vidikrajstranice!
^
D
Dihteringpodrhtavanje,drhtanje
Distortiskriviti,izobliciti
Duplicateduplicirati
Duotonevidikrajstranice!
Drop(shadow)spustenasjena
Delete izbrisati,ponistiti
Distributedistribuirati
^

E
Entire potpun
Equalizeizjednaciti
Emboss
ukrasitireljefom,ispupcenost
Enable osposobiti,nacinitiaktivnim
Edges ivice
Effect efekat
Expand
prosiriti,siriti
Edit promjeniti,urediti
F
File
dokument
Fit
potpun
Fill
ispuniti,popuniti
Flattenravno,poravnano(2D)
Featherukrasiti,pero,pramen
G
Gradientnagib,strmina
Grain zrna,zrnca,pjescanazrna
Grayscalecrno_bjeliprikaz
Grow povisen
Gamut skala,opseg
Grid resetka,mreza

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GIF
vidikrajstranice!
Guide crtavodilja
H
Histogramvidikrajstranice!
Hover lebdjeti
Hue boja,nijansa
Hide sakriti
I
Invert obrnuti,okrenuti
Incrementspovecanje
Insteadumjestotoga
Increasepovecati
Image oblik,slika,odraz
Inner(shadow)unutarnjasjena
Inverseobrnuto,obratno
Icon simbol
Indexed(color)vidikrajstranice!
J
Jaggy zupcast,nazubljen
Jumptoprebacitiseu...
K

L
Lessen spadati,smanjiti
Lower nizi
Level nivo
Lock zakljucati
Layer sloy

Mode nacin
Mattinghasura,otirac,prostirac
Merge stopiti,sjediniti
Mask maska
Multichannelvisekanalni
Modifyizmjeriti,promjeniti
Mixer mikser

N
Newnovi
O

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Onto na
Overlaypremaz,presvlaka
Overallukupno
Opacityneprozirnost,tamnoca
Open otvori,otvoreno
Optionsopcije
Outer vanjski
P
Patternuzorak,ablona,dezen
Posterizeobojenotemperama,poster
Preserveocuvati
Previousprethodni
Path putanja,smjer
Paste zaljepiti
Patternuzor,primjer
Purge cistiti,izbistriti
Perspectivepoglednasadrzinuslikeupravomodnosu
Preferencesizbor
Q
R
Replacepremjestiti,promjenitimjesto
Rotate okrenuti
RGB(color)vidikrajstranice!
Rendernacrtati,rendirati
Reveal otkritisve,pokazatisve
Resize promjenitivelicinu
Revert vratitisena...
S
Size velicina
Swatchesuzorci,primjerci(kolorpaleta)
Saturationzasicenost
Selectiveselektivno
Shadesoblik,oblici
Salvagespasiti
Smooth
glatkoca
Speck mrlja,tacka,pjega,cestica
Snapshotbrzisnimak
Snap(s)odgristi,zgrabiti
Sponge
izbrisati(spuzvom)
Square kvadrat/pravougaonik
Shape oblik
Save sacuvati(memorisati)
Source izvor
Setup namjestanje
Stroke ublaziti
Skew kos,kriv
Snap scepati
Smooth
ravno,glatko
Select selektirati
Similarslicnost,istovrsnost

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T
Trap zamka
Thresholdpocetak,ulaz,prag
Type slovo,znak,simbol
Tile
oblozitiplocicama(fig.)
Tools alati
Topics teme,predmeti
U
Undo ponistiti,"neprihvatiti"
V
Variationsvarijacije
View pogled
Visiblevidljivo
Vignetteskica,sliicaslikanakojojsevidesamoglavairamena
aobrisiseslijevajusapozadinom
W
Whole cjelina,sve,sadrzaj
Window
prozor
X
Y
Z
Zoominuvecati
Zoomoutumanjiti
DODATAK
CMYK:cyan,magenta,yellow,keycolor(black).Jesistemcetiribojekojisekoristiustampanju
ilikodnekihprinteraikopiraparata.Slikamemorisana(Save)uovomformatujetehnickigledano
sastavljenaodcetirimanjeslikeucrnobjelojtehnicigdjesvakaodovihmanjihslika
predstavljajednuodnavedenecetiriboje.Ovakvaslikazauzimacetiriputavisememorijenego
slikaistevelicineucrnobjelojtehnici.
RGB:Jekolorsistemkojisenpr.koristizaekraneiskanere.Slikamemorisana(Save)uovomformatu
zauzimatriputavisememorijenegoslikaistevelicineucrnobjelojtehnici.
GIF:GraphicInterchangeFormat.NajvisesekoristizaWeb.Mozedasadrzido256boja.
BITMAP:Digitalnainformacijakojapomocunulaijedinicaopisujedigitalnuslikuilistranicu.
CACHE:diomemorijekojikompjuterkoristiprivremenodabistobrzemogaodaprikazeonosto
jepotrebno.
DUOTONE:Jesistemoddvijebojekojisekoristiucrnobjelojtehnicizapovecanjetonovaboja.
Samose8bitgrayscaleslikemogukonvertiratiuDuotone.

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HISTOGRAM:Jegrafickiprikazsvihtonovabojanajednojslici.AkoodemouImage>Histogram
mozemovidjetitrenutnigrafickiprikazjedneslike.Kodlosihslika(skaniranje)jeovoodmah
uocljivouHistogramupagamozemoipoboljsati.

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3.oujak2009
19:22

Alt+BackSpace=Fill(oboji)
Ctrl+BackSpace>swatchbackgroundandfillwithothercolor
Ctrl+J>Duplicatelayer
Ctrl+i>mergelayers
SHIFT+CTRL+U>removecolor
Ctrl+A>Selecteverything..

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21.lipnja2010.
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11:24

120THINGSYOUNEVERKNEWABOUTPHOTOSHOP
byTrevorMorris(tmorris@fundy.net|http://user.fundy.net/morris/ )
PartofwhatmakesPhotoshopsuchanincrediblypowerfulandpleasurableprogramtouseisits
wellthoughtoutimplementation:theinterfaceispolishedandunclutteredandeasily
customizable(despiteitsvastarsenaloftoolsandcommands).Infact,thereisasurprising
amountof"hidden"functionalitywithinPhotoshop;somuchso,thatdespitethenumberofyears
youworkwiththeprogram,youwillundoubtedlykeepdiscoveringmoreandmoreaboutit.I
doubtanyonecouldclaimthattheyknow"everything"aboutPhotoshop(exceptmaybeAdobe's
softwareengineers;).
The120tipsbelowshouldhelpyou(whetheryouareabeginneroraseasonedexpert)to
harnesssomeofPhotoshop's"hidden"functionalitytostreamlineyourwork,performcomplex
tasksmorequicklyorefficiently,orteachyourselfsomethingyouhadnoideaPhotoshopwas
capableof!
Foryourconvenience,thetipshavebeenorganizedintothefollowingtencategories:
InterfaceTips[18Tips]
ToolTips[11Tips]
CommandTips[21Tips]
SelectionTips[8Tips]
LayerTips[14Tips]
TipsforGuides&Rulers[7Tips]
Navigation&HotKeyTips[7Tips]
TipsforDuplicating[10Tips]
TypeTips[10Tips]
ImageReadyTips[14Tips]
Hereareacoupleofnotesbeforeyoubegin:
Itendtopreferhotkeys(e.g.[Ctrl+D]),butIhaveprovidedequivalentalternatives(e.g.
SelectDeselect whichdenotesamenucommand)whereverpossible
MacUsers:Ctrl=Apple,Alt=Option(e.g.Ctrl+Alt+D=AppleOptionD);rightclick=
Optionclick
INTERFACETIPS
1.YouprobablyknewthatpressingtheTabkeyhidesthetoolbarandpalettes,butyoucanalso
pressShift+Tabtohideonlythepalettes(therebyleavingthetoolbarvisible).
2.SnapyourpalettestothenearestscreenedgebyShiftclickingontheirtitlebars.
3.Minimizepalettesbydoubleclickingontheir(namesinthe)palettetabs.Usetheminimize
buttononthepalettetitlebarstocyclebetween:compactmode(minimumnumberofoptions/
contentsvisible)andcontentsmode(viewallpaletteoptions/contents).
Note:(Photoshop6)Youcanalsodoubleclickthetoolbarstitlebartominimizeit.
4.PressEnter(ordoubleclickonatooliconinthetoolbar)torevealtheOptionspaletteforthe
currentlyactivetool;alternatively,youmaychooseWindowShowOptionsfromthemenusto
revealtheOptionspalette.
5.UsetheZoomfield(inthebottomleftofthePhotoshopwindoworNavigatorpalette)toquickly
enteranexactzoomlevel;pressShift+Enterafterenteringavaluetohavethefieldremainactive.
6.Tochangethe(documentsize)informationdisplayedinthestatusbar(bottomofthescreen
WindowShowStatusBar),clickonthe>buttonandchooseanewitemfromthepopupmenu.
Clickonthestatusbar(totheleftofthe>button)todisplaythePrintSizeofthecurrent
document.Altclicktoseetheimagedimensionsandresolution.CtrlclickforTileinformation.
7.Youcanfillthe(gray)canvasborderswiththeforegroundcolorbyShiftclickingonitwiththe
PaintBuckettool[K].
Note:Toreplacethedefaultcolor,changetheforegroundcolorto25%gray(R192,G192,B192)
andShiftclickonthecanvasborderagain.
8.HolddowntheAltkeytochangeanyCancelbuttonintoaResetbutton(inanydialogbox);this
allowsyoutoeasilyrestorevalueswithouthavingtoCancelandcomeback.
9.UsetheCapsLockkeytoturnPreciseCursorson/off.
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Ctrl+3](FilePreferencesDisplay&Cursors...).
10.Press"F"tocyclebetweenthreedifferentFullScreenmodes(orusetheModebuttonsnear
thebottomofthetoolbar).
Tip:PressShift+FtotogglethemenusinFullScreenmode.
11.DoubleclickingonPhotoshop'sbackground(thegraybackground)willsummontheOpen
command[Ctrl+O](FileOpen...).
12.Shiftclickonthecolorramp(ontheColorpalette[F6](WindowShowColor))tochangethe
spectrum.Alternatively,youmayeitherrightclickonthecolorramporopentheColorpalette
menutoselectanalternatecolormode.
13.Rightclickonanimagewindow'stitlebartoquicklyaccessfeatureslikeCanvasSize,Image
SizeandDuplicate.
14.Pausingthemousepointeroveranimagewindow'stitlebarwillreveal(viaatooltip)thefull
pathofthecurrentdocument.
15.AddacustomcolortotheSwatchespalette(WindowShowSwatches)byclickingonany
empty(gray)area.RemoveacolorbyCtrlclickingonit.ReplaceacolorbyShiftclickingonit.
Insertanewswatchcolor(betweentwoothercolors)byAlt+Shiftclickingoneithercolor.
16.UsetheHexadecimalColorField(#)intheColorPickertocopyandpastecolorvaluesfrom
oneplaceinPhotoshoptoanother(oreventoanotherapplicationthatsupportsHexadecimal
colorvalues).
17.Toincrease/decreasethesizeoftheCurveswindow[Ctrl+M](ImageAdjustCurves...),
clickonthemaximize/minimizebutton.
Note:Clickingthemaximize/minimizebuttontogglestheCurvesgridbetween171pixelsand
256pixelswide.Forgreateraccuracy,usethelargergrid,sinceyouhavecontroloverall256
shadesofgrayintheimage(comparedto171shadesbyusingthesmallgrid).
Tip:AltclickontheCurveswindowtoincreasethegridsize.
Tip:HolddowntheAltkeytochangeAutobuttonintoanOptionsbutton(andtheCancelbutton
intoaResetbutton).
18.(Photoshop6andImageReady)Altclickonatriangleicontoexpandorcollapseallchild
elementsofanaction,actionstep,layerstyle,orlayerset.
TOOLTIPS
1.Todrawastraightlinewithanypainttool,clickontheimage,movethemouse,andthenShiftclick
Photoshopwilljointhetwopointswithastraightlineusingthecurrenttool.
2.HolddowntheCtrlkeyatanytimetoaccesstheMovetool[V].UseCtrl+Alttodragaduplicate
ofthecurrentlayerorselection.
3.PresstheSpaceBartoaccesstheHandtool[H]atanytime.
4.AccesstheZoomtool[Z]atanytimebyholdingCtrl+Spacetozoomin,andAlt+Spaceto
zoomout.
5.ZoominandoutbyusingCtrl+Plus(+)andCtrl+Minus( ),respectively:havethewindow
resizetofitbyalsoholdingdowntheAltkey(Ctrl+Alt+PlusandCtrl+Alt+Minus).VeryUseful!
Note:YoumayalsohavethedocumentwindowzoomtofitwhileusingtheZoomtool[Z]by
enabling"ResizeWindowstoFit"intheOptionspalette.
6.HolddowntheAltkeywhenselectingacolorwiththeEyedroppertool[I]todefinea
backgroundcolor.
7.UsetheColorSamplertool[Shift+I]withthehelpoftheInfopalette[F8](WindowShowInfo)
tomonitorcolorchangesinthecurrentimage.Thebefore/aftercolorvaluesaredisplayednext
totheirrespectivecolorsamplernumber(i.e.#1).Specifythesamplercolormodeviathepopup
menuontheInfopalette[F8](WindowShowInfo).
Toaddanewcolorsamplersimplyclickanywhereonthecanvas(withtheColorSamplertool
[Shift+I]).RemoveasamplerbyAltclickingonit.
Note:Youmayonlyhaveamaximumoffourcolorsamplersperimage.
Tip:TousetheColorSamplertoolfromwithinadialogwindow(suchasLevels,Curves,etc.),
holddowntheShiftkey.Alt+Shiftclickonasamplertodeleteit.
8.WhiletheMeasuretool[U]isprettyhandyformeasuringdistances(especiallyonadiagonal),
youcanalsouseittomeasureangles(likeaprotractor).MakesuretheInfopalette[F8](Window
ShowInfo)isvisible.SelecttheMeasuretool[U]:clickanddragtodrawaline.Holddownthe
Altkeyanddragasecondlineoutfromoneoftheendnodes(notetheangleandlengthsofthe
twolinesintheInfopalette).
Tip:MoveameasurelinebydraggingitwiththeMeasuretool[U](youmayevenrepositionthe
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9.Ctrlclickatooliconinthetoolbartoresetthetooltoitsdefaultsettings.
10.Increase/decreasethebrushsizeforthecurrentpainttoolusingtheleft/rightsquare
bracketkeys([/]),respectively.
11.TheEyedroppertool[I](inPhotoshop6)allowsyoutocopythehexadecimalvalueofacolor
totheClipboard.Simplyrightclickoverthedesiredcolor(intheimagewindow)andchooseCopy
ColorasHTMLfromthecontextmenu.Youmaythenpastethecolorvalueintoyourfavorite
editor.
COMMANDTIPS
1.Toreapplythelastfilter,useFilterLastFilter[Ctrl+F].Toreapplyafilterwithnewsettings,
addtheAltkey(Ctrl+Alt+ForAlt+FilterLastFilter).
Tip:Fadetheeffects(andchangetheblendingmode)ofthelastfilter(oradjustment),by
pressingCtrl+Shift+F(FilterFadeFilter).
2.IfyouhaverecentlycopiedanimagetotheClipboard,Photoshopwillautomaticallyinsertthe
dimensionsoftheClipboardimagewhenyoucreateaNewDocument[Ctrl+N](FileNew...).To
bypassthisfeatureandrecallthelastsettings,holddowntheAltkey[Ctrl+Alt+N](Alt+File
New...).
Tip:ToinsertthedimensionsofanyopendocumentintotheNewDocumentwindow[Ctrl+N]
(FileNew...),chooseitsnamefromthebottomoftheWindowmenu.
3.UseCtrl+Alt+ZandCtrl+Shift+Ztostepbackwardandforwardthoughthehistorystates(oruse
theHistorypalettemenutoaccessthestepcommands);usethesekeysinconjunctionwithUndo
[Ctrl+Z](EditUndo)tocyclebetweenaspecifichistorystateandthecurrentstate.
4.UseAlt+BackspaceandCtrl+BackspacetoFill(EditFill...)withtheforegroundand
backgroundcolors,respectively;also,useShift+BackspacetoopentheFilldialogbox.Very
useful!
Tip:UseAlt+Shift+BackspaceandCtrl+Shift+Backspacetofillonlyexistingpixels(Preserve
Transparency)withtheforegroundandbackgroundcolors,respectively.
5.PerformaFreeTransform[Ctrl+T](EditFreeTransform)onaduplicate(ofthecurrent
selection)byholdingdowntheAltkey(Ctrl+Alt+TorAlt+EditFreeTransform).
Tip:RepeatthelastTransformationbypressingCtrl+Shift+T(EditTransformAgain).Repeat
thelastTransformationonaduplicatebypressingCtrl+Alt+Shift+T(Alt+EditTransform
Again).
6.TostoptheCroptool[C]fromsnappingtotheimageborders,holddowntheCtrlkeywhileyou
aredraggingthecrophandles.
7.Tostraightenacrookedimage,usetheMeasuretool[U]todrawalinealongwhatshouldbea
horizontalorverticalline(theedgeoftheimage,adoorframe,acrosstheeyesofapersonina
portrait,etc.),andthenchooseImageRotateCanvasArbitrary...;thecorrectAngleand
Directionwillappear,justhitOK.
Note:YoucanalsousetheCroptool[C]torotateandcropanimageinonestep.SelecttheCrop
tool[C]anddrawarectangularregion.Usethecrophandletoscalethemarquee,anddrag
outsidethemarqueetorotateit;hitEntertocroptheimage.
Tip:TheangleoftheMeasuretool[U]isalsoenteredautomaticallyintotheTransformNumeric
dialogbox(EditTransformNumeric).
8.ToperformaCopy&PasteorCut&Pasteinonestep,usetheLayerViaCopy[Ctrl+J](Layer
NewLayerViaCopy)orLayerViaCut[Ctrl+Shift+J](LayerNewLayerViaCut)
commands.
Note:TheLayerViaCopy(orCut)commandsalsopasteintothesamelocationfromwhichthey
werecopied(orcut),whereastheCopy(orCut)&Pastemethodpastesintothecenterofthe
canvas(orselectionifoneexists).
9.IfyouCropyourimage(usingtheCroptool[C]orEditCrop),youwillloseallpixelsoutside
thecropboundaries.Tocropyourimagewithoutlosinganydata,useCanvasSize(Image
CanvasSize)instead.Photoshopwillwarnyouthatsomeclippingwilloccur,butforsomereason
itdoesnot:all"cropped"datawillbepreservedoutsidethecanvasboundaries!
Tip:ImageReady'sCropcommand(ImageCrop)willaskifyouwantcroppedareastobe
hiddenordeleted.
Note:ThisdoesnotworkinIndexedmode(i.e.youwillloseanypixelsoutsidethecanvas
boundarieswhenusingCanvasSizeinIndexedmode).
10.MergeacopyofallvisiblelayersintothecurrentlayerbyholdingdowntheAltkeywhile
selectingMergeVisible[Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E](Alt+LayerMergeVisible).
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LayerMergeDown.Thereisnoequivalenthotkeyassociatedwiththiscommand Ctrl+Alt+E
doesnotwork.
11.Analternativetodeletingunwantedpluginfoldersistoprefixthefoldernamewithatilde(~).
Photoshopwillignoreanyfoldersbeginningwithatilde(~).
Example:TodisabletheDigimarcplugins,renamethefolderto~Digimarc.
12.HoldingtheCtrlandAltkeyswhilelaunchingPhotoshopwillallowyoutochangePhotoshop's
ScratchDiskPreferencesbeforeitloads.
13.Toresetallpreferencestotheirdefaults,pressandholdCtrl+Alt+Shiftimmediatelyafter
launchingPhotoshop(orImageReady).
14.Youmaycustomizethe"Jumpto..."and"Previewin..."menuswithPhotoshop/ImageReady
bycreatingshortcutstoyourfavoriteapplicationswithintheHelpersfolder:
C:\ProgramFiles\Adobe\Photoshop6.0\Helpers\
Note:Theabovepathassumesadefaultinstallation(forWindows).
ToaddyourownHTMLeditortoImageReady's"Jumpto..."menu,createashortcuttothe
desiredapplicationwithinthe"JumpToHTMLEditor"folder.
Toincludeyourpreferredbrowser(s)inImageReady's"Previewin..."menu,createashortcut
withinthe"PreviewIn"folder.
ToassignthedefaultgraphicsapplicationforImageReady'sJumpTobutton[Ctrl+Shift+M],
createashortcutinthe"JumpToGraphicsEditor"folder.Placebrackets[]aroundthenameof
theapplication thebracketswillnotbedisplayed.
ToassignthedefaultgraphicsapplicationforPhotoshop'sJumpTobutton[Ctrl+Shift+M],
createashortcutinthe"JumpToGraphicsEditor"folder.Placebraces{}aroundthenameof
theapplication thebraceswillnotbedisplayed.
15.TofreeupmemoryyoumaychoosechoosingEditPurgeHistories,butbewarnedthat
thiswillclearsthehistorystatesofALLopendocuments.
Note:Topurgethehistorystatesoftheactivedocument(only),holdtheAltkeyandchoose
ClearHistoryfromtheHistorypalettemenutopurgeallhistorystateswithoutchangingthe
image.
Warning!Thisabovecommandscannotbeundone.
16.(Photoshop6)IntheLiquifydialogbox[Ctrl+Shift+X](ImageLiquify),holdtheShiftkey
whileclickingtheOKbuttontotemporarilysavethecurrentmesh(toafilecalled
C:\Temp\Liquify.tmp).To(re)loadthemeshfile(withyourimage),holdtheShiftwhilelaunching
theLiquifycommand.
Note:TheC:\Temp\ foldermustalreadyexistonyoursystemtotakeadvantageofthisfeature.
17.PressCtrl+AltandchooseSaveActions...fromtheActionpalettemenutosaveallactionsto
atextfile.Thisisveryusefulforreviewingorprintingthecontentsofanaction.
Note:ThetextfilecannotbereloadedintoPhotoshop.
18.Toimprovetheperformanceofbatchprocesses(FileAutomateBatch),reducethe
numberofsavedhistorystates(intheGeneralPreferences[Ctrl+K](EditPreferences
General...))anddeselecttheAutomaticallyCreateFirstSnapshotoptionintheHistoryOptions
(HistorypalettemenuHistoryOptions...).
19.Tobatchprocessmultiplefoldersinasinglebatch,enabletheIncludeAllSubfoldersoption,
andcreateshortcutswithinthesourcefoldertoallfoldersyouwouldliketohaveprocessed.
20.Tobatchprocessmultipleactions,createanewactionandrecordthebatchforeachaction
thatyouwouldliketoprocess.Thenrunabatchprocessusingthenewlycreatedaction.
Tip:YoumayalsousethistechniqueinconjunctionwithCommandTip19(above).
21.Onereallypowerfulaspectofactionsistheabilitytohavethemplayotheractions(evenfrom
differentactionsets).Thisfeatureisidealforactionsthatcontainrepetitivecommandsegments
thatcouldbesegregatedintoactionsubroutines(therebymakingtheactioneasiertoeditand
maintain).Whilerecordinganaction,chooseanotheractionandpresstheplaybutton:theplay
commandisrecordedasanactionstep(PlayactionNameofSetName)inthecurrentaction.
SELECTIONTIPS
1.WhenusingtheMarqueetools[M],usetheShiftkeytocreateperfectcirclesorsquares:use
theAltkeytodrawthemfromtheircenter.
2.UsetheReselectcommand[Ctrl+Shift+D](SelectReselect)toload/restoreyourprevious
selection.
3.YoumayalternatebetweenPolygonalandFreehandLasso[L],whileyouarecreatinga
selection,byholdingdowntheAltkey.
4.UsetheSpaceBartomoveaselectionwhiledrawingit.

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5.HoldingtheShiftorAltkeystoaddorsubtractfromaselectionisfairlycommonknowledge,
butdidyouknowthatyoucouldholddownShiftandAlttogethertointersecttwoselections?
Tip:Ctrlclickonalayerthumbnail(intheLayerspalette toloaditstransparencychannel)and
thenCtrl+Alt+Shiftclickasecondlayertointersectthetwolayers'transparencymasks.
6.RetainyourselectionswhilescalingorduplicatinganimagebyfirstswitchingtoQuickMask
mode[Q](orclickontheQuickMaskiconnearthebottomofthetoolbar).
7.AltclicktheQuickMaskbuttontotogglebetweenmaskedorselectedareas.
8.AftereditingaselectioninQuickMaskmode,AltclicktheStandardmode(QuickMaskoff)
buttontoinvertthecurrentselection.
LAYERTIPS
1.YoucancyclethroughlayerblendingmodesbyusingShift+Plus(+)(cycleforward)and
Shift+Minus( )(cyclebackward).AlsotryAlt+Shift+Letter(whereLetterisoneofletterslisted
below)toquicklychangetheblendingmode.
N=Normal
I=Dissolve
M=Multiply
S=Screen
O=Overlay
F=SoftLight
H=HardLight
D=ColorDodge
B=ColorBurn
K=Darken
G=Lighten
E=Difference
X=Exclusion
U=Hue
T=Saturation
C=Color
Y=Luminosity
Q=Behind1
L=Threshold2
R=Clear3
W=Shadows4
V=Midtones4
Z=Highlights4
Onlyapplicableto:1.Painttools2.Indexedmode3.DodgeandBurntools[O]4.Line[N]and
Bucket[K]toolsonmultilayeredimages
Note:Theabovehotkeysalsoaffecttheblendingmodeofthecurrentlyactivepainttool,soifyou
wishtochangetheblendingmodeoftheactivelayer,besuretoswitchtotheMovetool[V]or
oneoftheselectiontoolsfirst.
2.Changetheopacityofthecurrentlyactivetoolorlayerbyusingthenumberkeys(onthe
keyboardoronthenumberpad).Press"1"for10%Opacity,"5"for50%,andsoon;use"0"for
100%Opacity.Numberspressedinsuccessionsuchas"85"willresultinanopacityof85%.
Note:Theabovehotkeysalsoaffecttheopacityofthecurrentlyactivepainttool,soifyouwishto
changetheopacityoftheactivelayer,besuretoswitchtotheMovetool[V]oroneofthe
selectiontoolsfirst.
3.Increase/decreasesliderbarsby1%usingtheleftandrightarrowkeys.AddShifttoincrease
/decreaseby10%increments.
4.Hide/RevealalllayersbyAltclickingonthevisibilityicon(theeyeball)ofthedesiredlayer.
5.UnlinkalllayersfromthecurrentlayerbyAltclickingonthecurrentlayer'spaintbrushicon.
6.Toclear(remove)alllayereffectsfromaparticularlayer,holdtheAltkeyanddoubleclickon
thelayer'seffecticon(f);orfromthemenus,chooseLayerEffectsClearEffects.
Tip:Todisableanindividualeffect,holddowntheAltkeyandselectitbynamefromtheLayer
Effectssubmenu.Alternatively,youmayuncheckitsApplyflagintheeffectsdialogbox.
7.Altclickbetweenlayers(intheLayerspalette)togroupthemtogether.Thisishandywhen
severallayersarelinkedtogether,andyouonlywanttogroupspecificlayerstogether(since
Group[Ctrl+G](LayerGroupwithPrevious)changesintoGroupLinked[Ctrl+G](LayerGroup
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8.Hereisarealtimesaverforaddingadjustmentlayers(LayerNewAdjustmentLayer...):
simplyCtrlclickontheNewLayericon(atthebottomoftheLayerspalette)andselectthetypeof
adjustmentlayeryouwishtoadd!
9.AltclickontheTrashicon(atthebottomoftheLayerspalette)toquicklydeletelayers(without
confirmation);alsoworkswithchannelsandpaths.
10.InsteadofgoingtotheChannelspalette(WindowShowChannels)toeditalayermask,
simplyAltclickonthemask'sthumbnailintheLayerspalette[F7](WindowShowLayers)to
revealit;Shiftclicklayermaskthumbnailstodisable/enablethem(aredXindicatesadisabled
mask).Alt+Shiftclickalayermasktoviewitinrubylithcolor(orpressbackslash[\ ]).Ctrlclick
onamask'sthumbnailtoloaditsTransparencySelection(orpressCtrl+Alt+\ ).
Tip:PressCtrl+\ toswitchthefocusfromthecurrentlayer(image)toitsmask.
11.ClicktheAddLayerMaskbutton(atthebottomoftheLayerspalette[F7])toaddamask
whichrevealsthecurrentselection(LayerAddLayerMaskRevealAll).AltclickontheAdd
LayerMaskbuttontoaddamaskwhichhidesthecurrentselection(LayerAddLayerMask
HideAll).
12.TurnoffallpathseasilybyclickingontheemptyareaofthePathspalette(underthepath
layers).
Tip:Togglepathson/offbypressingCtrl+Shift+H(ViewShow/HidePath).
13.AltclickontheFillPath,StrokePath,andLoadPathasSelectionicons(bottomofthePaths
palette)toseealistofavailabletoolsand/oroptions.
14.WiththeMovetool[V]asthecurrenttool(orwhileholdingdowntheCtrlkey),rightclick
anywhereonthecanvasforalistofthelayersunderthemousepointer(orderedfromtopmostto
bottommost):selectalayernamefromthelisttomakeittheactivelayer.
Tip:AddtheAltkey(Altrightclick)toautomaticallychoosethetopmostlayerunderthepointer.
Alternatively,youmayturnontheAutoSelectLayeroptionintheMovetool[V]Optionspalette.
Tip:AddtheShiftkey(Alt+Shiftrightclick)tolink/unlinkthetopmostlayerthatintersectswith
thecurrentlayer.
TIPSFORGUIDES&RULERS
1.Whiledraggingguides,holddowntheAltkeytoswitchbetweenverticalandhorizontalguides.
Altclickonanexistingverticalguidetochangeitintoahorizontalguide,andviceversa.
Note:Guidesarecreatedbydraggingthemoutfromthedocumentrulers,soensurethatthe
rulersareturnedon[Ctrl+R](ViewShowRulers).
2.DraggingguideswiththeShiftkeyhelddownwillforcethemtosnaptotherulerincrements
(markings).
3.DoubleclickonguidestoopentheGuides&GridPreferences[Ctrl+K,Ctrl+6](File
PreferencesGuides&Grid...).
4.Doubleclickontherulers[Ctrl+R]toopentheUnits&RulersPreferences[Ctrl+K,Ctrl+5](File
PreferencesUnits&Rulers...).
Tip:YoucanalsoselectanewunitofmeasurementfromtheCursorCoordinatespopupmenu
ontheInfopalette[F8](WindowShowInfo).
5.Centertheruleroriginanywhereonthecanvasbydraggingfromthetopleftcorner(wherethe
Rulers[Ctrl+R]meet);resettheorigintoitsdefaultpositionbydoubleclickingonthetopleft
corner.
6.Usepathstocreatecurvedordiagonalguides.SimplydrawapathusingthePentool[P]and
useitasaguidewhiledrawingorpainting(thepathwillremainvisible).
Tip:UsetheHidePathcommand[Ctrl+Shift+H](ViewHidePath)totogglethevisibilityofa
path.
7.Guidessnapnotonlytotheedges(left,right,topandbottom)oftheactivelayerorselection,
butalsototheverticalandhorizontalcenter(ofthecurrentlayerorselection).Theoppositeis
alsotrue:youmaysnapaselectionorlayertoanexistingguide(eitherbyedgeorcenter).
Note:GuidesdonotsnaptotheBackgroundlayer.Also,besurethatSnapToGuides
[Ctrl+Shift+;](ViewSnapToGuides)isturnedonfortheabovetiptowork!
Tip:Findthecenterofthecanvasbyfilling[Shift+Backspace](EditFill...)aNewLayer
[Ctrl+Shift+N](LayerNewLayer...)andsnappingaguidetotheverticalandhorizontalcenters.
NAVIGATION&HOTKEYTIPS
1.Sometimesitisquickertonavigatewiththekeyboardthantoreachforthemouse.Hereare
someusefulnavigationkeys:
HotKeyResult
Home/Endgototopleft/bottomrightcornerofthecanvas

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PageUp/PageDownscrollcanvasup/downonepage
Ctrl+PageUp/Ctrl+PageDownscrollcanvasleftrightonepage
Shift+PageUp/Shift+PageDownscrollcanvasup/down10pixels
Ctrl+Shift+PageUp/Ctrl+Shift+PageDownscrollcanvasleft/right10pixels
2.UseCtrl+Tab/Ctrl+F6toswitchbetweendocuments(or,alternatively,usetheWindowmenu).
Veryhandy!
3.UsetheRevertcommand[F12](FileRevert)torestorethecurrentdocumenttoitspreviously
savedstate.
Warning!InPhotoshop5(only),theRevertcommandwillalsoclearyourHistory!Thismeans
thatyouwillloseallchangesmadesincethelastsave!Photoshop5.5correctsthisbehaviour.
4.Bydefault,channelshavehotkeysassociatedwiththem.Thismakesitveryquickandeasyto
add,subtractandintersectselections/maskswhichhavebeensavedaschannels.Herearethe
hotkeyscorrespondingtosomecommoncolormodes:
RGBMode:CYMKMode:IndexMode:
Ctrl+Tilde(~)=RGB
Ctrl+1=Red
Ctrl+2=Green
Ctrl+3=Blue
Ctrl+4=OtherChannel
:
Ctrl+9=OtherChannel
Ctrl+Tilde(~)=CYMK
Ctrl+1=Cyan
Ctrl+2=Yellow
Ctrl+3=Magenta
Ctrl+4=Black
Ctrl+5=OtherChannel
:
Ctrl+9=OtherChannel
Ctrl+1=Index
Ctrl+2=OtherChannel
:
Ctrl+9=OtherChannel
Example:Tocreateaselectionthatrepresentstheintersectionofchannels7and9,press
Ctrl+Alt+7(toloadchannel7asaselection)followedbyCtrl+Alt+Shift+9(tointersectwith
channel9).
5.CtrldraginsideoftheProxyPreviewArea(intheNavigationpalette(WindowShow
Navigator))tospecifyanewviewareawithinthecurrentdocument.
Tip:ShiftdragwithintheProxyPreviewAreatomovethehighlightverticallyandhorizontally.
Tip:ChangethecoloroftheProxyViewhighlightbyselectingPaletteOptionsfromthepalette
menu.
6.Toplayjustonestepwithinanaction,choosethestepandCtrlclickonthePlaybutton(atthe
bottomoftheActionspalette(WindowShowActions)).
Note:Tochangetheparametersofaparticularcommandstep,doubleclickonthesteptoreveal
theassociateddialogbox:anynewvaluesenteredwillautomaticallyberecorded.
7.Tobeginplaybackfromaspecificstepofanaction,simplychoosethedesiredstepandpress
thePlaybutton(atthebottomoftheActionspalette).
TIPSFORDUPLICATING
1.YoucanusetheMarqueetool[M](orPolygonalLasso[L])todragaselectionoutlinefromone
documentintoanother.
Tip:HoldtheShiftkeydown(afterinitiatingthedrag afterclickingwiththeleftmousebutton)to
havetheselectioncenteredinthedestinationdocument.
2.Whendraggingselectionsorlayersfromonedocumenttoanother,holddowntheShifttohave
themcenteredonthedestinationcanvas.
Note:Ifthesourceanddestinationdocumentsarethesamesize(dimensions),thedragged
elementsareplacedinthesamerelativepositionastheywereintheoriginaldocument(instead
ofbeingplacedinthecenterofthecanvas).
Note:Ifthedestinationcanvascontainsaselection,thedraggeditemwillbeplacedintothe
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3.Todragmultiplelayersbetweendocuments,firstlinkthemtogether,thenusetheMovetool[V]
todragthemfromonedocumentwindowintotheother.
Note:YoucannotdragmultiplelayersfromtheLayerspalette[F7](WindowShowLayers)into
anotherdocument(eveniftheyarelinkedtogether) thiswillonlymovetheselectedlayer.
4.Afastwaytocombineseverallayersintoagroupistofirstlinkthemtogether,thenselect
GroupLinked[Ctrl+G](LayerGroupLinked).Youmaythenunlinkthelayersifyouwish.
Note:YoucanalsoMerge[Ctrl+E](LayerMergeDown)multiplevisiblelayersusingthesame
technique(because,theMergeDowncommandbecomesMergeLinked[Ctrl+E](LayerMerge
Linked)whenthecurrentlayerislinkedtootherlayers).
5.Hereisaslickwaytorearrange(reorder)multiplelayerssimultaneously(withintheLayers
palette):Group[Ctrl+G](LayerGroupwithPrevious)thedesiredlayerstogether,dragthegroup
(upordown)intoitsnewpositionwithintheLayerspalette,andthenUnGroup[Ctrl+Shift+G]
(LayerUngroup)themagain.
6.Tocreateaduplicateimageofthecurrentlyselectedhistorystateorsnapshot(Window
ShowHistory):
clicktheNewDocumentbutton
chooseNewDocumentfromtheHistorypalettemenu
draganddropthecurrentstate(orsnapshot)ontotheNewDocumentbutton
rightclickonthedesiredstate(orsnapshot)andselectNewDocumentfromthecontext
menu
7.DragahistorystatefromtheHistorypalette(WindowShowHistory)ofthecurrentimageinto
anyotherimagewindowtoreplacethecontentsofthedestinationimage.
8.Altclickonanyhistorystate(otherthanthecurrent,mostrecentstate),toduplicateit.The
duplicatedstatebecomesthecurrent(mostrecent)state.
9.Altdraganactionsteptocreateaduplicate.
10.Toduplicatethecurrentdocumentwithoutbeingpromptedforaname(andhave"copy"
automaticallyappendedtothefilename),holdtheAltkeyandchooseImageDuplicate.
TYPETIPS
1.Hereisaveryusefultipforachievingaddedcontrol(beyondtheavailableantialiasing
settings)overtherenderingofextremelysmalltype.First,scalethetypeto(forexample)200%:
then,scaleitto50%(essentiallybringingitbacktoitsoriginalsize).Openthetypedialogwindow
(bydoubleclickingonthetypelayer).Whilethetypewindowisopen,movingthetextinthe
imagewindowwillcausetheantialiasingtoshift/rerender.Closethetypewindowandreposition
thetypeasdesired withthetypewindowclosed,youmaymovethetypewithoutaffectingthe
antialiasing.
2.UsetheEnterkeyonthenumerickeypad(ontherightsideofthekeyboard),orCtrl+Enter(on
themainkeyboard)tocommittextchangesinthetypedialogbox.
Note:(Photoshop6)YoumayalsousetheCommitChanges(checkmark)buttonintheOptions
palette(WindowShowOptions).
3.(Photoshop6)UsetheViewShowExtras[Ctrl+H]commandtohideatextselection.This
undocumentedfeatureisreallyuseful!
4.(Photoshop6)HoldtheAltkeyasyouclickordragaTextBoxtodisplayaParagraphText
Sizedialogbox.ThedialogboxwilldisplaythecurrentTextBoxdimensions:enterthedesired
valuesfortheWidthandHeight.
Note:AnotheralternativeistosimplywatchtheWidth(W)andHeight(H)valuesintheInfo
palette[F8](WindowShowInfo)asyoudrawtheTextBox.
Note:IfyoucontinuetoholdAltkeydownafterthemousebuttonhasbeendepressed(andyou
begintodrag),theTextBoxwillbedrawfromthecenter.Uponreleasingthemousebutton,the
TextBoxSizedialogboxwillappear.
5.Tomodifythepropertiesofseveraltypelayerssimultaneously(i.e.font,color,size,etc.),link
thedesiredtypelayerstogetherandholdtheShiftkeywhilechangingthetypeproperties.
Note:ThisfeatureappliestochangesperformedintheOptionspalette(WindowShow
Options),theCharacterpalette(WindowShowCharacter),and/orParagraphpalette(Window
ShowParagraph).
6.Antialiasedtypemayberenderedinconsistentlyatsmallsize(orlowresolutions).Toreduce
thisinconsistency,turnofftheFractionalWidthsoption(intheCharacterpalettemenu).
7.UsingtheTypetool[T]:doubleclickawordtoselectit;tripleclickalinetoselectit;quadrupleclick
aparagraphtoselectit;andquintupleclicktoselectallcharactersinaboundingbox.
Tip:Whileintextselectionmode,useCtrl+Atoselectalltypeontheactivelayer.

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8.TorestricttheuseofcertainfontstoAdobeapplications,placetheminC:\Program
Files\CommonFiles\Adobe\Fonts\
9.DespitethefactthatboththeEditFill...commandandthePaintBuckettool[G]aredisabled
fortypelayers,Alt+Backspace(fillwithforegroundcolor)andCtrl+Backspace(fillwith
backgroundcolor)stillwork!
10.Belowisatableofhotkeysthatareapplicablewhenworkingwithtypelayers:
HotKeyResult
Ctrl+Aselectalltype
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow/Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrowselectwordtoleft/right
Ctrl+Shift+GreaterThan(>)/
Ctrl+Shift+LessThan(<)
increase/decreasetypeby2px(pt)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+GreaterThan(>)/
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+LessThan(<)
increase/decreasetypeby10px(pt)
Alt+DownArrow/Alt+UpArrowincrease/decreaseleadingby2px
Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow/Ctrl+Alt+UpArrowincrease/decreaseleadingby10px
Alt+RightArrow/Alt+LeftArrowincrease/decreasekerningby2/100em
Ctrl+Alt+LeftArrow/Ctrl+Alt+RightArrowincrease/decreasekerningby1/10em
Alt+Shift+UpArrow/Alt+Shift+DownArrowraise/lowerbaselineby2px
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+UpArrow/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+DownArrowraise/lowerbaselineby10px
Ctrl+Shift+Ccenteraligntype
Ctrl+Shift+Lleftaligntype
Ctrl+Shift+Rrightaligntype
IMAGEREADYTIPS
1.Draganydocumentviewtab(e.g.Original,Optimized,2Up,or4Up)awayfromthedocument
windowtocreateaNewViewofthecurrentimage.
Note:Alternatively,youmayselectViewNewViewfromthemenus.
2.Toduplicatethecurrentdocument,holdtheAltkeyanddragtheOriginalviewtabawayfrom
thedocumentwindow(orchooseImageDuplicate).
3.HoldtheAltkeyandpresstheright/leftarrow(cursor)keystomovetothenext/previous
frame,respectively.
Note:Usingthesehotkeysinconjunctionwithoneofthefollowingtoolsmayproduceundesirable
results:Movetool[V](willduplicatethepixelsinthecurrentlayerorselection),ImageMapSelect
tool[P](willduplicatetheactiveimagemap orcauseanerrorifnoneareselected),SliceSelect
tool[K](willduplicatetheactiveslice).
4.Whencreatinganactionthatincludesstyles(layereffects),eachsettingisrecordedasa
separateactionstep.Torecordthestyleinasinglestep,dragthestylefromtheLayerspalette
[F7](WindowShowLayers)intotheActionpalette[F9](WindowShowActions).
5.UsetheEyedroppertool[I]toselectacolorfromanywhereonthescreen.Clickinsidethe
currentimagewindow,holdthemousebuttondown,anddraganywhereonthedesktop(oreven
overanotherapplicationwindow):releasethemousebuttontoselectthedesiredcolor.
Note:ThisfeatureonlyworksprovidedthattheImageReadyapplicationremainsactive(i.e.in
theforeground).
6.ImageReadyallowsyoutoselectcolorsbasedonaselectionmarquee.Makeaselectioninthe
currentimageandchooseSelectAllFromSelectionfromtheColorTablepalettemenu(Window
ShowColorTable).
7.Toviewtheoccurrence(s)ofacolorintheOptimizedImagewindow[Ctrl+Y](ViewShow
Optimized),clickandholdthemousebuttonoveracolorintheColorTablepalette(Window
ShowColorTable).Theselectedcolorwillremaintemporarilyinverted(untilyoureleasethe
mousebutton).
Tip:Thisalsoworksformultipleselectedcolors!Toviewacontiguousgroupofcolors,selecta
colorandShiftclickandholdanothercolor.Fornoncontiguouscolors,Ctrlclicktoselect
additionalcolors,thenholdthemousebuttontotemporarilyinvertedtheselectedcolors.
8.(ImageReady3)TocopythehexadecimalvalueofacolortotheClipboard,chooseacolorwith
theEyedroppertool[I],thenrightclickovertheimagewindowandchooseCopyForeground
ColorasHTMLfromthecontextmenu.Youmaythenpastethecolorvalueintoyourfavorite
editor.
Note:YoumayalsochooseEditCopyForegroundColorasHTMLfromthemenus.

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9.DragadropletontotheActionspalette[F9](WindowShowActions)tocreateanactionstep
(containingalltheoptimizationsettingsofthedroplet).Alternatively,youcanselectInsertSet
OptimizationSettingstoImageFormatfromtheActionspalettemenu.
Tip:Youcanalsodragadropletontoaslicetoapplytheoptimizationsettingstotheslice.
10.DragacommandfromtheHistorypalette(WindowShowHistory)totheActionspalette[F9]
(WindowShowActions)tocreateanactionstep(withorwithoutpressingtheRecordbutton).
11.Whencreating/savinganimations,enabletheTransparencyoptionintheOptimizepalette
[F10](WindowShowOptimize)toseewhateffectithasonthefilesize evenifyouranimation
doesnotcontainanytransparentregions.Bycombiningtransparency,framedisposal(see
below),andtheOptimizeAnimationoptions(seebelow),itispossibletosignificantlydecrease
thefilesizeoftheanimation.
Note:EnsurethatthedisposalmethodissettoAutomaticorRestoretoBackground.Tosetthe
disposalmethod,rightclickonaframe(intheAnimationpalette)andchooseanoptionfromthe
contextmenu.
Note:TheabovetechniqueonlyworksifBoundingBoxand/orRedundantPixelRemovalare
enabled(fromAnimationpalettemenuOptimizeAnimation).
12.Clicktheinvertedarrowiconinthestatusbar(atthebottomofeachdocumentwindow)to
choosefromalistofinformationoptions.
Note:In2Upand4Upviewmodes,anadditionalZoomLeveliconisadded.
13.Toseewhatyourimage/animationwilllooklikeonaPC/Mac,usetheViewPreview
submenu(andchooseadisplaytype).
Note:Topermanentlyadjustyourimage/animation,useImageAdjustGamma
14.Tocenterthecurrentlayeronthecanvas,chooseLayerSetLayerPositionandenter
Horizontal:Center,0pixelsandVertical:Center,0pixels.YoumayalsousetheSetLayer
Positioncommandtoalignthecurrentlayertoanycanvasedgeorcorner.
That'sit!Ihopethatyoufoundtheabovetutorialcomprehensiveandeasytofollow.Please,if
youhaveanycommentsaboutthistutorial(oranyother),sendmeanemailwithyourcomments
(goodorbad).
Copyright20002001,TrevorMorris(tmorris@fundy.net|http://user.fundy.net/morris/ )
Lastmodified:140101

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120THINGSYOUNEVERKNEWABOUTPHOTOSHOP
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PartofwhatmakesPhotoshopsuchanincrediblypowerfulandpleasurableprogramtouseisits
wellthoughtoutimplementation:theinterfaceispolishedandunclutteredandeasily
customizable(despiteitsvastarsenaloftoolsandcommands).Infact,thereisasurprising
amountof"hidden"functionalitywithinPhotoshop;somuchso,thatdespitethenumberofyears
youworkwiththeprogram,youwillundoubtedlykeepdiscoveringmoreandmoreaboutit.I
doubtanyonecouldclaimthattheyknow"everything"aboutPhotoshop(exceptmaybeAdobe's
softwareengineers;).
The120tipsbelowshouldhelpyou(whetheryouareabeginneroraseasonedexpert)to
harnesssomeofPhotoshop's"hidden"functionalitytostreamlineyourwork,performcomplex
tasksmorequicklyorefficiently,orteachyourselfsomethingyouhadnoideaPhotoshopwas
capableof!
Foryourconvenience,thetipshavebeenorganizedintothefollowingtencategories:
InterfaceTips[18Tips]
ToolTips[11Tips]
CommandTips[21Tips]
SelectionTips[8Tips]
LayerTips[14Tips]
TipsforGuides&Rulers[7Tips]
Navigation&HotKeyTips[7Tips]
TipsforDuplicating[10Tips]
TypeTips[10Tips]
ImageReadyTips[14Tips]

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INTERFACETIPS
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7.Youcanfillthe(gray)canvasborderswiththeforegroundcolorbyShiftclickingonitwiththe
PaintBuckettool[K].
Note:Toreplacethedefaultcolor,changetheforegroundcolorto25%gray(R192,G192,B192)
andShiftclickonthecanvasborderagain.
10.Press"F"tocyclebetweenthreedifferentFullScreenmodes(orusetheModebuttonsnear
thebottomofthetoolbar).
Tip: PressShift+FtotogglethemenusinFullScreenmode.
12.Shiftclickonthecolorramp(ontheColorpalette[F6](WindowShowColor))tochangethe
spectrum.Alternatively,youmayeitherrightclickonthecolorramporopentheColorpalette
menutoselectanalternatecolormode.
15.AddacustomcolortotheSwatchespalette(WindowShowSwatches)byclickingonany
empty(gray)area.RemoveacolorbyCtrlclickingonit.ReplaceacolorbyShiftclickingonit.
Insertanewswatchcolor(betweentwoothercolors)byAlt+Shiftclickingoneithercolor.
16.UsetheHexadecimalColorField(#)intheColorPickertocopyandpastecolorvaluesfrom
oneplaceinPhotoshoptoanother(oreventoanotherapplicationthatsupportsHexadecimal
colorvalues).
17.Toincrease/decreasethesizeoftheCurveswindow[Ctrl+M](ImageAdjustCurves...),
clickonthemaximize/minimizebutton.
Note:Clickingthemaximize/minimizebuttontogglestheCurvesgridbetween171pixelsand
256pixelswide.Forgreateraccuracy,usethelargergrid,sinceyouhavecontroloverall256
shadesofgrayintheimage(comparedto171shadesbyusingthesmallgrid).
Tip: AltclickontheCurveswindowtoincreasethegridsize.
Tip: Holddownthe Altkeytochange AutobuttonintoanOptionsbutton(and theCancelbutton
intoaResetbutton).
18.(Photoshop6andImageReady)Altclickonatriangleicontoexpandorcollapseallchild
elementsofanaction,actionstep,layerstyle,orlayerset.

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TOOLTIPS
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19:56

1.Todrawastraightlinewithanypainttool,clickontheimage,movethemouse,andthenShiftclick
Photoshopwilljointhetwopointswithastraightlineusingthecurrenttool.

2.HolddowntheCtrlkeyatanytimetoaccesstheMovetool[V].UseCtrl+Alttodragaduplicate
ofthecurrentlayerorselection.
3.PresstheSpaceBartoaccesstheHandtool[H]atanytime.
4.AccesstheZoomtool[Z]atanytimebyholdingCtrl+Spacetozoomin,andAlt+Spaceto
zoomout.
5.ZoominandoutbyusingCtrl+Plus(+)andCtrl+Minus( ),respectively: havethewindow
resizetofitbyalsoholdingdowntheAltkey(Ctrl+Alt+PlusandCtrl+Alt+Minus).VeryUseful!
Note:YoumayalsohavethedocumentwindowzoomtofitwhileusingtheZoomtool[Z]by
enabling"ResizeWindowstoFit"intheOptionspalette.
6.HolddowntheAltkeywhenselectingacolorwiththeEyedroppertool[I]todefinea
backgroundcolor.
7.Usethe ColorSamplertool[Shift+I]withthehelpoftheInfopalette[F8] (WindowShowInfo)
tomonitorcolorchangesinthecurrentimage.Thebefore/aftercolorvaluesaredisplayednext
totheirrespectivecolorsamplernumber(i.e.#1).Specifythesamplercolormodeviathepopup
menuontheInfopalette[F8](WindowShowInfo).
Toaddanewcolorsamplersimplyclickanywhereonthecanvas(withtheColorSamplertool
[Shift+I]).RemoveasamplerbyAltclickingonit.
Note:Youmayonlyhaveamaximumoffourcolorsamplersperimage.
Tip:TousetheColorSamplertoolfromwithinadialogwindow(suchasLevels,Curves,etc.),
holddowntheShiftkey.Alt+Shiftclickonasamplertodeleteit.
8.WhiletheMeasuretool[I]isprettyhandyformeasuringdistances(especiallyonadiagonal),
youcanalsouseittomeasureangles(likeaprotractor).MakesuretheInfopalette[F8] (Window
ShowInfo)isvisible.SelecttheMeasuretool[I]:clickanddragtodrawaline.Holddownthe
Altkeyanddragasecondlineoutfromoneoftheendnodes(notetheangleandlengthsofthe
twolinesintheInfopalette).
Tip:MoveameasurelinebydraggingitwiththeMeasuretool[I](youmayevenrepositionthe
endpointsindependently). Deleteameasureline(orprotractor)bydraggingitoffthecanvas.
9.LEFTclickatooliconinthetoolbartoresetthetooltoitsdefaultsettings.
11.TheEyedroppertool[I](inPhotoshop6)allowsyoutocopythehexadecimalvalueofacolor
totheClipboard. Simplyrightclickoverthedesiredcolor(intheimagewindow)andchooseCopy
ColorasHTMLfromthecontextmenu.Youmaythenpastethecolorvalueintoyourfavorite
Editor.

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COMMANDTIPS
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21:20

1.Toreapplythelastfilter,useFilterLastFilter[Ctrl+F].Toreapplyafilterwithnewsettings,
addtheAltkey(Ctrl+Alt+ForAlt+FilterLastFilter).
Tip:Fadetheeffects(andchangetheblendingmode)ofthelastfilter(oradjustment),by
pressingCtrl+Shift+F(FilterFadeFilter).
2.IfyouhaverecentlycopiedanimagetotheClipboard,Photoshopwillautomaticallyinsertthe
dimensionsoftheClipboardimagewhenyoucreateaNewDocument[Ctrl+N](FileNew...).To
bypassthisfeatureandrecallthelastsettings,holddowntheAltkey[Ctrl+Alt+N](Alt+File
New...).
Tip:ToinsertthedimensionsofanyopendocumentintotheNewDocumentwindow[Ctrl+N]
(FileNew...),chooseitsnamefromthebottomoftheWindowmenu.
3.UseCtrl+Alt+ZandCtrl+Shift+Ztostepbackwardandforwardthoughthehistorystates(oruse
theHistorypalettemenutoaccessthestepcommands);usethesekeysinconjunctionwithUndo
[Ctrl+Z](EditUndo)tocyclebetweenaspecifichistorystateandthecurrentstate.
4.UseAlt+BackspaceandCtrl+BackspacetoFill(EditFill...)withtheforegroundand
backgroundcolors,respectively;also,useShift+BackspacetoopentheFilldialogbox.Very
useful!
Tip:UseAlt+Shift+BackspaceandCtrl+Shift+Backspacetofillonlyexistingpixels(Preserve
Transparency)withtheforegroundandbackgroundcolors,respectively.
5.PerformaFreeTransform[Ctrl+T](EditFreeTransform)onaduplicate(ofthecurrent
selection)byholdingdowntheAltkey(Ctrl+Alt+TorAlt+EditFreeTransform).
Tip:RepeatthelastTransformationbypressingCtrl+Shift+T(EditTransformAgain).Repeat
thelastTransformationonaduplicatebypressingCtrl+Alt+Shift+T(Alt+EditTransform
Again).
6.TostoptheCroptool[C]fromsnappingtotheimageborders,holddowntheCtrlkeywhileyou
aredraggingthecrophandles.
7.Tostraightenacrookedimage,usetheMeasuretool[U]todrawalinealongwhatshouldbea
horizontalorverticalline(theedgeoftheimage,adoorframe,acrosstheeyesofapersonina
portrait,etc.),andthenchooseImageRotateCanvasArbitrary...;thecorrectAngleand
Directionwillappear,justhitOK.
Note:YoucanalsousetheCroptool[C]torotateandcropanimageinonestep.SelecttheCrop
tool[C]anddrawarectangularregion.Usethecrophandletoscalethemarquee,anddrag
outsidethemarqueetorotateit;hitEntertocroptheimage.
Tip:TheangleoftheMeasuretool[U]isalsoenteredautomaticallyintotheTransformNumeric
dialogbox(EditTransformNumeric).
8.ToperformaCopy&PasteorCut&Pasteinonestep,usetheLayerViaCopy[Ctrl+J](Layer
NewLayerViaCopy)orLayerViaCut[Ctrl+Shift+J](LayerNewLayerViaCut)
commands.
Note:TheLayerViaCopy(orCut)commandsalsopasteintothesamelocationfromwhichthey
werecopied(orcut),whereastheCopy(orCut)&Pastemethodpastesintothecenterofthe
canvas(orselectionifoneexists).
9.IfyouCropyourimage(usingtheCroptool[C]orEditCrop),youwillloseallpixelsoutside
thecropboundaries.Tocropyourimagewithoutlosinganydata,useCanvasSize(Image

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CanvasSize)instead.Photoshopwillwarnyouthatsomeclippingwilloccur,butforsomereason
itdoesnot:all"cropped"datawillbepreservedoutsidethecanvasboundaries!
Tip:ImageReady'sCropcommand(ImageCrop)willaskifyouwantcroppedareastobe
hiddenordeleted.
Note:ThisdoesnotworkinIndexedmode(i.e.youwillloseanypixelsoutsidethecanvas
boundarieswhenusingCanvasSizeinIndexedmode).
10.MergeacopyofallvisiblelayersintothecurrentlayerbyholdingdowntheAltkeywhile
selectingMergeVisible[Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E](Alt+LayerMergeVisible).
Tip:YoumayalsomergeacopyofthecurrentlayerintothepreviouslayerbyselectingAlt+
LayerMergeDown.Thereisnoequivalenthotkeyassociatedwiththiscommand Ctrl+Alt+E
doesnotwork.
11.Analternativetodeletingunwantedpluginfoldersistoprefixthefoldernamewithatilde(~).
Photoshopwillignoreanyfoldersbeginningwithatilde(~).
Example:TodisabletheDigimarcplugins,renamethefolderto~Digimarc.
12.HoldingtheCtrlandAltkeyswhilelaunchingPhotoshopwillallowyoutochangePhotoshop's
ScratchDiskPreferencesbeforeitloads.
13.Toresetallpreferencestotheirdefaults,pressandholdCtrl+Alt+Shiftimmediatelyafter
launchingPhotoshop(orImageReady).
14.Youmaycustomizethe"Jumpto..."and"Previewin..."menuswithPhotoshop/ImageReady
bycreatingshortcutstoyourfavoriteapplicationswithintheHelpersfolder:
C:\ProgramFiles\Adobe\Photoshop6.0\Helpers\
Note:Theabovepathassumesadefaultinstallation(forWindows).
ToaddyourownHTMLeditortoImageReady's"Jumpto..."menu,createashortcuttothe
desiredapplicationwithinthe"JumpToHTMLEditor"folder.
Toincludeyourpreferredbrowser(s)inImageReady's"Previewin..."menu,createashortcut
withinthe"PreviewIn"folder.
ToassignthedefaultgraphicsapplicationforImageReady'sJumpTobutton[Ctrl+Shift+M],
createashortcutinthe"JumpToGraphicsEditor"folder.Placebrackets[]aroundthenameof
theapplication thebracketswillnotbedisplayed.
ToassignthedefaultgraphicsapplicationforPhotoshop'sJumpTobutton[Ctrl+Shift+M],
createashortcutinthe"JumpToGraphicsEditor"folder.Placebraces{}aroundthenameof
theapplication thebraceswillnotbedisplayed.
15.TofreeupmemoryyoumaychoosechoosingEditPurgeHistories,butbewarnedthat
thiswillclearsthehistorystatesofALLopendocuments.
Note:Topurgethehistorystatesoftheactivedocument(only),holdtheAltkeyandchoose
ClearHistoryfromtheHistorypalettemenutopurgeallhistorystateswithoutchangingthe
image.
Warning!Thisabovecommandscannotbeundone.
16.(Photoshop6)IntheLiquifydialogbox[Ctrl+Shift+X](ImageLiquify),holdtheShiftkey
whileclickingtheOKbuttontotemporarilysavethecurrentmesh(toafilecalled
C:\Temp\Liquify.tmp).To(re)loadthemeshfile(withyourimage),holdtheShiftwhilelaunching
theLiquifycommand.
Note:TheC:\Temp\ foldermustalreadyexistonyoursystemtotakeadvantageofthisfeature.
17.PressCtrl+AltandchooseSaveActions...fromtheActionpalettemenutosaveallactionsto
atextfile.Thisisveryusefulforreviewingorprintingthecontentsofanaction.
Note:ThetextfilecannotbereloadedintoPhotoshop.
18.Toimprovetheperformanceofbatchprocesses(FileAutomateBatch),reducethe
numberofsavedhistorystates(intheGeneralPreferences[Ctrl+K](EditPreferences

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General...))anddeselecttheAutomaticallyCreateFirstSnapshotoptionintheHistoryOptions
(HistorypalettemenuHistoryOptions...).
19.Tobatchprocessmultiplefoldersinasinglebatch,enabletheIncludeAllSubfoldersoption,
andcreateshortcutswithinthesourcefoldertoallfoldersyouwouldliketohaveprocessed.
20.Tobatchprocessmultipleactions,createanewactionandrecordthebatchforeachaction
thatyouwouldliketoprocess.Thenrunabatchprocessusingthenewlycreatedaction.
Tip:YoumayalsousethistechniqueinconjunctionwithCommandTip19(above).
21.Onereallypowerfulaspectofactionsistheabilitytohavethemplayotheractions(evenfrom
differentactionsets).Thisfeatureisidealforactionsthatcontainrepetitivecommandsegments
thatcouldbesegregatedintoactionsubroutines(therebymakingtheactioneasiertoeditand
maintain).Whilerecordinganaction,chooseanotheractionandpresstheplaybutton:theplay
commandisrecordedasanactionstep(PlayactionNameofSetName)inthecurrentaction.

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SELECTIONTIPS
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1.WhenusingtheMarqueetools[M],usetheShiftkeytocreateperfectcirclesorsquares:use
theAltkeytodrawthemfromtheircenter.
2.UsetheReselectcommand[Ctrl+Shift+D](SelectReselect)toload/restoreyourprevious
selection.
3.YoumayalternatebetweenPolygonalandFreehandLasso[L],whileyouarecreatinga
selection,byholdingdowntheAltkey.
4.UsetheSpaceBartomoveaselectionwhiledrawingit.
5.HoldingtheShiftorAltkeystoaddorsubtractfromaselectionisfairlycommonknowledge,
butdidyouknowthatyoucouldholddownShiftandAlttogethertointersecttwoselections?
Tip:Ctrlclickonalayerthumbnail(intheLayerspalette toloaditstransparencychannel)and
thenCtrl+Alt+Shiftclickasecondlayertointersectthetwolayers'transparencymasks.
6.RetainyourselectionswhilescalingorduplicatinganimagebyfirstswitchingtoQuickMask
mode[Q](orclickontheQuickMaskiconnearthebottomofthetoolbar).
7.AltclicktheQuickMaskbuttontotogglebetweenmaskedorselectedareas.
8.AftereditingaselectioninQuickMaskmode,AltclicktheStandardmode(QuickMaskoff)
buttontoinvertthecurrentselection.

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LAYERTIPS
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23:25

1.YoucancyclethroughlayerblendingmodesbyusingShift+Plus(+)(cycleforward)and
Shift+Minus( )(cyclebackward).AlsotryAlt+Shift+Letter(whereLetterisoneofletterslisted
below)toquicklychangetheblendingmode.
N=Normal
I=Dissolve
M=Multiply
S=Screen
O=Overlay
F=SoftLight
H=HardLight
D=ColorDodge
B=ColorBurn
K=Darken
G=Lighten
E=Difference
X=Exclusion
U=Hue
T=Saturation
C=Color
Y=Luminosity
Q=Behind1
L=Threshold2
R=Clear3
W=Shadows4
V=Midtones4
Z=Highlights4
Onlyapplicableto:1.Painttools2.Indexedmode3.DodgeandBurntools[O]4.Line[N]and
Bucket[K]toolsonmultilayeredimages
Note:Theabovehotkeysalsoaffecttheblendingmodeofthecurrentlyactivepainttool,soifyou
wishtochangetheblendingmodeoftheactivelayer,besuretoswitchtotheMovetool[V]or
oneoftheselectiontoolsfirst.
2.Changetheopacityofthecurrentlyactivetoolorlayerbyusingthenumberkeys(onthe
keyboardoronthenumberpad).Press"1"for10%Opacity,"5"for50%,andsoon;use"0"for
100%Opacity.Numberspressedinsuccessionsuchas"85"willresultinanopacityof85%.
Note:Theabovehotkeysalsoaffecttheopacityofthecurrentlyactivepainttool,soifyouwishto
changetheopacityoftheactivelayer,besuretoswitchtotheMovetool[V]oroneofthe
selectiontoolsfirst.
3.Increase/decreasesliderbarsby1%usingtheleftandrightarrowkeys.AddShifttoincrease
/decreaseby10%increments.
4.Hide/RevealalllayersbyAltclickingonthevisibilityicon(theeyeball)ofthedesiredlayer.
5.UnlinkalllayersfromthecurrentlayerbyAltclickingonthecurrentlayer'spaintbrushicon.
6.Toclear(remove)alllayereffectsfromaparticularlayer,holdtheAltkeyanddoubleclickon
thelayer'seffecticon(f);orfromthemenus,chooseLayerEffectsClearEffects.
Tip:Todisableanindividualeffect,holddowntheAltkeyandselectitbynamefromtheLayer
Effectssubmenu.Alternatively,youmayuncheckitsApplyflagintheeffectsdialogbox.
7.Altclickbetweenlayers(intheLayerspalette)togroupthemtogether.Thisishandywhen
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severallayersarelinkedtogether,andyouonlywanttogroupspecificlayerstogether(since
Group[Ctrl+G](LayerGroupwithPrevious)changesintoGroupLinked[Ctrl+G](LayerGroup
Linked)whenthecurrentlayerislinkedtootherlayers).
8.Hereisarealtimesaverforaddingadjustmentlayers(LayerNewAdjustmentLayer...):
simplyCtrlclickontheNewLayericon(atthebottomoftheLayerspalette)andselectthetypeof
adjustmentlayeryouwishtoadd!
9.AltclickontheTrashicon(atthebottomoftheLayerspalette)toquicklydeletelayers(without
confirmation);alsoworkswithchannelsandpaths.
10.InsteadofgoingtotheChannelspalette(WindowShowChannels)toeditalayermask,
simplyAltclickonthemask'sthumbnailintheLayerspalette[F7](WindowShowLayers)to
revealit;Shiftclicklayermaskthumbnailstodisable/enablethem(aredXindicatesadisabled
mask).Alt+Shiftclickalayermasktoviewitinrubylithcolor(orpressbackslash[\ ]).Ctrlclick
onamask'sthumbnailtoloaditsTransparencySelection(orpressCtrl+Alt+\ ).
Tip:PressCtrl+\ toswitchthefocusfromthecurrentlayer(image)toitsmask.
11.ClicktheAddLayerMaskbutton(atthebottomoftheLayerspalette[F7])toaddamask
whichrevealsthecurrentselection(LayerAddLayerMaskRevealAll).AltclickontheAdd
LayerMaskbuttontoaddamaskwhichhidesthecurrentselection(LayerAddLayerMask
HideAll).
12.TurnoffallpathseasilybyclickingontheemptyareaofthePathspalette(underthepath
layers).
Tip:Togglepathson/offbypressingCtrl+Shift+H(ViewShow/HidePath).
13.AltclickontheFillPath,StrokePath,andLoadPathasSelectionicons(bottomofthePaths
palette)toseealistofavailabletoolsand/oroptions.
14.WiththeMovetool[V]asthecurrenttool(orwhileholdingdowntheCtrlkey),rightclick
anywhereonthecanvasforalistofthelayersunderthemousepointer(orderedfromtopmostto
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TYPETIPS
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1.Hereisaveryusefultipforachievingaddedcontrol(beyondtheavailableantialiasing
settings)overtherenderingofextremelysmalltype.First,scalethetypeto(forexample)200%:
then,scaleitto50%(essentiallybringingitbacktoitsoriginalsize).Openthetypedialogwindow
(bydoubleclickingonthetypelayer).Whilethetypewindowisopen,movingthetextinthe
imagewindowwillcausetheantialiasingtoshift/rerender.Closethetypewindowandreposition
thetypeasdesired withthetypewindowclosed,youmaymovethetypewithoutaffectingthe
antialiasing.
2.UsetheEnterkeyonthenumerickeypad(ontherightsideofthekeyboard),orCtrl+Enter(on
themainkeyboard)tocommittextchangesinthetypedialogbox.
Note:(Photoshop6)YoumayalsousetheCommitChanges(checkmark)buttonintheOptions
palette(WindowShowOptions).
3.(Photoshop6)UsetheViewShowExtras[Ctrl+H]commandtohideatextselection.This
undocumentedfeatureisreallyuseful!
4.(Photoshop6)HoldtheAltkeyasyouclickordragaTextBoxtodisplayaParagraphText
Sizedialogbox.ThedialogboxwilldisplaythecurrentTextBoxdimensions:enterthedesired
valuesfortheWidthandHeight.
Note:AnotheralternativeistosimplywatchtheWidth(W)andHeight(H)valuesintheInfo
palette[F8](WindowShowInfo)asyoudrawtheTextBox.
Note:IfyoucontinuetoholdAltkeydownafterthemousebuttonhasbeendepressed(andyou
begintodrag),theTextBoxwillbedrawfromthecenter.Uponreleasingthemousebutton,the
TextBoxSizedialogboxwillappear.
5.Tomodifythepropertiesofseveraltypelayerssimultaneously(i.e.font,color,size,etc.),link
thedesiredtypelayerstogetherandholdtheShiftkeywhilechangingthetypeproperties.
Note:ThisfeatureappliestochangesperformedintheOptionspalette(WindowShow
Options),theCharacterpalette(WindowShowCharacter),and/orParagraphpalette(Window
ShowParagraph).
6.Antialiasedtypemayberenderedinconsistentlyatsmallsize(orlowresolutions).Toreduce
thisinconsistency,turnofftheFractionalWidthsoption(intheCharacterpalettemenu).
7.UsingtheTypetool[T]:doubleclickawordtoselectit;tripleclickalinetoselectit;quadrupleclick
aparagraphtoselectit;andquintupleclicktoselectallcharactersinaboundingbox.
Tip:Whileintextselectionmode,useCtrl+Atoselectalltypeontheactivelayer.
8.TorestricttheuseofcertainfontstoAdobeapplications,placetheminC:\Program
Files\CommonFiles\Adobe\Fonts\
9.DespitethefactthatboththeEditFill...commandandthePaintBuckettool[G]aredisabled
fortypelayers,Alt+Backspace(fillwithforegroundcolor)andCtrl+Backspace(fillwith
backgroundcolor)stillwork!
10.Belowisatableofhotkeysthatareapplicablewhenworkingwithtypelayers:
HotKeyResult
Ctrl+A selectalltype
Ctrl+Shift+RightArrow/Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrow selectwordtoleft/right
Ctrl+Shift+GreaterThan(>)/ increase/decreasetypeby2px(pt)
Ctrl+Shift+LessThan(<)
increase/decreasetypeby10px(pt)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+GreaterThan(>)/
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+LessThan(<)

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Alt+DownArrow/Alt+UpArrow
increase/decreaseleadingby2px
Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow/Ctrl+Alt+UpArrow
increase/decreaseleadingby10px
Alt+RightArrow/Alt+LeftArrow
increase/decreasekerningby2/100em
Ctrl+Alt+LeftArrow/Ctrl+Alt+RightArrow
increase/decreasekerningby1/10em
raise/lowerbaselineby2px
Alt+Shift+UpArrow/Alt+Shift+DownArrow
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+UpArrow/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+DownArrow raise/lowerbaselineby10px
Ctrl+Shift+C
centeraligntype
Ctrl+Shift+L
leftaligntype
Ctrl+Shift+R rightaligntype

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