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CONTENTS:
Improving Image Quality........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Steps to Making Improvements ................................................................................................................................1
Adjust Contrast and Brightness.................................................................................................................................1
Auto levels.............................................................................................................................................................1
Levels ....................................................................................................................................................................2
Correct Colors ...........................................................................................................................................................2
Variations ..............................................................................................................................................................2
Trim...........................................................................................................................................................................3
Crop .......................................................................................................................................................................3
Image Size .............................................................................................................................................................3
Canvas Size ...........................................................................................................................................................4
Orient ........................................................................................................................................................................4
Repair........................................................................................................................................................................4
Clone Stamp ..........................................................................................................................................................4
Sharpen......................................................................................................................................................................5
Unsharp Mask........................................................................................................................................................5
The Marquee Tool........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Selecting a rectangular region...................................................................................................................................6
Selecting a circular region.........................................................................................................................................6
Selecting a single row or column ..............................................................................................................................7
Selecting free-form areas ..........................................................................................................................................7
Selecting contiguous areas of color...........................................................................................................................7
Selecting non-contiguous areas of color ...................................................................................................................7
Adjusting selections ..................................................................................................................................................7
Moving selections .....................................................................................................................................................7
Inverting Selections...................................................................................................................................................8
Painting Tools............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Paintbrush and Pencil................................................................................................................................................8
Shape Menu...............................................................................................................................................................8
Paint bucket...............................................................................................................................................................8
Eraser ........................................................................................................................................................................8
Color Tools ...............................................................................................................................................................8
Picking a different color ........................................................................................................................................8
Fill and Stroke...........................................................................................................................................................9
Adding Text to an Image ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Typing Text...............................................................................................................................................................9
Type Tools ................................................................................................................................................................9
Working with Layers ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Layers Palette..........................................................................................................................................................10
Showing and hiding layers ..................................................................................................................................10
Choosing a layer..................................................................................................................................................10
Linking layers......................................................................................................................................................10
Creating a new layer............................................................................................................................................10
Naming a layer ....................................................................................................................................................10
Deleting a layer....................................................................................................................................................10
Duplicating a layer ..............................................................................................................................................10
Moving layer contents .........................................................................................................................................10
Rearranging layers...............................................................................................................................................10
Converting the Background to a layer.................................................................................................................10Table of Contents
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Aligning layers ....................................................................................................................................................11
Merging layers.....................................................................................................................................................11
Changing layer opacity........................................................................................................................................11
Flattening layers ..................................................................................................................................................11
Copying a layer between documents ...................................................................................................................11
Preserving Transparency .....................................................................................................................................11
Saving a Layered Image..........................................................................................................................................11
Exporting a Layered Image.....................................................................................................................................11
Using Layer Styles ..................................................................................................................................................11
Adding a Drop Shadow .......................................................................................................................................11
Applying Bevel and Emboss ...............................................................................................................................11
Applying other Layer Styles ...................................................................................................................................11
Adjustment Layers ..................................................................................................................................................11
File Formats................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Photoshop (native format).......................................................................................................................................12
BMP ........................................................................................................................................................................12
CompuServe GIF ....................................................................................................................................................12
Photoshop EPS........................................................................................................................................................12
JPEG........................................................................................................................................................................12
PICT........................................................................................................................................................................12
TIFF ........................................................................................................................................................................12
Creating Images for the Web .................................................................................................................................................... 13
GIF vs. JPEG...........................................................................................................................................................13
Rule of thumb......................................................................................................................................................13
Exceptions to the rule ..........................................................................................................................................13
Saving as JPEG .......................................................................................................................................................13
Saving as GIF..........................................................................................................................................................13
Compuserve GIF .................................................................................................................................................13
Web-Safe colors......................................................................................................................................................13
Making Mistakes and More Photoshop Wisdom .................................................................................................................... 14
Oops, I goofed.........................................................................................................................................................14
Undo ....................................................................................................................................................................14
Revert ..................................................................................................................................................................14
History Palette .....................................................................................................................................................14
Common Mistakes, Problems, and Remedies.........................................................................................................14
I can’t save it as a JPEG, TIFF, etc. ....................................................................................................................14
It won’t let me paint ............................................................................................................................................14
It won’t let me edit ..............................................................................................................................................14
My selection won’t feather..................................................................................................................................14
I can’t paint in color ............................................................................................................................................14
A Word about Modes..............................................................................................................................................14
Learning Adobe Photoshop CS 1
Improving Image Quality
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