Photoshop and ImageReady Photoshop is an advanced tool for creating and editing graphics. It was originally intended for designing print-based graphics. Photoshop has some web-oriented features, but for the most part they are more limited than ImageReady. ImageReady was created with the web in mind. It has more, and better designed, web features than Photoshop. With ImageReady you can add links, rollovers and animations to your graphics. But ImageReady lacks some of the advanced image-editing capabilities of Photoshop. You can easily switch between these two applications: when in one, go to File: Edit in Photoshop (or File: Edit in ImageReady) and you will be switched into the other application with the same file open. The shortcut key combination is Shift + Ctrl +M Work Area Environment Topmost in your work area is the Menu Bar with the Options Bar underneath it. The Options Bar provides access to options for the tools you select from the Toolbox (left side of screen). On the right side of the screen are the Navigator, Color, History and Layer Palettes. You can position the Toolbox and Palettes anywhere on screen you choose. If you move or resize the main Photoshop window, the Palettes and Toolbox will not move. You can restore their appropriate locations inside the Photoshop window by Window: Workspace: Reset Palette Locations. Tips for new users Image Mode: Verify that Photoshop is in RGB mode [Image:Mode]. This allows you to use all the filters and layers that are the heart of Photoshop. RGB is the default setting for Photoshop, but files created by other applications may have different settings as a default Saving files: The default File: Save saves your file in the .psd (Photoshop) file format. This format preserves your layers and is the best way to keep your master files. When you are ready to create the finished version of your image, you should use File: Save As and choose from the file format drop down the appropriate format for your use (.gif or .jpg for instance). Think of layers as sheets stacked one on top of the other. You can see through transparent areas of a layer to the layers below. You can change the composition of an image by changing the order and attributes of layers. In addition, special features such as adjustment layers, fill layers, and layer styles let you create sophisticated effects Layers are the key to working in Photoshop. Using layers allows you to work on one element of an image without disturbing others. You should put each object you create in Photoshop (text, filter, image, etc.) on a separate layer [Layer: New Layer] so you can easily position or modify the object without affecting other objects. A new image in Photoshop has a single layer. The number of additional layers, layer effects, and layer sets you can add to an image is limited only by your computer’s memory. . See the menu item Help: How to Work with Layers and Selections for more details. Layers continued: Help System Photoshop has an extensive online help system available from the Help: Photoshop Help menu. You can type in a topic (“Red Eye” for instance) and the Help System will list all the Search Results containing your topic including “How to remove red eye.” Many common tasks such as “How to Fix and Enhance Photos” or “How to Work with Layers and Selections” have listings on the Help menu making it very quick to get the help you need. Special Listings (with submenus) on the Help menu: •How to Create Web Images •How to Customize and Automate •How to Fix and Enhance Photos •How to Paint and Draw •How to Prepare Art for Other Applications •How to Print Photos •How to Work with Color •How to Work with Layers and Selections •How to Work with Type . Photoshop and ImageReady Photoshop is an advanced tool for creating and editing graphics. It was originally intended for designing print-based graphics. Photoshop has some. part they are more limited than ImageReady. ImageReady was created with the web in mind. It has more, and better designed, web features than Photoshop. With ImageReady you can add links, rollovers. graphics. But ImageReady lacks some of the advanced image-editing capabilities of Photoshop. You can easily switch between these two applications: when in one, go to File: Edit in Photoshop (or