Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Drawing and type tools gallery Notes, measuring and navigation tools gallery 3D tools (Photoshop Extended) Selecting and displaying tools Using the options bar Create and use tool presets Viewing images Change the screen mode View another area of an image Use the Rotate View tool Disable trackpad gestures (Mac OS) Use the Navigator panel Zoom in or out View images in multiple windows Match zoom and location in multiple images Work with the Info panel Display file information in the document window Duplicate an image Rulers, the grid, and guides About rulers Change a rulers zero origin Change the unit of measurement Specify columns for an image Position with the Ruler tool Position with guides and the grid Use snapping Show or hide Extras Presets, Plug-ins, and Preferences Work with the Preset Manager Preferences Plug-ins Undo and history panel Use the Undo or Redo commands Revert to the last saved version Restore part of an image to its

previously saved version Cancel an operation Receive notification when an operation is completed Work with the History panel Make a snapshot of an image Paint with a state or snapshot of an image Memory and performance Adobe online services Understanding and opening images Image essentials About bitmap images About vector graphics Combining vector graphics and bitmap images Color channels Bit depth Convert between bit depths Image size and resolution About pixel dimensions and printed image resolution File size About monitor resolution About printer resolution Resampling Change pixel dimensions of an image Change the print dimensions and resolution Determine a suggested resolution for an image View the print size on-screen Acquiring images from cameras and scanners Acquiring digital images from cameras Import images from a digital camera using WIA (Windows only) Importing scanned images Creating, opening, and importing images Create an image Open files

Open PDF files Open an EPS file Placing files Place a file in Photoshop Place PDF or Illustrator files in Photoshop Paste Adobe Illustrator art into Photoshop High dynamic range images About high dynamic range images Photoshop support for 32-bpc HDR images Take photos for HDR images Merge images to HDR Adjust displayed dynamic range for 32-bit HDR images About the HDR Color Picker Paint on HDR images Color fundamentals About color Color modes Converting between color modes Convert an image to another color mode Add a conditional mode change to an action Convert a color photo to Grayscale mode Convert an image to Bitmap mode Convert a Bitmap mode image to Grayscale mode Convert a grayscale or RGB image to indexed color Customize indexed color tables Choosing colors About foreground and background colors Choose colors in the toolbox Choose colors with the Eyedropper tool Adobe Color Picker overview Choose a color with the Adobe Color Picker Choose a color while painting Choose web-safe colors

Choose a CMYK equivalent for a non-printable color Choose a spot color Change the Color Picker Color panel overview Select a color in the Color panel Select a color in the Swatches panel Add and delete color swatches Manage swatch libraries Share swatches between applications Kuler panel Color and tonal adjustments Viewing histograms and pixel values About histograms Histogram panel overview View the histogram for a multilayered document Preview histogram adjustments Refresh the histogram display View color values in an image View color information while adjusting color Adjusting color samplers Understanding color adjustments Before making color and tonal adjustments Correcting images Adjustments panel overview Color adjustment commands Make a color adjustment Save adjustment settings Reapply adjustment settings Correcting colors in CMYK and RGB Identify out-of-gamut colors Adjusting image color and tone Levels overview Adjust tonal range using Levels Adjust color using Levels

Curves overview Adjust color and tonality with Curves Color correct using the eyedroppers Adjust hue and saturation Adjust color saturation using Vibrance Convert a color image to black and white Improve shadow and highlight detail Add contrast to a photo Adjust HDR exposure and toning Targeting images for press Matching, replacing, and mixing colors Match the color in different images Replace the color of objects in an image Mix color channels Make selective color adjustments Making quick image adjustments Change the color balance using the Photo Filter command Apply the Color Balance adjustment Apply the Brightness/Contrast adjustment Adjust black and white points with the Auto option Apply the Auto Contrast adjustment Remove a color cast using Auto Color Set Auto adjustment options Apply the Variations command Using the Equalize command Applying special color effects to images Desaturate colors Invert colors Create a two-valued black and white image Posterize an image Apply a gradient map to an image Retouching and transforming

Adjusting crop, rotation, and canvas Crop images Transform perspective while cropping Crop and straighten scanned photos Straighten an image Rotate or flip an entire image Change the canvas size Make a frame Retouching and repairing images About the Clone Source panel Retouch with the Clone Stamp tool Set sample sources for cloning and healing Retouch with the Healing Brush tool Retouch with the Spot Healing Brush tool Patch an area Remove red eye Replace color in image areas Smudge image areas Blur image areas Sharpen image areas Dodge or burn areas Adjust color saturation in image areas Correcting image distortion and noise About lens distortion Correct lens distortion and adjust perspective Reduce image noise and JPEG artifacts Adjusting image sharpness and blur Sharpening recommendations Sharpen using Smart Sharpen Sharpen using Unsharp Mask Sharpen selectively Add lens blur Transforming objects Puppet Warp

Content-aware scaling Liquify filter Liquify filter overview Distortion tools Distort an image Freeze and thaw areas Reconstruct distortions Work with meshes Work with backdrops Vanishing Point Vanishing Point dialog box overview Work in Vanishing Point About perspective planes and the grid Define and adjust perspective planes in Vanishing Point About selections in Vanishing Point Fill selections with another area of an image Copy selections in Vanishing Point Paste an item into Vanishing Point Paint with a color in Vanishing Point Paint with sampled pixels in Vanishing Point Measure in Vanishing Point (Photoshop Extended) Export measurements, textures, and 3D information Render grids to Photoshop Create panoramic images with Photomerge Selecting and masking Making selections About selecting pixels Select, deselect, and reselect pixels Select with the marquee tools Select with the Lasso tool Select with the Polygonal Lasso tool Select with the Magnetic Lasso tool Select with the Quick Selection tool

Select with the Magic Wand tool Select a color range Adjusting pixel selections Move, hide, or invert a selection Adjust selections manually Expand or contract a selection by a specific number of pixels Create a selection around a selection border Expand a selection to include areas with similar color Clean up stray pixels in a colorbased selection Refine selection edges Soften the edges of selections Remove fringe pixels from a selection Moving, copying, and deleting selected pixels Move a selection Copy selections Copy between applications Delete selected pixels Channels About channels Channels panel overview Show or hide a channel Show color channels in color Select and edit channels Rearrange and rename alpha and spot channels Duplicate channels Split channels into separate images Merge channels Delete a channel Saving selections and using masks About masks and alpha channels Create a temporary quick mask Change Quick Mask options Create and edit alpha channel masks Save and load selections

Channel calculations Layers Layer basics Selecting, grouping, and linking layers Select layers Group and link layers Moving, stacking, and locking layers Change the stack order of layers and groups Show layer edges and handles Move the content of layers Align objects on different layers Distribute layers and groups evenly Automatically align image layers Auto blend layers Rotate a layer Lock layers Managing layers Rename a layer or group Assign a color to a layer or group Rasterize layers Delete a layer or group Export layers Track file size Merge and stamp layers Opacity and blending Specify overall and fill opacity for selected layers Specify a blending mode for a layer or group Filling new layers with a neutral color Create a knockout Exclude channels from blending Group blend effects Specify a tonal range for blending layers Layer effects and styles About layer effects and styles

Apply preset styles Layer Style dialog box overview Apply or edit a custom layer style Layer style options Modify layer effects with contours Set a global lighting angle for all layers Display or hide layer styles Create and manage preset styles Copy layer styles Scale a layer effect Remove layer effects Convert a layer style to image layers Adjustment and fill layers About adjustment and fill layers Create and confine adjustment and fill layers Edit or merge adjustment and fill layers Nondestructive editing About nondestructive editing About Smart Objects Create Smart Objects Duplicate a Smart Object Edit the content of a Smart Object Replace the contents of a Smart Object Export the contents of a Smart Object Convert a Smart Object to a layer About Smart Filters Apply a Smart Filter Edit a Smart Filter Hide Smart Filters Reorder, duplicate, or delete Smart Filters Mask Smart Filters Layer comps Masking layers

About layer and vector masks Add layer masks Edit a layer mask Adjust mask opacity or edges Select and display the layer mask channel Disable or enable a layer mask Change the layer mask rubylith color or opacity Add and edit vector masks Unlinking layers and masks Apply or delete a layer mask Load a layer or layer masks boundaries as a selection Mask layers with clipping masks Combine multiple images into a group portrait Painting Painting tools About painting tools, options, and panels Paint with the Brush tool or Pencil tool Paint with the Mixer Brush Paint tool options Paint with a pattern Paint with the Art History Brush Erase with the Eraser tool Change similar pixels with the Magic Eraser tool Change pixels to transparent with the Background Eraser tool Auto Erase with the Pencil tool Changing the brush cursor Brush presets Select a preset brush Change how preset brushes are displayed Load, save, and manage brush presets Create a new preset brush Creating and modifying brushes Brush panel overview Create a brush tip from an image

Create a brush and set painting options Standard brush tip shape options Bristle tip shape options Adding brush dynamics Brush shape dynamics Brush scattering Textured brush options Dual brushes Color dynamics brush options Transfer brush options Other brush options Copy textures between tools Clear brush options Change brush size and opacity with pen pressure Blending modes Blending mode descriptions Blending mode examples Gradients Apply a gradient fill Manage gradient presets Gradient Editor overview Create a smooth gradient Specify the gradient transparency Create a noise gradient Filling and stroking selections, layers, and paths Fill with the Paint Bucket tool Fill a selection or layer with color Content-aware, pattern, or history fills Fill the work canvas Stroke a selection or layer with color Draw a circle or square Creating and managing patterns Define an image as a preset pattern Manage pattern libraries and presets

Drawing About drawing Drawing shapes Create a shape on a shape layer Draw multiple shapes in a layer Draw a wheel shape Draw a custom shape Save a shape or path as a custom shape Create a rasterized shape Edit shapes Shape tool options Drawing with the Pen tools About the Pen tools Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool Draw curves with the Pen tool Finish drawing a path Draw straight lines followed by curves Draw curves followed by straight lines Draw two curved segments connected by a corner Draw with the Freeform Pen tool Draw using the magnetic pen options Managing paths Paths panel overview Create a new path in the Paths panel Create a new work path Manage paths Editing paths Path segments, components, and points Select a path Adjust path segments Adjust path components Add or delete anchor points Convert between smooth points and corner points Converting between paths and selection borders

Convert paths to selection borders Convert a selection to a path Adding color to paths Fill paths with color Stroke paths with color Filters Filter basics Using filters Apply a filter from the Filter menu Filter Gallery overview Apply filters from the Filter Gallery Blend and fade filter effects Tips for creating special effects Improve filter performance Filter effects reference Artistic filters Blur filters Brush Stroke filters Distort filters Noise filters Pixelate filters Render filters Sharpen filters Sketch filters Stylize filters Texture filters Video filters Other filters Digimarc filters Vanishing Point Applying specific filters Load images and textures for filters Set texture and glass surface controls Defining undistorted areas

Apply the Dust And Scratches filter Apply the Displace filter Apply the Color Halftone filter Apply the Extrude filter Apply the Trace Contour filter Create a Custom filter Add Lighting Effects Type Creating type About type layers Entering type Enter point type Enter paragraph type Resize or transform a type bounding box Convert between point type and paragraph type Editing text Edit text Specify curly or straight quotes Apply anti-aliasing to a type layer Check and correct spelling Find and replace text Assign a language for text Change the orientation of a type layer Rasterize type layers Formatting characters Select characters Character panel overview About Dynamic Shortcuts Specify type size Change the type color Change the color of individual letters Underline or strike through text Apply all caps or small caps Specify superscript or subscript characters

Fonts About fonts Previewing fonts Choose a font family and style Change the font on multiple layers About missing fonts and glyph protection OpenType fonts Apply OpenType features Line and character spacing Set leading Kern and track Shift the baseline Turn fractional character widths off or on Scaling and rotating type Adjust the scale of type Rotate type Rotate vertical type characters Formatting paragraphs Format paragraphs Paragraph panel overview Specify alignment Specify justification for paragraph type Adjust word and letter spacing in justified text Indent paragraphs Adjust paragraph spacing Specify hanging punctuation for Roman fonts Adjust hyphenation automatically Prevent words from breaking Composition methods Creating type effects Create type along or inside a path Warp and unwarp type Create a work path from type Convert type to shapes

Create a type selection border Add a drop shadow to text Fill type with an image Asian type Display and set Asian type options Reduce spacing around Asian type characters Specify how leading is measured in Asian type Use tate-chu-yoko Align Asian characters with mojisoroe Specify left and right underlining with Asian type Set Asian OpenType font attributes Asian OpenType options Choose a mojikumi set Set kinsoku shori options Specify a burasagari option Saving and exporting images Saving images Saving image files Save a file Set file saving preferences Save large documents Testing Photoshop images for mobile devices with Adobe Device Central Create mobile content with Adobe Device Central and Photoshop Saving PDF files Saving files in Photoshop PDF format Save a file in Photoshop PDF format Adobe PDF presets About PDF/X and PDF/A standards PDF compatibility levels General options for Adobe PDF Compression and downsampling options for Adobe PDF Color management and PDF/X options for Adobe PDF

Adding security to PDF files Save an Adobe PDF preset Load, edit, or delete Adobe PDF presets Saving and exporting files in other formats Save a file in TIFF format Save a file in JPEG format Save a file in PNG format Save a file in GIF format Save a file in Photoshop EPS format Save a file in Photoshop DCS format Save a file in Photoshop Raw format Save a file in BMP format Save a 16-bits-per-channel file in Cineon format Save a file in Targa format Export layers to files File formats About file formats and compression Maximize compatibility when saving files Photoshop format (PSD) Photoshop 2.0 format Photoshop DCS 1.0 and 2.0 formats Photoshop EPS format Photoshop Raw format Digital Negative format (DNG) BMP format Cineon format DICOM format GIF IFF JPEG format Large Document Format OpenEXR format PCX PDF

PICT File PICT Resource Pixar format PNG format Portable Bit Map format Radiance format Scitex CT Targa TIFF WBMP format Metadata and notes About metadata Notes Digimarc copyright protection Placing Photoshop images in other applications Prepare images for page-layout programs Use Photoshop artwork in Adobe Illustrator Create transparency using image clipping paths Printing image clipping paths Export paths to Adobe Illustrator Link or embed an image using OLE (Windows only) Printing Printing from Photoshop About printing About desktop printing Print images Position and scale images Print vector data Printing with color management in Photoshop Let printer determine printed colors Let Photoshop determine printed colors Print a hard proof Printing images to a commercial printing press Preparing images for press

Set output options Print separations from Photoshop Prepare an image with spot channels for printing from another application Create a color trap Determine scan resolution for printing Duotones About duotones Convert an image to duotone Modify the duotone curve for a given ink Specifying overprint colors Adjust the display of overprint colors Saving and loading duotone settings View the individual colors of a duotone image Printing duotones Exporting duotone images to other applications Printing spot colors About spot colors Create a new spot channel Convert an alpha channel to a spot channel Edit a spot channel to add or remove color Change a spot channels color or solidity Merge spot channels Adjust overlapping spot colors Web graphics Working with web graphics Creating rollover images Export to Zoomify Working with hexadecimal color values Slicing web pages Slice types Slice a web page Convert auto and layer-based slices to user slices View slices and slice

options Modifying slices Select one or more slices Move, resize, and snap user slices Divide user slices and auto slices Duplicate slices Copy and paste a slice Combine slices Change the stacking order of slices Align and distribute user slices Delete a slice Lock all slices Slice options Video and animation Video and animation in Photoshop About video layers in Photoshop Extended Supported video and image sequence formats (Photoshop Extended) Animation panel overview Switch animation modes (Photoshop Extended) Specify timeline duration and frame rate (Photoshop Extended) Creating images for video About creating images for video Aspect ratio Create an image for use in video Load video actions Adjust pixel aspect ratio Prepare images for use in After Effects Importing video files and image sequences (Photoshop Extended) Open or import a video file (Photoshop Extended) Import image sequences (Photoshop Extended) Place a video or image sequence (Photoshop Extended) Reload footage in a video layer (Photoshop Extended)

Replace footage in a video layer (Photoshop Extended) Interpreting video footage (Photoshop Extended) Painting frames in video layers (Photoshop Extended) Paint frames in video layers (Photoshop Extended) Cloning content in video and animation frames (Photoshop Extended) Restore frames in video layers (Photoshop Extended) Managing color in video layers (Photoshop Extended) Editing video and animation layers (Photoshop Extended) Transform video layers (Photoshop Extended) Create new video layers Specify when a layer appears in a video or animation (Photoshop Extended) Trim or move a video layer (Photoshop Extended) Lift work area (Photoshop Extended) Extract work area (Photoshop Extended) Split video layers (Photoshop Extended) Group layers in a video or animation (Photoshop Extended) Rasterize video layers (Photoshop Extended) Creating frame animations Frame animation workflow Add frames to an animation Select animation frames Edit animation frames Changing attributes of layers in animations Copy and paste layers between frames Create frames using tweening Hide layers in animation frames Add a new layer every time you create a frame Specify a delay time in frame animations Choose a disposal method Specify looping in frame animations Delete an entire animation

Creating timeline animations (Photoshop Extended) Timeline animation workflow (Photoshop Extended) Use keyframes to animate layer properties (Photoshop Extended) Create hand-drawn animations (Photoshop Extended) Insert, delete, or duplicate blank video frames (Photoshop Extended) Specify onion skin settings (Photoshop Extended) Open a multilayer animation Previewing video and animations Preview a frame animation Set the timeline area to preview (Photoshop Extended) Previewing video or timeline animations (Photoshop Extended) Preview your document on a video monitor Saving and exporting video and animations Video and animation export formats Optimize animation frames Flatten frames into layers Export video files or image sequences Specify QuickTime Movie settings (Photoshop Extended) 3D 3D workspace (Photoshop Extended) Understanding and displaying 3D files (Photoshop Extended) 3D object and camera tools (Photoshop Extended) 3D Axis (Photoshop Extended) 3D panel overview (Photoshop Extended) 3D Scene settings (Photoshop Extended) 3D Mesh settings (Photoshop Extended) 3D Materials settings (Photoshop Extended) 3D Lights settings (Photoshop Extended) 3D painting and texture-editing (Photoshop Extended) Paint on 3D models (Photoshop Extended)

Create and edit textures for 3D models (Photoshop Extended) Creating, combining, and converting 3D (Photoshop Extended) Create 3D repouss (Photoshop Extended) Create 3D objects from 2D images (Photoshop Extended) Combine 3D objects (Photoshop Extended) Combine 3D and 2D layers (Photoshop Extended) Create 3D animations (Photoshop Extended) Convert a 3D layer to a 2D layer (Photoshop Extended) Convert a 3D layer to a Smart Object (Photoshop Extended) 3D rendering and saving (Photoshop Extended) Change 3D render settings (Photoshop Extended) Render a 3D file for final output (Photoshop Extended) Saving and exporting 3D files (Photoshop Extended) Technical imaging DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) About DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) Open a DICOM file (Photoshop Extended) Create a 3D volume from DICOM frames (Photoshop Extended) Export DICOM frames as JPEG files (Photoshop Extended) DICOM metadata (Photoshop Extended) Animate DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) Measurement (Photoshop Extended) About measurement (Photoshop Extended) Set the measurement scale (Photoshop Extended) Use scale markers (Photoshop Extended) Performing a measurement (Photoshop Extended) Use the Measurement Log (Photoshop Extended) Counting objects in an image (Photoshop Extended) Manually count items in an image (Photoshop Extended) Automatic counting using a selection (Photoshop Extended)

Photoshop and MATLAB (Photoshop Extended) About Photoshop and MATLAB (Photoshop Extended) Set up MATLAB and Photoshop (Photoshop Extended) Connect/disconnect to Photoshop from MATLAB (Photoshop Extended) Using help and getting started (Photoshop Extended) MATLAB commands (Photoshop Extended) Create a document in MATLAB (Photoshop Extended) Image Stacks (Photoshop Extended) About image stacks (Photoshop Extended) Creating an image stack (Photoshop Extended) Use a script to create an image stack (Photoshop Extended) Automating tasks Automating with actions About actions Actions panel overview Play an action on a file Specify playback speed Manage actions Manage action sets Creating actions Recording actions Record an action Record a path Insert a stop Change settings when playing an action Exclude commands from an action Insert a non-recordable menu command Edit and rerecord actions Processing a batch of files Convert files with the Image Processor Process a batch of files Create a droplet from an action

Batch and droplet processing options Scripting Creating data-driven graphics About data-driven graphics Define variables Rename a variable Define a data set Preview or apply a data set Generate graphics using data sets Creating data sets in external files Import a data set Saving templates for use with other Adobe products Optional plug-ins Picture packages and contact sheets Print photos in a picture package layout Create a contact sheet Creating web photo galleries About web photo galleries Create a web photo gallery Making sure that your colors match Web photo gallery options Web photo gallery styles About customizing web photo gallery styles Customize or create a web photo gallery style Web photo gallery style tokens Extract an object from its background Generate a pattern using the Pattern Maker Import an image using the TWAIN interface Run Photoshop in 32-bit mode (64bit Mac OS only) Keyboard shortcuts Customizing keyboard shortcuts Default keyboard shortcuts Keys for selecting tools

Keys for viewing images Keys for Puppet Warp Keys for Refine Edge Keys for the Filter Gallery Keys for Liquify Keys for Vanishing Point Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box Keys for the Black-and-White dialog box Keys for Curves Keys for selecting and moving objects Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths Keys for editing paths Keys for painting Keys for blending modes Keys for selecting and editing text Keys for formatting type Keys for slicing and optimizing Keys for using panels Keys for the Actions panel Keys for the Adjustments panel Keys for the Animation panel in Frames mode Keys for the Animation panel in Timeline Mode (Photoshop Extended) Keys for the Brush panel Keys for the Channels panel Keys for the Clone Source panel Keys for the Color panel Keys for the History panel Keys for the Info panel Keys for the Layers panel Keys for the Layer Comps panel Keys for the Paths panel Keys for the Swatches panel Keys for 3D tools (Photoshop Extended) Keys for measurement

(Photoshop Extended) Keys for DICOM files (Photoshop Extended) Keys for Extract and Pattern Maker (optional plug-ins) Function keys Product support Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy

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