Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Design Professional
Transcript of Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Design Professional
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Design Professional
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 7.0GETTING STARTED WITH
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Start Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Learn how to open and save a document
Examine the Photoshop window
Use the Layers and History palette
Learn about Photoshop using Help
View and print a document
Close a document and exit Photoshop
Unit Lessons
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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
Using Photoshop
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What can Photoshop be used for?– Create original artwork– Manipulate color images– Retouch photographs– Repair damaged images– Create images for Web pages
Using Photoshop
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Understanding Platform Interfaces
Use Photoshop in two interfaces:– Windows and Macintosh
Differences are slight; for example:– Use [Ctrl] and [Alt] keys in Windows– Use [command] and [option] keys in
Macintosh
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Where to Obtain ImagesCreate original artwork in Photoshop
Use images downloaded from the World Wide Web
Use scanned images or images taken with a digital camera
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File FormatsUse Photoshop to open and create different kinds of file formats
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Understanding ImagesAn 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 Programs,then click Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Start Button
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Start Photoshop (Macintosh)
Double-click the hard drive icon, then double-click the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 folder
Double-click the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 program icon
Hard drive icon
Program icon
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Creating a New File
Click File on the menu 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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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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Setting Preferences
Preferences dialog box
Image Preview options
Open Recent file list
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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 menu 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 in the
palette well– Navigate to the location of the file– Double-click the file to open it in
Photoshop
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Docked File Browser Palette
Palette well
File Browser tab
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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 menu 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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Examining the Photoshop Window
The Workspace includes the following elements:– Work area– Command menu– Toolbox– Status bar– Palettes
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Workspace Elements
Work Area
Toolbox
Palettes
Status Bar
Command menu
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Customizing the Workspace
Customize the workspace by positioning elements to suit your working style
To save a workspace:– Click Window on the menu bar, point
to Workspace, 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 tool options bar to view current settings for a selected tool
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Using Tool Shortcut Keys
Press and hold [Shift]
Press the tool’s shortcut key (e.g., T for Type Tool)
Continue to press [Shift] and the shortcut key to cycle through a tool’s hidden tools
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Using Palettes
Use palettes to verify settings and modify documents
Each palette consists of multiple palettes
Palettes can be separated and moved around the workspace
Each palette contains a menu
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Palette Example
Click a tab to make a palette
active
Click to access the
palette menu
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Understanding Layers
What are layers?– A section within an image
that can be manipulated independently
– Use layers to control individual elements in a document
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Layers Palette
The order in which the layers appear in the Layers palette matches the order in which they appear in the document
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Layers Palette
Currently active layer
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History Palette
The History palette contains a record of each task completed in a document
The record of an event is called a state
The History palette displays up to 20 states
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Using Help
Photoshop Help information appears in a browser window
Five links are included in the Help window:– Using Help, Contents, Index,
Site Map, Search
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View and Print Documents
Use the Zoom tool to change views—up to a maximum of 1600%
Use the Page Setup dialog box to set printing options
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Conclude a Work SessionClose the document:– Click File on the menu bar, click
Close, then click Yes (Win) or Save (Mac)
Exit Photoshop:– Click File on the menu bar, then
click Exit (Win)– Click Photoshop on the menu
bar, then click Quit (Mac)
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Unit A TasksOpen a document
Examine the workspace
Understand palettes
Identify layers
Use the History palette
Use Help
View, print, and close a document