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Chapter 1Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Chapter Lessons

• Start Adobe Photoshop CS4• Learn how to open and save an image• Use organizational and management

features• Examine the Photoshop window

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• Use the Layers and History panel• Learn about Photoshop by using Help• View and print an image• Close a file and exit Photoshop

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Chapter Lessons

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Using Photoshop

• What is Photoshop?

– An image editing program used to create and modify digital images

• What is a digital image?

– A picture in an electronic form

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Using Photoshop

• What can Photoshop be used for?

– Create original artwork

– Manipulate color images

– Retouch photographs

– Repair damaged images

– Create images for Web pages

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Where to Obtain Images

• Create original artwork in Photoshop

• Use your own images taken with a digital camera

• Scanned images or those downloaded from the Web (permission?)

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Start Adobe Photoshop CS4

File Formats• Use Photoshop to open and create

different kinds of file formats

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various

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Understanding Images

• An image is made up of dots called pixels

• In Photoshop, you can add, delete, or modify individual pixels or groups of pixels

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Start Photoshop (Windows)

• Click the Start button on the taskbar

• Point to All Programs,then click Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Start Button

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Creating a New File

• Click File on the Application bar

• Click New

• Enter the required width in the Width text box

• Enter the required height in the Height text box

• Click OK

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Learn How to Open and Save an Image

Saving a File Options

• Use Save As to save a file under a new name and to preserve a copy of the original file

• Open a file in one file format (e.g., .BMP) and save it in another file format (e.g., .JPG)

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Setting Preferences

• Use the Preferences dialog box to customize how files are opened in Photoshop

• Options include:

– Using Open Recent to locate and open files recently worked on

– Changing the Image Preview to thumbnails

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Using the File Browser

• Examine files on your computer

• Organizational options include:

– Sort

– Rank

– Flag

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Using Adobe Bridge

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Rated and Approved file

Approved file

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File Info Dialog Box

• Purposes of the File Info dialog box

– Identify a file

– Add a caption or other text to a file

– Add a copyright notice to a file

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Opening a File I

• Use the File menu to open a file:

– Click File on the Application bar, then click Open

– Click the Look in or From list arrow

– Navigate to the location of the file

– Click the file, then click Open

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Opening a File II

• Use the File Browser to open a file:

– Click the File Browser tab

– Navigate to the location of the file

– Double-click the file thumbnail to open it in Photoshop

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Adobe Bridge Window

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Folders tab

Resizing slider

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Getting photos from your camera

• Use Adobe Bridge to move photos from your camera to your computer:

– Click File on the (Bridge) Application bar, then click Get Photos from Camera

– Use the Adobe Bridge CS4 Downloader dialog box to choose a device and storage location

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Using the Save As Command

• Use the Save As command to save an existing file with a new filename:

– Click File on the Application bar, then click Save As

– Navigate to the location where you want to save the file

– Type a new filename, then click Save

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Changing Document Display

• Each image displays in an individual tabbed window, by default

• Change to floating windows by clicking the Arrange Documents button on the Application bar, then click Float All in Windows

• Change the default (permanently) using the Preferences menu

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Examining the Photoshop Window

• The Workspace includes the following elements:

– Work area

– Application bar

– Tools panel

– Status bar

– panels

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Work Area

Tools panel

Panels

Status bar

Application bar

Dock

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Customizing the Workspace

• Customize the workspace by positioning elements to suit your working style

• To save a workspace:

– Click the workspace switcher on the Application bar, click Save Workspace, type a name, then click Save

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Using Tools

• Use tools in Photoshop to perform actions (e.g., zoom, type text, etc.)

• Point to a tool to view a ScreenTip that provides the name or function of the tool

• Check the options bar to view current settings for a selected tool

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Using panels

• Use panels to verify settings and modify images

• Each panel can contain multiple panels

• Panels can be separated and moved around the workspace

• Each panel contains a list arrow and a menu

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Panel Example

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Click a tab to make a panel

active

Click to access the panel menu

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Use the Layers & History panels

Understanding Layers

• What are layers?

– A section within an image that can be manipulated independently

– Use layers to control individual elements in an image

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Layers panel

• The order in which the layers appear in the Layers panel matches the order in which they appear in the image

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Layers panel

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Currently active layer

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History panel

• The History panel contains a record of each task completed in an image

• The record of an event is called a state

• The History panel displays up to 20 states

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Learn about Photoshop by Using Help

• Photoshop Help information appears in a browser window

• You can click a topic on the left side of the window or enter a keyword in the Search text box

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Learn about Photoshop by Using Help

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View and Print an Image

• Use the Zoom tool to change views—up to a maximum of 1600%

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View and Print an Image

• Use the Page Setup dialog box to set printing options

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Close a File and Exit Photoshop Conclude a Work Session

• Close the file:– Click File on the Application bar, click

Close, then click Yes (Win) or Save (Mac)

• Exit Photoshop:– Click File on the Application bar, then

click Exit (Win)

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