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Cheat SheetPhotoshop CS6 All-in-One ForDummiesFrom Photoshop CS6 All-in-One For Dummies byBarbara ObermeierPhotoshop CS6 retains all it had in previous versions —, andprovides new features to help you with your tasks, such as adarker, more immersive, User Interface, true vector Shape layers,the Oil Paint filter, Adaptive Wide Angle correction, Content-AwareMove tool, new brush tips, and more. None of it is hard to learn,and all of it will help enhance both your productivity and creativity.

The Basic Photoshop CS6 CommandsGetting familiar with the Photoshop CS6 application window is a great way toget your bearings before diving into Photoshop tools and commands. Hereare a few basic pointers:

Launch Photoshop by clicking the Start menu or an icon on the taskbar(Windows) or clicking the Photoshop icon on the Dock (Mac).

You can also double-click a Photoshop shortcut or alias on your desktop.

Open an image by choosing File→Open. If you have several images openat a time, cycle through them by pressing Ctrl+Tab (Windows) orControl+Tab (Mac).

Sometimes you need to see more detail in a photo. Zoom in by pressingCtrl (Command on the Mac) + the plus sign key. When you're done editing,zoom out by pressing Ctrl + the minus sign key (Command + the minus signkey on the Mac).

Scroll an image by pressing the spacebar and then dragging.

Set your preferences by choosing Edit→Preferences (Windows) or

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Photoshop→Preferences (Mac).

Arrange and combine panels, customize the Options bar, and modify menuand keyboard shortcuts to how you work best. Then save your workspaceto use again by choosing Window→Workspace→New Workspace.

Accessing the Photoshop CS6 Tools Palette throughShortcutsPhotoshop CS6 sports a hefty number of tools. Not to fear. This handy guideshows you the Photoshop tool icon and the name of each tool, even if it istucked away, hidden in a flyout menu:

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Making and Adjusting Selections in Photoshop CS6Mastering selections is a key skill to becoming a Photoshop CS6 master. Hereare a few basic Photoshop keyboard shortcuts to get you started on digitalphotography projects of all sorts:

Task Shortcut (Windows) Shortcut (Mac)

Draw straight lines. Alt-click with Lassotool

Option-click with Lassotool

Add to the selectionoutline.

Shift-drag Shift-drag

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Deselect from theselection area.

Alt-drag Option-drag

Deselect all but theintersected area.

Hold down Shift+Altand drag

Hold down Shift+Optionand drag

Deselect the entireimage.

Ctrl+D Command+D

Reselect the lastselection.

Ctrl+Shift+D Command+Shift+D

Hide extras. Ctrl+H Command+H

Fill the selection withforeground color.

Alt+Backspace Option+Delete

Fill the selection withbackground color.

Ctrl+Backspace Command+Delete

Reapply the last filter. Ctrl+F Command+F

Adjust levels. Ctrl+L Command+L

Use Free Transform. Ctrl+T Command+T

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