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How To Tips

How to Create Web Images

Create a gallery of images for the Web

Create a rollover button

Create a Web animation

Optimize an image for the Web in ImageReady

Resize and optimize an image for the Web in Photoshop

Save a file to e-mail

How to Customize and Automate

Automate a task

Batch rename files

Customize palettes

Customize tool presets

How to Fix and Enhance Photos

Add a texture to an image

Add contrast to a photo

Choose a scanning resolution

Crop, straighten, or rotate a photo

Fix red eyes

Lighten or darken a photo

Lighten or darken an area in a photo (dodge or burn)

Make a photo frame

Remove a color cast

Remove an object from a photo

Sharpen a photo

Touch up spots, scratches, and wrinkles

How to Paint and Draw

Create a custom brush

Draw a circle or square

Draw a custom shape

Draw a doughnut or wheel shape

Draw a path

Edit a brush

Get the brush cursor back

Set brush pressure sensitivity for digitizing tablet

Set options for the shape tools

Stroke a path

Use a clipping path to create transparency

How to Prepare Art for Other Applications

Export to Macromedia® Flash™ (SWF)

Prepare images to place in page layout programs

Put Adobe Illustrator artwork into Photoshop

Put Photoshop artwork into Adobe Illustrator

How to Print Photos

Print multiple photos on a page

Resize an image for printing

How to Work with Color

Convert a color photo to black and white

Replace a color in an image

How to Work with Layers and Selections

Align objects on different layers

Blend two images

Hide and show a combination of layers

Mask part of an image

Move single and multiple objects

Organize layers into layer sets

Rotate a layer

Soften the edge of a selection

Unlock the background layer

How to Work with Type

Add a drop shadow

Bend type

Change the color of individual letters

Change the font on multiple layers

Fill type with an image

Put type on a path

Learning Photoshop CS

Welcome

Getting help

Working with Photoshop and ImageReady

If you work with digital photos

If you want the color on your prints and monitor to match

If you design Web pages

If you design video graphics

If you perform the same tasks on several files

What's New in Photoshop CS

Photoshop CS for All Users

Photoshop CS for photographers

Photoshop CS for graphic Designers

Photoshop CS for video and filmmakers

ImageReady CS for Web professionals

Looking at the Work Area

Using the Welcome window

Getting familiar with the work area

About the work area

Using the toolbox

Toolbox overview (1 of 3)

Toolbox overview (2 of 3)

Toolbox overview (3 of 3)

Using the tools

Using the tool pointers

Using the options bar

Using the palette well

Using tool presets (Photoshop)

Using palettes

Tips for rearranging the palette display

Showing and hiding palettes

Docking palettes together

Saving workspaces

Using pop-up sliders

Using pop-up palettes

Using the Info palette

Using context menus

Viewing images

Changing the screen mode

Viewing multiple images

Navigating the view area

Magnifying and reducing the view

Correcting mistakes

About the History palette

Tips for using the History palette

Using the History palette

Setting history options (Photoshop)

Making a snapshot of an image (Photoshop)

Painting with a state or snapshot of an image (Photoshop)

Working with the Edit History Log

Duplicating images

Using rulers, columns, the Measure tool, guides, and the grid

Using rulers

Using columns (Photoshop)

Using the Measure tool (Photoshop)

Using guides and the grid

Working with Extras

Displaying status information (Photoshop)

Displaying file and image information

Annotating images (Photoshop)

Adding notes and audio annotations

Opening and editing annotations

Jumping between applications

Jumping between Photoshop and ImageReady

Jumping to other applications

Previewing an image in a browser

Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)

Customizing keyboard shortcuts

Setting preferences

Resetting all warning dialogs

Monitoring operations

Closing files and quitting

Using plug-in modules

Working with Adobe Version Cue managed projects

Assigning scratch disks

Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady

Working with bitmap images and vector graphics

About bitmap images

About vector graphics

Understanding image size and resolution

Pixel dimensions and image resolution

File size

Monitor resolution

Printer resolution

Screen frequency

Changing image size and resolution

Displaying image size information

About resampling

Choosing an interpolation method

Changing the pixel dimensions of an image

Changing the print dimensions and resolution of an image (Photoshop)

Determining a recommended resolution for an image (Photoshop)

Getting images from digital cameras

Importing an image using the TWAIN interface

Importing images from digital cameras using Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)

Working with camera raw image files

About camera raw files

About the Camera Raw plug-in

Opening camera raw image files

Adjusting the image attributes

Setting the white balance

Making tonal adjustments

Using the Sharpness slider to reduce blur

Reducing noise

Compensating for chromatic aberration

Compensating for lens vignetting

Correcting a shadow color cast

Making advanced color adjustments

About Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in settings

Saving, applying, and updating Photoshop Camera Raw settings

Creating an action to open camera raw image files

Scanning images

Importing scanned images

Importing scanned images using the TWAIN interface

Importing scanned images using WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) Support

Scanning using the resolution setting (Photoshop)

Scanning using the file size setting (Photoshop)

Optimizing the dynamic range of the scan (Photoshop)

Eliminating unwanted color casts (Photoshop)

Creating new images

Using the File Browser (Photoshop)

About the File Browser window

Customizing the File Browser window

Viewing images

Selecting and opening images

Working with files and folders

Working with keywords

Sorting and ranking files

Flagging files

Searching for files

Running automated tasks from the File Browser

Renaming files and folders

Working with the metadata palette

Adding metadata to files

Working with the cache

Setting File Browser preferences

Opening and importing images

Opening files

Opening and importing PDF files

Opening PostScript artwork

Turning off anti-aliasing for PDF and EPS files (ImageReady)

Opening Photo CD files

Importing anti-aliased PICT files (Mac OS)

Importing PICT resources (Mac OS)

Placing files

Producing Consistent Color (Photoshop)

An introduction to color management

Why colors change

Solving color inconsistency with color management

Basic steps for producing consistent color

Understanding color

Using color models to describe color

HSB model

RGB model

CMYK model

Lab model

Why colors sometimes don't match

Understanding color space and gamut

Why each device has a different color space

Device-dependent color models

Device-independent color models

Using color management to produce consistent color

How color management works

Calibrating and creating profiles

Calibrating and creating a profile of your monitor

Creating profiles of your input devices

Creating profiles of your output devices

Embedding a profile in a document

Changing the color profile of a document

Using the Photoshop Color Settings

Specifying color management settings

Using predefined color management settings

Customizing color management settings

Saving and loading color management settings

About working spaces

Choosing an RGB working space

Choosing a CMYK working space

Specifying a CMYK working space

Specifying ink colors

Specifying dot gain

Adjusting the separation type and black generation

About color management policies

Using color management policies

Working with policy warnings and messages

Specifying color management policies

Customizing advanced color management settings

About the Color Management Module (CMM)

Handling colors with a rendering intent

Using black point compensation

Using dither

Desaturating monitor colors

Blending RGB colors

Saving and loading custom working space profiles

Creating custom grayscale and spot-color profiles

Creating a viewing environment for color management

Compensating for dot gain in film using transfer functions

Soft-proofing colors

Previewing colors using a soft proof

Comparing the soft proof to the original image

Printing a hard proof

Keeping color consistent between Photoshop and other Adobe applications

Producing consistent color with a desktop printer

Producing consistent color when sending images to press

Producing consistent color when creating images for the Web

Working with Color

About the different color modes (Photoshop)

RGB Color mode

CMYK Color mode

Lab Color mode

Bitmap mode

Grayscale mode

Duotone mode

Indexed Color mode

Multichannel mode

Adjusting the monitor display

Specifying 8-bit color display (Photoshop)

Making previews display more quickly (Photoshop)

Adjusting color display for cross-platform variations

Channels and bit depth (Photoshop)

About color channels

About bit depth

Converting between bit depths

Converting between color modes (Photoshop)

Converting an image to another mode

Making a conditional mode change

Converting images to Bitmap mode (Photoshop)

Converting a color or grayscale image to Bitmap mode

Converting an image from Bitmap mode to Grayscale mode

Specifying halftone screens for Bitmap-mode images

Specifying custom halftone screens for Bitmap-mode images

Converting to indexed color (Photoshop)

Conversion options for indexed-color images (Photoshop)

Palette type

Number of colors

Color inclusion and transparency

Dithering

Customizing indexed color tables (Photoshop)

Using the color table to edit colors and assign transparency

Using predefined color tables

Saving and loading color tables

Using the Adobe Color Picker

About the Adobe Color Picker

Specifying a color using the color field and color slider

Specifying a color using numeric values

Working with the Adobe Color Picker in HSB mode

Working with the Adobe Color Picker in RGB mode

Working with the Adobe Color Picker in Lab mode (Photoshop)

Using Web-safe colors

Warning alert for nonprintable colors (Photoshop)

Choosing custom colors (Photoshop)

Choosing a custom color system (Photoshop)

Using other color pickers

Using the color wheel

Making Color and Tonal Adjustments

Before making color and tonal adjustments

Basic steps for correcting images

Using a histogram to view the tonal range of an image (Photoshop)

Reading a histogram

About the Histogram palette

Viewing statistical information about pixel values

Using the color adjustment tools

Making color adjustments

Viewing the color values of pixels (Photoshop)

Saving and reapplying settings

Comparing corrections in CMYK and RGB (Photoshop)

Identifying out-of-gamut colors (Photoshop)

Using the Levels dialog box

Using Levels to set highlights, shadows, and midtones

Using Levels to preserve highlight and shadow details for printing

Using Levels to adjust color (Photoshop)

Using the Curves dialog box (Photoshop)

About the Curves dialog box

Adjusting color and tonality with Curves

Quick adjustments in the Curves dialog box

Keyboard shortcuts for Curves

Using the eyedropper tools in the Levels or Curves dialog box

Using the eyedropper tools to set the black and white points

Using the eyedropper tools to remove a color cast

Setting highlight and shadow target values (Photoshop)

Adjusting the gamma value of an image (ImageReady)

Using the Color Balance command (Photoshop)

Using the Hue/Saturation command

Using the Photo Filter command (Photoshop)

Using the Shadow/Highlight command (Photoshop)

Using the Match Color command (Photoshop)

Matching colors

Adjusting color in an image using the Match Color command

Saving and reusing Match Color settings

Using the Replace Color command (Photoshop)

Mixing color channels (Photoshop)

Using the Selective Color command (Photoshop)

Making quick overall adjustments to an image

Using the Brightness/Contrast command

Using the Auto Levels command

Using the Auto Contrast command

Using the Auto Color command (Photoshop)

Setting auto color correction options (Photoshop)

Using the Variations command

Using the Equalize command (Photoshop)

Applying special color effects to images

Using the Desaturate command

Using the Invert command

Using the Threshold command (Photoshop)

Using the Posterize command (Photoshop)

Using the Gradient Map command (Photoshop)

Sharpening images

About the Photoshop sharpening filters

Using the Unsharp Mask filter

Selective sharpening

Selecting

About selections

Using the Select menu

Using the marquee tools

Using the Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, and Magnetic Lasso tools

Setting options for the Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, and Magnetic Lasso tools

Using the Magic Wand tool

Using the Color Range command (Photoshop)

Creating selections from slices (ImageReady)

Adjusting pixel selections

Moving, hiding, or inverting a selection

Adjusting selections manually

Adjusting selections numerically

Softening the edges of a selection

Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers

Moving selections and layers within an image

Copying selections or layers

Using drag and drop to copy between applications

Using the Clipboard to copy between applications

Using the Snap command

Saving and loading selections

Deleting selections

Removing fringe pixels from a selection (Photoshop)

Using the Extract filter (Photoshop)

About masks (Photoshop)

Using Quick Mask mode to make selections (Photoshop)

Storing masks in alpha channels

Tips for using alpha channels (Photoshop)

Creating alpha channels (Photoshop)

Saving a mask selection

Modifying alpha channels (Photoshop)

Loading a selection into an image

Transforming and Retouching

Changing the size of the work canvas

Rotating and flipping entire images

Cropping images

Using the Crop tool

Using the Crop and Trim commands

Transforming perspective while cropping (Photoshop)

Using the Crop and Straighten Photos command (Photoshop)

Transforming objects

Specifying what to transform

Setting the reference point

Applying transformations

Using the Free Transform command

Retouching and repairing images

Using the Clone Stamp tool

Using the Pattern Stamp tool

Using the Healing Brush tool (Photoshop)

Using the Patch tool (Photoshop)

Using the Color Replacement tool

Using the Smudge tool (Photoshop)

Using the Blur tool (Photoshop)

Using the Sharpen tool (Photoshop)

Using the Dodge tool and the Burn tool (Photoshop)

Using the Sponge tool (Photoshop)

Using the Liquify filter

Using the Liquify dialog box

Using the distort tools

Setting liquify tool options

Distorting images

Freezing areas

Using mask options

Thawing areas

Reconstructing distortions

About reconstruction modes

About Reconstruct tool modes

Working with meshes

Working with backdrops

Creating panoramic images using Photomerge (Photoshop)

Taking pictures for use with Photomerge

Using the Photomerge dialog box

Creating a Photomerge composition

Changing Photomerge composition settings

Drawing

About shapes and paths

Using the shape tools

Creating shapes

Using custom shapes (Photoshop)

Creating rasterized shapes

Setting shape tool options

Editing shapes (Photoshop)

Using the pen tools (Photoshop)

Drawing with the Pen tool

Drawing straight segments with the pen tool

Drawing curves with the Pen tool

Drawing with the Freeform Pen tool

Working with paths (Photoshop)

Using the Paths palette (Photoshop)

Creating a work path (Photoshop)

About anchor points, direction lines, direction points, and components

Selecting paths (Photoshop)

Moving, reshaping, and deleting path segments

Moving, reshaping, copying, and deleting path components

Aligning and distributing path components

Adding, deleting, and converting anchor points

Managing paths (Photoshop)

Converting between paths and selection borders (Photoshop)

Converting paths to selection borders

Converting selection borders to paths

Adding color to paths (Photoshop)

Filling paths with color

Stroking to paint path borders

Painting

Using the painting tools (Photoshop)

Using the painting tools

Using the Art History Brush tool (Photoshop)

Working with brushes

Using the Brushes palette (Photoshop)

Selecting preset brushes

Customizing brush tips (Photoshop)

Setting brush tip shape options:

About brush dynamics (Photoshop)

Specifying brush shape dynamics (Photoshop)

Specifying brush scattering (Photoshop)

Creating textured brushes (Photoshop)

Creating dual brushes (Photoshop)

Specifying color dynamics (Photoshop)

Specifying paint dynamics (Photoshop)

Adding noise to brush strokes (Photoshop)

Using wet brush edges (Photoshop)

Creating airbrush effects (Photoshop)

Smoothing brush strokes (Photoshop)

Protecting texture in brush strokes (Photoshop)

Copying textures between tools (Photoshop)

Clearing brush options (Photoshop)

Creating and managing preset brushes (Photoshop)

Setting options for painting and editing tools

Selecting a blending mode

Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure

Erasing

Using the Eraser tool

Using the Magic Eraser tool

Using the Background Eraser tool (Photoshop)

Using the Auto Erase option

Using the Gradient tool (Photoshop)

Applying a gradient fill

Creating smooth gradient fills

Specifying the gradient transparency

Creating noise gradient fills

Managing gradients

Using the Paint Bucket tool

Filling and stroking selections and layers

Filling a selection or layer with colors or patterns

Stroking a selection or layer with color

Creating and managing patterns

Defining patterns

Managing patterns (Photoshop)

Using the Pattern Maker

Generating patterns

Previewing patterns

Reviewing tiles and pattern previews

Specifying pattern smoothness and detail

Choosing foreground and background colors

Using color settings in the toolbox

Using the Eyedropper tool

Using the Color palette

Using the Swatches palette

Using Channels

About channels

Using the Channels palette (Photoshop)

Viewing channels

Changing the display of the palette

Selecting and editing channels

Managing channels (Photoshop)

Rearranging and renaming channels

Duplicating channels

Splitting channels into separate images

Merging channels

Deleting channels

Adding spot colors (Photoshop)

About spot colors

Creating spot channels

Modifying spot channels

Adjusting overlapping spot colors

Using channel calculations to blend layers and channels (Photoshop)

Using the Apply Image command

Using the Calculations command

About the Add and Subtract blending modes

Using Layers

About layers

Working with layers (ImageReady)

Using the Move tool with layers

Manipulating layer content

Using the Layers palette

Creating layers and layer sets

About the background layer

Creating new layers and layer sets

Working with layered images

Viewing layers and layer sets

Selecting layers

Displaying the contents of layers

Grouping layers (ImageReady)

Duplicating layers

Changing the stacking order of layers

Linking layers

Aligning layers

Distributing layers

Locking layers

Unifying layers (ImageReady)

Sampling from layers

Managing Layers

Renaming layers

Color coding layers

Rasterizing layers

Deleting layers

Merging and stamping layers

Flattening all layers

Tracking file size

Exporting layers (ImageReady)

Setting opacity and blending options

Setting layer opacity

Choosing a blending mode

Filling new layers with a neutral color

Specifying fill opacity

Specifying knockout options

Restricting blending to channels (Photoshop)

Grouping blend effects

Specifying a range for blending layers (Photoshop)

Using layer effects and styles

About layer effects and styles

Applying preset styles

Creating custom styles

Displaying layer styles

Editing styles

Modifying layer effects with contours

Applying global lighting

Creating and managing preset styles

Copying and pasting styles

Scaling layer effects

Removing layer effects

Converting layer styles to layers

Using adjustment layers and fill layers (Photoshop)

About adjustment layers and fill layers

Creating adjustment layers or fill layers

Editing adjustment layers or fill layers

Merging adjustment layers or fill layers

Working with layer comps

About layer comps and the Layer Comps palette

Creating a layer comp

Viewing layer comps

Applying layer comps

Updating layer comps

Restoring layer comps

Validating layer comps

Deleting layer comps

Masking layers

About masking layers

Creating and editing layer masks

Creating and editing vector masks

Unlinking layers and masks

Applying and discarding layer masks

Selecting opaque areas on a layer

Creating clipping masks

Applying Filters for Special Effects

Using filters

Using the Filter Gallery

Applying filters using the Filter Gallery dialog box

Applying filters individually

Blending filter effects (Photoshop)

Defining undistorted areas

Using texture and glass surface controls

Tips for creating special effects

Choosing a filter effect

Artistic filters

Blur filters

Brush Stroke filters

Distort filters

Noise filters (Photoshop)

Pixelate filters

Render filters

Sharpen filters

Sketch filters

Stylize filters

Texture filters

Video filters

Other filters

Digimarc filters

The Lighting Effects filter

Using the Lighting Effects filter

Choosing a Lighting Effects type

Choosing a Lighting Effects style

Using a Lighting Effects texture

Loading images and textures

Improving filter performance

About plug-in filters

Using Type

About type

Creating type

About using the type tools (Photoshop)

Entering point type

Entering paragraph type

Creating a type selection border (Photoshop)

Working with type layers

Editing text in type layers

Rasterizing type layers

Changing type layer orientation

Specifying anti-aliasing

Converting between point type and paragraph type

Warping type layers

Creating text on a path (Photoshop)

Creating a work path from type (Photoshop)

Converting type to shapes (Photoshop)

Formatting characters

Selecting characters

Using the Character palette

Choosing a font

Choosing a type size

Changing the type color

Specifying leading

Specifying kerning and tracking

Adjusting horizontal or vertical scale

Specifying baseline shift

Changing case

Making characters superscript or subscript

Applying underline and strikethrough

Using Dynamic Shortcuts

Using fractional character widths

Viewing text using the operating system layout

Rotating vertical type

Applying Open Type features to characters

Checking for spelling errors (Photoshop)

Finding and replacing text (Photoshop)

Formatting paragraphs

Selecting paragraphs and showing the Paragraph palette

Aligning and justifying type

Indenting paragraphs

Changing space above or below paragraphs

Specifying hanging punctuation

Controlling hyphenation and justification

Adjusting hyphenation

Preventing unwanted word breaks

Adjusting spacing

Working with composition

About composition methods

Choosing a composition method

Setting options for Asian type (Photoshop)

Displaying Asian type options

Adjusting tsume

Specifying how leading is measured

Using tate-chuu-yoko

Specifying left and right underlining

Using Asian Open Type fonts

Working with Japanese composition

Using burasagari

Designing Web Pages

About designing Web pages with Photoshop and ImageReady

Creating and viewing slices

About slices

Types of slices

Creating user slices

Creating layer-based slices

Converting auto slices to user slices

Converting layer-based slices to user slices

Viewing slices

Selecting and modifying slices

Selecting slices

Using slice sets (ImageReady)

Moving and resizing user slices

Resizing and moving slices using numeric coordinates

Dividing user slices and auto slices

Duplicating slices

Combining slices (ImageReady)

Arranging user slices and layer-based slices

Aligning user slices (ImageReady)

Distributing user slices (ImageReady)

Deleting user slices and layer-based slices

Locking slices (Photoshop)

Optimizing slices

Linking slices (ImageReady)

Working with tables (ImageReady)

Creating tables

Viewing tables

Selecting tables

Resizing tables

Deleting nested tables slices

Setting HTML output options

Setting and viewing slice options

Choosing a content type

Specifying slice names

Specifying slice background colors

Assigning a URL to an Image slice

Specifying browser messages

Adding HTML text to a slice

Setting slice table export options (ImageReady)

Working with image maps (ImageReady)

Creating image maps

Viewing image maps

Specifying image map options

Selecting image maps

Moving and resizing tool-based image maps

Duplicating image maps

Arranging image maps

Aligning and distributing tool-based image maps

Deleting image maps

Selecting an image map type

Creating Web photo galleries (Photoshop)

Customizing and creating Web photo gallery styles (Photoshop)

About Web photo gallery styles

Customizing Web photo gallery styles

Creating new Web photo gallery styles

Using tokens in Web photo gallery styles

Creating Complex Web Graphics (ImageReady)

About rollovers and states

About working with layers in rollovers and animations

Editing layers in rollover states and animation frames

Unifying and matching layer rollovers and animations

Using the Web Content palette

Creating and editing rollovers

Creating rollovers

Creating slices for rollovers

Creating and changing rollover states

Creating remote rollovers

Previewing rollover states

Adding animation to rollover states

Applying and creating rollover styles

Copying and pasting rollover states

Duplicating rollover states

Rearranging and deleting rollover states

Saving selected rollover states to Web pages

Animations

About animation

Creating and editing animations

Using the Animation palette

Adding frames

Selecting frames

Editing frames

Rearranging and deleting frames

Copying and pasting frames

Tweening frames

Specifying looping

Specifying delay for frames

Adding layers to frames

Setting the frame disposal method

Flattening frames into layers

Viewing animations

Optimizing animations

Viewing animated images in Photoshop

Saving animations

Saving animation frames as separate files

Saving animations as animated GIFs

Saving animations as QuickTime movies

Exporting animation frames as files

Opening and importing files as animations

Opening animated GIFs

Opening Photoshop files as animations

Opening QuickTime movies as animations

Preparing Graphics for the Web

About optimization

Optimizing images

Using the Save for Web dialog box (Photoshop)

Predicting final display in the Save for Web dialog box (Photoshop)

Working with slices in the Save for Web dialog box (Photoshop)

Using the Optimize palette (ImageReady)

Viewing optimized images (ImageReady)

Applying optimization settings

Determining ideal image format

Optimization options for GIF and PNG-8 formats

Optimization options for JPEG format

Optimization options for PNG-24 format

Optimization options for WBMP format

Optimizing and saving images as SWF files (ImageReady)

Saving and resetting optimization settings

Resizing the image during optimization (Photoshop)

Controlling optimization (ImageReady)

Setting optimization preferences (ImageReady)

Using weighted optimization

About masks and weighted optimization

Using masks to modify JPEG quality

Using masks to modify GIF lossiness

Using masks to modify dithering

Using masks to modify color reduction

Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images

Viewing a color table

Generating a color table

Changing the display of the color table

Adding new colors to the color table

Including black and white in a color table

Selecting colors

Shifting colors

Shifting to Web-safe colors

Mapping colors to transparency

Locking colors in the color table

Deleting colors from the color table

Loading and saving color tables

Using master palettes (ImageReady)

Working with hexadecimal values for color

Viewing hexadecimal values for colors in the Info palette

Copying colors as hexadecimal values

Using a droplet to automate optimization settings (ImageReady)

Saving optimized images

Setting output options

Using the Output Settings dialog box

Setting HTML output options

Saving HTML files (ImageReady)

Setting slice output options

Setting image map output options (ImageReady)

Setting background options

Setting file saving options

Adding title and copyright information to Web pages

Including image metadata (ImageReady)

Saving and Exporting Images

Saving images

About the save commands

Saving files

Setting the file saving options (Photoshop)

Saving large documents (Photoshop)

Saving files in Photoshop PDF format (Photoshop)

Saving files in Photoshop EPS format (Photoshop)

Saving files in Photoshop DCS format (Photoshop)

Saving files in Photoshop Raw format (Photoshop)

Saving files in BMP format

Saving 16-bit-per-channel files in Cineon format (Photoshop)

Saving files in GIF format (Photoshop)

Saving files in JPEG format (Photoshop)

Saving files in JPEG 2000 format (Photoshop optional plug-in)

Saving files in PNG format (Photoshop)

Saving files in the QuickTime Movie format (ImageReady)

Saving files in SWF format (ImageReady)

Saving files in Targa format

Saving files in TIFF format

Exporting layers as files (ImageReady)

Exporting animation frames as files (ImageReady)

Exporting images in ZoomView format (Photoshop)

About file formats

About file compression

Photoshop format (PSD)

Photoshop 2.0 (Photoshop)

QuickTime Movie (ImageReady)

BMP

Photoshop EPS

Photoshop DCS 1.0 and 2.0 (Photoshop)

Cineon

Filmstrip

GIF

IFF

JPEG

JPEG 2000 (Photoshop optional plug-in)

Large Document Format (PSB)

PCX

PDF

PICT File

PICT Resource

Pixar

PNG

QuickTime Movie (ImageReady)

Photoshop Raw (Photoshop)

Scitex CT (Photoshop)

SWF (ImageReady)

Targa

TIFF

Adding file information (Photoshop)

Adding digital copyright information

Before adding a digital watermark

Embedding digital watermarks

Using the Watermark Durability setting

Using the signal strength meter

Setting preferences for saving files (Photoshop)

Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop)

Creating contact sheets

Creating picture packages

Customizing picture package layouts

Creating a PDF presentation

Placing Photoshop images in other applications (Photoshop)

Using image clipping paths to create transparency

Printing image clipping paths

Exporting paths to Adobe Illustrator

Object linking and embedding (OLE) (Windows only)

Saving images for use in video

Saving images for use in motion graphics

Printing (Photoshop)

About printing

Printing images to a desktop printer

Desktop printing considerations

Printing images

Positioning and scaling images

Printing part of an image

Printing vector graphics

Using color management when printing

Printing with the printer driver's built-in profiles

Printing with custom profiles

Printing a hard proof

Printing targets for custom profiles

Printing images to a commercial printing press

Preparing images for press

Specifying prepress options

Setting output options

Selecting halftone screen attributes

Printing color separations

Choosing a print encoding method

Creating color traps

Printing duotones

About duotones

Modifying the duotone curve

Specifying overprint colors

Saving and loading duotone settings

Viewing individual printing plates

Printing duotones

Exporting duotone images to other applications

Using online services

Automating Tasks

About actions

Using the Actions palette

Recording actions

Creating a new action

Recording paths (Photoshop)

Inserting stops

Inserting Conditionals (ImageReady)

Editing conditionals

Setting modal controls

Excluding commands

Inserting nonrecordable commands (Photoshop)

Specifying an output folder (ImageReady)

Recording image size options (ImageReady)

Inserting optimization settings for selected slices (ImageReady)

Playing actions

Setting playback options (Photoshop)

Editing actions

Rearranging actions and commands

Recording additional commands

Rerecording and duplicating actions and commands

Deleting actions and commands

Changing action options

Managing actions in the Actions palette

Saving and loading actions

Organizing sets of actions (Photoshop)

Using the Batch command (Photoshop)

Using droplets

Creating a droplet from an action

Creating droplets for use on different operating systems

Using droplets to process files

Editing droplets (ImageReady)

Using droplets to automate optimization settings (ImageReady)

Using the Automate commands (Photoshop)

External automation

Supported Scripting Languages and Platform Issues

Creating templates for data-driven graphics (ImageReady)

About data-driven graphics

Using variables

Using data sets

Applying data sets

Previewing data-driven graphics

Saving templates for use with other Adobe products

Processing all data sets

Importing data sets from external files

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keys for selecting tools

Keys for selecting tools in the Extract toolbox (Photoshop)

Keys for selecting tools in the Liquify toolbox

Keys for working with Extract*, Liquify, and Pattern Maker*

Keys for using the File Browser (Photoshop)

Keys for using the Filter Gallery

Keys for using the Camera Raw dialog box (Photoshop)

Keys for using Photomerge (Photoshop)

Keys for working with blending modes

Keys for viewing images

Keys for selecting and moving objects

Keys for editing paths (Photoshop)

Keys for painting objects

Keys for transforming selections, selection borders, and paths

Keys for selecting, editing, and navigating through text

Keys for formatting type

Keys for slicing and optimizing

Keys for using palettes

Keys for using the Actions palette

Keys for using the Animation palette (ImageReady)

Keys for using the Brushes palette

Keys for using the Channels palette (Photoshop)

Keys for using the Color palette

Keys for using the Color Table palette (ImageReady)

Keys for using the History palette

Keys for using the Info palette

Keys for using the Layer Comps palette

Keys for using the Layers palette

Keys for using the Paths palette (Photoshop)

Keys for using the Swatches palette

Keys for using the Web Content palette (ImageReady)

Function keys

Tutorials

Image correction made easy with the Levels command

Remove red-eye in images

Create an image using layers

Using Photoshop selection tools

Produce great prints using Print with Preview

Using Photoshop shapes

Legal Notices

Copyright


Index

A

Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent [1]

Accented Edges filter [1]

actions [1]

about [1]
adjusting tonal range and color with [1]
button mode [1]
conditional mode change [1]
creating droplets from [1]
creating new [1]
creating, How To Tip [1]
definition of term [1]
deleting [1]
editing [1]
editing conditionals [1]
editing droplets in ImageReady [1]
excluding commands from recording [1]
inserting conditionals [1]
inserting nonrecordable commands [1]
inserting paths [1]
inserting stops [1]
list Mode [1]
loading in Photoshop [1]
managing in the Actions palette [1]
opening camera raw files [1]
optimizing slices with [1]
playing [1]
processing files with droplets [1]
recording [1] [2] [3]
recording modal controls [1]
recording tool operations [1]
recording tools in [1]
recording with conditional statements [1]
renaming [1]
resizing images with [1]
saving in Photoshop [1]
selecting [1]
sets [1]
setting modal controls [1]
specifying output folders during recording [1]
using droplets [1]
using droplets for optimization settings [1]
using the Actions palette [1]
using the Batch command [1]

Actions palette [1]

button mode [1]
Button Mode command [1]
keyboard shortcuts [1]
list Mode [1]

active layer [1]

Actual Size command [1]

Adaptive color palette [1]

number of colors [1]

Adaptive color table [1]

Add Anchor Point tool [1]

Add Noise filter [1]

Add option [1]

Add to Channel option [1]

Add To Master Palette command [1]

adding HTML text to slices [1]

adding to a selection [1]

Adjustment Composite option

in the Histogram palette [1]

adjustment layers [1]

about [1] [2]
creating [1]
editing [1] [2]
for color corrections [1]
for filters [1]
merging [1]

Adobe (ACE) [1]

Adobe applications

integration between [1]

Adobe Color Picker [1]

about [1]
alerts [1] [2]
choosing a custom color [1]
choosing a custom color system [1]
color field [1]
color slider [1]
displaying [1]
out-of-gamut alert [1]
RGB Color mode [1]
selecting a CMYK color [1]
selecting a color [1]
selecting a color in the document window [1]
selecting a color on the desktop [1]
selecting colors in HSB mode [1] [2]
specifying a color in Lab Color mode [1]
specifying a hexadecimal color value [1]
Web-safe colors [1]

Adobe Every-line Composer [1]

Adobe GoLive [1]

Adobe Graphics Server [1]

Adobe Illustrator

files, How To Tip [1]
files, opening [1] [2]
files, placing [1]
using Photoshop files in, How To Tip [1]

Adobe Premiere [1]

Adobe RGB (1998) [1] [2] [3]

Adobe Single-line Composer [1]

Adobe Version Cue [1]

Advanced Blending for Photomerge [1]

advanced blending options

grouping blend effects [1]
range for blending layers [1]
removing fringe areas [1]

airbrush [1]

Align Layers command [1]

Align Slices command [1]

Align To Selection command [1]

aligning

image maps [1]
linked layers [1]
linked layers, How To Tip [1]
selections [1]
shapes [1]
slices [1]
type [1]