Photoshop cs5 by steve Johnson part 7 ppt

ptg 40 Chapter 2 Since easily changing the magnification of an image is fundamental to an optimal workflow, Photoshop gives you several ways to accomplish zooming. One way to zoom is using the options on the Options bar. To access the Zoom tool options, you must have the Zoom tool selected. Photoshop gives you two handy zoom preset values. To automatically zoom the document to 100%, double-click the Zoom tool. To automati- cally fit the image into the Photoshop workspace, double-click the Hand tool. Increasing or Decreasing Magnification Increase the Magnification of an Image Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons on the Options bar, and then click in the document window to increase or decrease the zoom. Select the Resize Windows To Fit check box on the Options bar to resize the active document to fit the zoomed window. Select the Zoom All Windows check box to zoom all open document windows to the same magnification. Select the Scrubby Zoom check box to zoom with a scrubby slider (New!). If grayed out, enable OpenGL Drawing in Performance Preferences. Click Actual Pixels, Fit Screen, Fill Screen, or Print Size on the Options bar to quickly zoom the screen to a preset size. TIMESAVER It's possible to change the zoom of a document without ever leaving the keyboard. Hold the Ctrl (Win) or A (Mac) key, and then press the plus "+", or minus "-" keys. The plus key increases the zoom size, and the minus key decreases the zoom size. 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 View using the Actual Pixels button View using the Fit On Screen button View using the Print Size button 3 5 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems 41 One of those little used, but handy, tools is Photoshop's Hand tool. The Hand tool (so named because it resembles an open hand) lets you quickly move the active image within the document window without ever using the scroll bars. For example, you've zoomed the image beyond the size that fits within the document window and you need to change the visible portion of the document. It's a simple operation, but a handy one to know. If you have OpenGL on your computer, you can use the Rotate View tool to tilt the canvas for a more comfortable work- ing angle, which is helpful when working with drawing tablets. Moving Images in the Document Window Move an Image in the Document Window Select the Hand or Rotate View tool on the toolbox. Drag in the active document to move or rotate the image. When you rotate the image to a different canvas angle, a compass appears to indicate north in the image regardless of the current canvas angle. ◆ To ro tate a specific angle, enter a value in the Rotation Angle field. To re store the image back to the normal canvas angle from a rotation, click Reset View. 3 2 1 Did You Know? You can quickly access the Hand tool whenever you need it. Hold down the Spacebar to temporarily change to the Hand tool. Drag in the active document to the desired position, and then release the Spacebar. You're instantly returned to the last-used tool. It’s important to note that you cannot use the Spacebar to access the Hand tool if you are currently using the Type tool. 1 2 2 Rotate View tool Hand tool From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 42 Chapter 2 When you open multiple documents, you can use the Window menu or tabs at the top of the Document window to switch between them. You can click a tab name to switch and activate the document. By default, tabs are displayed in the order in which you open or create documents. However, you can change the order. When you want to move or copy information between documents, it’s easier to display several Document windows at the same time and move them around. The Arrange Documents menu makes it easy to display open document windows on the screen for better views. Working with Multiple Documents Work with Multiple Documents Open more than one document. Click a tab name to switch to the document. TIMESAVER Press Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab to cycle to a tab. ◆ You can also click the Window menu, and then click a document name at the bottom of the menu. Click the Arrange Documents menu on the Application bar, and then select an arrangement button icon: ◆ Consolidate All. Displays the active document. ◆ Tile All In Grid. Displays all open documents in a grid. ◆ Tile All Vertically. Displays all open documents vertically. ◆ Tile All Horizontally. Displays all open documents horizontally. ◆ 2-Up, 3-Up, 4-Up, 5-Up, or 6-Up. Displays the number of documents in a pattern. To mo ve a document window around, do any of the following: ◆ To re arrange the order of documents, drag a window’s’ tab to a new location. ◆ To do ck or undock a document window, drag the window’s tab out of the group or into the group. 4 3 2 1 2 4 1 3 Results of 3-Up document arrangement From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems 43 There are times when you're working on an image in Photoshop, and you need to see two separate views of the image. For example, you're working on retouching a photo and you need a zoomed-in view to do fine detail work. At the same time, you want to see a normal view to get an idea of how the retouching is affecting the full-sized image. Being able to view one image at two different magnifications is a valuable tool. You can also use the Arrange Documents menu to rearrange open document windows on the screen for better views. Working with One Image in Multiple Windows Create Two Views of One Image Open a document. Click the Arrange Documents menu, and then click New Window. A copy of the active document is created in a new window. If you want to arrange multiple documents, click the Arrange Document menu, and then select an arrangement button icon (see the For Your Information for more details). Select the Zoom tool on the toolbox, and then increase the zoom of the new document to the desired level. Select an editing or painting tool, and then begin work on the new image in the zoomed window. The effects of your work instantly display in the normal image window. When you’re done with the new window, click the Close button. 6 5 4 3 2 1 164 New window with zoomed document Did You Know? You can prevent the zoomed window from expanding. With the Zoom tool selected, move into the Options bar and deselect Resize Windows To Fit. Arranging and Matching Multiple Windows The Arrange submenu from the Window menu and the Arrange Documents menu provides options to help you work with multiple win- dows. You can use the Cascade, Tile, Float in Window, Float All in Windows, and Consolidate All to Tabs commands to display windows across the Photoshop workspace. The Match Zoom, Match Location, Match Rotation and Match All commands allow you to match the zoom and/or location in multiple windows. For example, open multiple images, click the Arrange Documents menu, and then click Match All. Select the Zoom tool or Hand tool, select one of the images, hold down the Shift key, and click in or drag an area with the tool. The other images are zoomed to the same percentage and location you chose for the first image. For Your Information 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 44 Chapter 2 Photoshop has a lot of tricks up its electronic sleeves, and one of the handiest is the ability to move layers between open documents. For example, you have an image of a landscape and sky, but you don't like the sky, so you erase it. You then open another document with a sky that suits the design of your document. It's a simple matter to move the layer containing the preferred sky into any other open document. Moving Layers Between Two Open Documents Move Layers Between Documents Open two or more documents. Click on the document containing the layer you want to move to make it the active document. Select the Move tool on the toolbox. Drag the layer you want to move from the open document window into the second document. IMPORTANT If the document you're moving a layer into contains more than one layer, Photoshop places the layer you're moving directly above the active layer in the second document. If the layer is in the wrong stacking order, drag it up and down in the Layers panel until it's correctly positioned. 4 3 2 1 4 3 Did You Know? You can also drag a layer thumbnail onto a document. Drag the layer thumbnail from the Layers panel into the document window of the second document. Removing the Excess If you're dragging a layer from a document that contains more pixels than the document you're moving it into, the areas of the image out- side the viewable area of the document are still there, taking up file space. To delete them, first position the image exactly where you want, click the Select menu, and then click Select All. Select the Image menu, and then click Crop. That's it. All the image information outside the viewable window is removed. From the Experts Corner 2 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems 45 Creating Notes Click the Close button. Create a Note Select the Note tool on the toolbox. Click on the active document or the canvas to create a blank note. Enter the text for your note. TIMESAVER Click the note icon to select it and click again to deselect the note. You can also right-click a note icon to access a shortcut menu with note commands. Click the Next or Previous button to scroll through multiple notes one at a time. 5 4 3 2 1 Notes can be found everywhere—you see them stuck to the side of refrigerators, bulletin boards, and even covering your computer moni- tor. Notes remind you of important tasks and events. When you work in Photoshop, the ability to save notes can help you remember an impor- tant part of the design, or they can instruct another designer in the how's and why's of your document. For example, you can attach spe- cific instructions in the form of Photoshop Notes to your service bureau on the printing of a document to obtain the best output. Text input is done through the Notes panel. When you place a note, it doesn’t become part of the image, but it is saved with the image. Did You Know? You can change the Author and the default color of a Note. Select a note, and then use the Author and color options on the Options bar to create a personalized note. You can show and hide note icons by choosing View/Extras/Notes. Action Keystrokes Deselect a note Click on the selected note to deselect. Reopen a note Click on the Note icon and use the Notes panel to edit the text, if desired. Delete a note Choose the specific note from the Notes panel, and then press Delete or select the Note and drag it to the Trash can in the Notes panel. Working with Notes 1 4 3 5 2 From the Library of Wow! eBook . workflow, Photoshop gives you several ways to accomplish zooming. One way to zoom is using the options on the Options bar. To access the Zoom tool options, you must have the Zoom tool selected. Photoshop. zoom all open document windows to the same magnification. Select the Scrubby Zoom check box to zoom with a scrubby slider (New!). If grayed out, enable OpenGL Drawing in Performance Preferences. Click. remind you of important tasks and events. When you work in Photoshop, the ability to save notes can help you remember an impor- tant part of the design, or they can instruct another designer in