Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book? -- Added Advice to Make You a Pro -- PART I Starting Out with Photoshop -- 1 Touring the Work Area -- Starting Photoshop -- Taking Charge of the Tools -- Hiding and Showing Screen Elements -- Reviewing Help Features -- Using Help Contents and Search Features -- Reviewing Adobe Online -- Exiting Photoshop -- 2 Working with Image Files -- Creating a New File -- Opening an Existing File -- Importing an Image -- Grabbing a Scanner Image -- Grabbing a Digital Camera Image -- Adding File Info -- Embedding Information in the File -- Saving and Appending XMP Information -- Saving a File -- Saving to Another Format -- Using Save As -- Saving a Password-Protected .PDF File -- Switching between Files -- Closing a File -- Finding a File with File Browser -- Saving and Loading Your Workspace -- PART II Making Basic Edits -- 3 Adding Content with Tools -- Selecting a Tool -- Setting a Tool's Options in the Options Bar -- Resetting Tool Defaults -- Choosing Colors -- Working with Painting Tools -- Painting with the Paintbrush -- Painting with the Pencil -- Painting with the Airbrush -- Working with Drawing Tools -- Drawing a Line -- Drawing a Rectangle, Oval, or Other Shape -- Adding Text -- Creating the Text Layer -- Spell-Checking the Text -- Finding and Replacing Text -- Adding a Note -- Creating or Displaying a Brush -- Sampling a New Brush -- Opening the Brushes Palette -- Deleting a Brush -- Using a Custom Brush -- 4 Working with the Image View -- Selecting a Tool -- Setting a Tool's Options in the Options Bar -- Resetting Tool Defaults -- Choosing Colors -- Working with Painting Tools -- Painting with the Paintbrush -- Painting with the Pencil -- Painting with the Airbrush -- Working with Drawing Tools.

Drawing a Line -- Drawing a Rectangle, Oval, or Other Shape -- Adding Text -- Creating the Text Layer -- Spell-Checking the Text -- Finding and Replacing Text -- Adding a Note -- Creating or Displaying a Brush -- Sampling a New Brush -- Opening the Brushes Palette -- Deleting a Brush -- Using a Custom Brush -- 4 Working with the Image View -- Using the Zoom Tool -- Zooming In and Out -- Zooming to Print and Pixel Size -- Fitting the Image to the Screen -- Changing the View Zone -- Using Scroll Bars -- Using the Hand Tool -- Using the Navigator -- 5 Selecting Image Content -- Using the Marquee Tool -- Selecting a Rectangle -- Selecting an Ellipse -- Selecting a Row or Column -- Using the Lasso Tool -- Selecting an Odd Shape -- Selecting a Polygon -- Using the Magnetic Lasso -- Selecting Pixels with the Magic Wand -- Selecting by Color Range -- Adjusting a Selection -- Removing a Selection -- 6 Changing a Selection -- Deleting a Selection -- Moving a Selection -- Copying a Selection -- Transforming a Selection -- Modifying Part of the Selection -- Changing the Selection Border -- Smoothing the Selection -- Expanding or Contracting the Selection -- Saving a Selection -- Loading a Selection -- Undoing a Change -- Using the History to Undo Changes -- 7 Using Positioning Tools and Presets -- Showing and Hiding the Grid -- Showing and Hiding Rulers -- Using Snap and Snap To -- Adding Guides -- Locking Guides -- Setting Up Your Tools with the Preset Palette -- Saving a Preset -- Using a Preset -- Loading More Options with the Preset Manager -- PART III Using Layers, Masks, and Paths -- 8 Working with Layers -- Creating a Layer -- Making a New Layer -- Selecting a Layer -- Duplicating a Layer -- Copying a Layer between Images -- Adding a Fill Layer -- Adding a Gradient Layer -- Adding a Pattern Layer -- Creating Patterns -- Sampling a Pattern.

Using the Pattern Maker Plug-In -- Deleting a Layer -- Setting Layer Properties -- Choosing a Layer Style -- Arranging Layer Order -- Grouping and Ungrouping Layers -- Flattening the Image -- 9 Adding Variety with Masks -- Changing Quick Mask Options -- Using Quick Mask to Adjust a Selection -- Using Layer Masks -- Creating a Mask on a Layer -- Changing or Trashing a Mask -- Using a Selection from One Layer as a Mask on Another -- Reviewing the Mask -- Putting a Mask to Work -- Cropping a Photo -- Adding a Filter -- Recoloring Part of the Image -- 10 Using Paths -- Creating Paths -- Adding a Shape Path -- Making a Pen Path -- Making a Freeform Path -- Viewing and Changing a Path -- Filling or Coloring a Path -- Using a Path to Make a Selection -- Using a Path to Create a Vector Mask -- Using Clipping Paths -- Adding a Clipping Path -- Using Clipped Content -- PART IV Fine-Tuning Your Image -- 11 Using Other Editing Tools -- Blurring an Area -- Smudging an Area -- Sharpening an Area -- Erasing Image Content -- Using the Eraser -- Using the Background Eraser -- Using the Magic Eraser -- Adding a Gradient -- Filling with the Paint Bucket -- Using Photo Techniques -- Dodging an Area -- Burning an Area -- Sponging an Area -- Using the Healing Brush -- Patching a Flaw -- 12 Working with Image Size and Orientation -- Cropping the Image -- Changing the Image Size -- Changing the Canvas Size -- Rotating the Canvas -- Trimming the Canvas -- 13 Using a Filter -- Previewing the Filters -- Applying a Filter -- Fading a Filter -- Reapplying the Last Filter -- 14 Printing Your Image -- Choosing a Printer and Page Setup -- Changing the Print Settings -- Centering and Scaling the Image -- Working with Screens -- Adjusting Transfer Settings -- Adding a Border -- Specifying a Bleed -- Choosing a Background Color -- Using Other Print Settings -- Printing the Image.

Printing Multiple Images with Picture Package -- PART V Using More Advanced Techniques -- 15 Understanding Colors and Channels -- Reviewing the Color Modes -- Adjusting Your Display -- Applying a Color Profile -- Using Color Channels -- Changing to a Channel -- Working on a Channel -- Converting Images -- Choosing CMYK Color -- Working with Bit Depth -- Converting to Grayscale -- Prepping for Color Separations -- Proofing Colors -- 16 Correcting Image Color -- Using the Auto Color Command -- Changing the Tonal Quality -- Correcting the Color Balance -- Correcting Brightness and Contrast -- Applying a Special Color Effect -- Adding an Alpha Channel -- 17 Having Fun with Color -- Adding Spot Color -- Creating a Duotone Image -- Making a Sepia Image -- 18 Working with Plug-Ins -- Installing Plug-Ins -- Applying a Plug-In to a File -- Applying by Opening or Saving -- Applying a Filter Plug-In -- Using the Liquify Plug-In -- 19 Working with Actions -- Creating an Action -- Using an Action -- Making a Droplet -- Using a Droplet -- PART VI Prepping Images for the Web -- 20 Creating Web Images -- Reviewing Web Graphic Formats -- Using Save As -- Save an Optimized Image File -- Saving a JPEG -- Saving a GIF -- Saving a WBMP -- Setting Up a Web Photo Gallery -- 21 Adding Hotspots -- Adding Slices or "Hotspots" -- Viewing and Hiding Slices -- Saving the Sliced File in HTML -- PART VII Appendixes -- A Using Digital Watermark Protection -- Registering with Digimarc -- Embedding a Digital Watermark -- Viewing a Digital Watermark -- B Photoshop Preferences and Settings -- Using Basic Preferences -- General -- File Handling -- Display &Cursors -- Transparency &Gamut -- Units &Rulers -- Guides, Grid &Slices -- Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks -- Memory & Image Cache -- C Mac Command Equivalents -- D Online Resources -- Glossary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G.

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