Photoshop Basics

Western Washington University ATUS May 2002

Topics
Overview Tools Palettes Filters Saving/Exporting Resource Links
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Overview
Menu Tool Option Bar Tool palette Floating palette Status bar Shortcut Keys:
Tab Hide Pallets Shift + Tab Hide Pallets

Tools
Tools are the buttons on the
main toolbox Palette in Photoshop.

Tool tips will tell you the

names of the tools.

Many tools have several

different modes.

Click and hold on a tool with an

arrow to reveals the other tool modes.

Palettes

Window Menu->Pallet Reset Pallet Locations Palettes are docked in palette Well Move palette using its tab Pallet Menu Visibility Current Selected Layer Linked Create New Layer Delete Selected Layer

File Browser Pallet

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Window > File Browser File Browser palette menu Folder view shows contents File view Area File information File information menu Sort By pop-up menu View By pop-up menu Delete Image Rotate Image

Filters
Filters are the most
visible and attractive part of Photoshop. Filters provide many different artistic affects. Filters are applied using the Filter menu Normal Paint daubs

Image Size and Resolution

Image Size = Width x Height x Resolution. Resolution = Pixels Per Inch (ppi) Screen Resolution = 72 ppi Print Resolution = 300 ppi Two Places you will find resolution:
File->New Image->Image Size

Resources
Photoshop Help Search Class Files
http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/courses/atustraining/photoshop/

Links to other Photoshop resources.

http://www.computer-training-software.com/photoshop-7.htm http://www.adobe.com.au/events/roadshow_ps7/main.html