Chapter 1Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS4

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

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 required

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Start Adobe Photoshop CS4File Formats• Use Photoshop to open and create

different kinds of file formats

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various

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

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 ImageSaving 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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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

Using Tools

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

• Point to a tool to view a ScreenTipthat 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 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 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

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

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 PhotoshopConclude 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)– Click Photoshop on the Application

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