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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 ptg 46 Chapter 2 Photoshop's Info panel gives you a wealth of data on the current document's color space, as well as information on the x and y (horizon- tal/vertical) position of your mouse cursor within the active document window. In addition, when you're using one of Photoshop's drawing or measuring tools, the Info panel gives you up-to-date information on the size of the object you're creating. Photoshop works with black, white, shades of gray, and every color in-between. By creating color markers you can identify the location of specific color points within an image, which is indispensable for performing color correction. The Info panel also displays color information about the marked color and on how the color has shifted after you've made changes. Working with the Info Panel Create a Specific Size Object Select the Info panel. Select a drawing tool on the tool- box. Drag in the document window to create a shape. Release the mouse when the Info panel displays the correct dimensions. IMPORTANT The bottom of the Info panel now displays tips on how to use the current tool, and the current size of the working document . Create a Color Marker Select the Info panel. Select the Eyedropper tool on the toolbox. In the document, hold down the Shift key, and then click once to create a color marker. You can have a maximum of four Color Markers in a single document. Repositioning a marker is easy, simply press the Ctrl (Win) or A (Mac) key, and then click and drag the marker to a new position, or drag it off the document window to delete it. 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 4 2 3 Color markers 1 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems 47 Knowledge of the colors used in a document is important, but so is a thorough understanding of the color mode of the document. Different documents require different color modes. For example, images dis- played on a monitor use the RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) color mode, and images sent to a 4-color press use CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black). Not only does the Info panel measure color, it also meas- ures color in specific color modes. Changing How the Info Panel Measures Color Change How the Info Panel Measures Color Select the Info panel. Click the Info Options button, and then click Panel Options. Click the Mode list arrows for First Color and Second Color Readout, and then select from the available options. Click OK. The Info panel now measures color based on your selections. 4 3 2 1 1 2 The Info panel after changes to the color options have been made. 4 3 Did You Know? The Info panel now allows you to dis- play information such as: Document Sizes, Efficiency, Scratch Sizes, and more. Simply click the Info Options but- ton, and then select from the available options. The Info panel also displays whether the image is using 8-, 16-, or 32-bit color channels. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 48 Chapter 2 Carpenters know that precise measurements are essential to making things fit, so they have a rule: Measure Twice, Cut Once. The designers of Photoshop also know that measurements are essential and give you several measuring systems—among them are the rulers. Rulers are located on the top and left sides of the active document window, and serve several purposes. They let you measure the width and height of the active image, they let you place guides on the screen to control placement of other image elements, and they create markers that follow your cursor as you move. In addition to the rulers, you can also use the Ruler tool to measure the distance between two points by using a non- printing line. The Option bar displays point and distance amounts and allows you to straighten (New!) or clear the line. As you can see, rulers are critical in the design of a document by helping you correctly align image elements. By using guides, you have access to precise alignment systems. To use the Ruler guides, the rulers must first be visible. Working with Rulers Use the Ruler Tool Select the Ruler tool on the toolbox. Drag from the starting point to the end point you want. ◆ Create 45 Degree Lines. Hold down Shift as you drag. ◆ Create Protractor. Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) drag at an angle from one end of the line, or double-click the line and drag. Hold down Shift as you drag to create 45 degree lines. Use any of the following to edit or remove the measuring line: ◆ Resize or Move. Drag an end point of the line to resize the line, or drag the line to move it. ◆ Straighten. Click the Straighten button (New!). ◆ Remove. Click the Clear button. 3 2 1 See Also See “Working with Units & Rulers” on page 62 for more information on setting Units and Rulers preferences. 1 2 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 2 Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems 49 Use Ruler Guides Click the View menu, and then click Rulers to display the ruler bars within the document window. Move to the vertical or horizontal Ruler bar, and then click and drag into the document. Return to the Ruler bar and continue to drag until you have all your guides properly set. Click the View menu, and then click Lock Guides to lock the existing guides in place, or click Clear Guides to remove all guides. Click the Move tool on the toolbox to drag existing guides to a new position (make sure Lock Guides is not selected). 5 4 3 2 1 5 2 Horizontal Ruler bar Vertical Ruler bar See Also See “Working with Guides, Grid & Slices” on page 64 for more information on setting guide preferences. Did You Know? You can remove one guide at a time. Make sure Lock Guides is clear, and then click the Move tool. Drag the existing guide you want removed back to the corresponding Ruler bar. You can switch guides on the fly. If you're dragging a vertical or horizontal guide onto the document window, when in fact you wanted the opposite guide, press the Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) key, while still dragging the guide. Vertical guides become horizon- tal, and horizontal guides become vertical. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 50 Chapter 2 Creating Tool Presets Create and Use Tool Presets Click the tool and set the options on the Options bar you want to save. Click the Tool Preset button arrow next to the tool on the left side of the Options bar. Click the Create New Tool Preset button. Enter a name for the tool preset. Click OK. To use the tool preset, use one of the following: ◆ Tool Preset button. Click the Tool Prese t pi ck er o n th e Options bar, and then select the tool preset you want. ◆ Tool Panel. Click the Window menu, click Tool Preset, and then select the tool preset you want. 6 5 4 3 2 1 Photoshop provides you with a variety of tools to modify images. Each tool provides additional options you can choose from on the Options bar. If you frequently use the same tool with specific settings, you can save and reuse tool settings to save time in the future. You can load, edit, and create libraries of tool presets using the Tool Preset picker on the Options bar, the Tool Presets panel, or the Preset Manager. 2 3 Select to display tool presets for current tool only 4 5 Click to sort tool presets 6 Did You Know? You can change the list of tool presets. Click the triangle on the Tool Preset picker, and then click the display option you want: Sort By Tool, Show All Tool Presets, S ho w Current Tool Presets, or Text Only, Small List, or Large List. From the Library of Wow! eBook . 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. 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. you're using one of Photoshop& apos;s drawing or measuring tools, the Info panel gives you up-to-date information on the size of the object you're creating. Photoshop works with black,