Photoshop CS4 all in one for dummies

Photoshop® CS4 ALL-IN-ONE FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Barbara Obermeier www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Photoshop® CS4 ALL-IN-ONE FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Barbara Obermeier www.it-ebooks.info Photoshop® CS4 All-in-One For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600 Requests to the 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California, Santa Barbara Dedication I would like to dedicate this book to Gary, Kylie, and Lucky, who constantly remind me of what’s really important in life Author’s Acknowledgments I would like to thank my excellent project editor, Becky Huehls, who kept me and this book on track; Bob Woerner, the world’s best Executive Editor; Andy Cummings, who gives Dummies a good name; David Busch, for his great contribution to the first edition; Jeanne Rubbo, for her technical editing; and all the hard-working, dedicated production folks at Wiley A special thanks to Ted Padova, colleague, fellow author, and friend, who always reminds me there is eventually an end to all those chapters www.it-ebooks.info Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/ Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Composition 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www.it-ebooks.info Contents at a Glance Introduction Book I: Photoshop Fundamentals Chapter 1: Examining the Photoshop Environment Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Tools Panel 29 Chapter 3: Starting, Finishing, and Getting It on Paper 41 Chapter 4: Viewing and Navigating Images 59 Chapter 5: Customizing Your Workspace and Preferences 97 Book II: Image Essentials 121 Chapter 1: Specifying Size and Resolution 123 Chapter 2: Choosing Color Modes and File Formats 139 Chapter 3: Using and Managing Color 163 Chapter 4: Time Travel — Undoing in Photoshop 191 Chapter 5: Creating Actions for Productivity and Fun 205 Book III: Selections 217 Chapter 1: Making Selections 219 Chapter 2: Creating and Working with Paths 239 Chapter 3: Modifying and Transforming Selections and Paths 261 Book IV: Painting, Drawing, and Typing 281 Chapter 1: Painting and Drawing with Photoshop 283 Chapter 2: Filling and Stroking 307 Chapter 3: Creating and Editing Type 323 Book V: Working with Layers 353 Chapter 1: Creating Layers 355 Chapter 2: Managing Layers 383 Chapter 3: Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes 403 Chapter 4: Getting Jazzy with Layer Styles and Clipping Groups 419 Chapter 5: Working with Smart Objects 443 www.it-ebooks.info Book VI: Channels and Masks 451 Chapter 1: Using Channels 453 Chapter 2: Quick-and-Dirty Masking 471 Chapter 3: Getting Exact with Advanced Masking Techniques 483 Book VII: Filters and Distortions 501 Chapter 1: Making Corrections with Daily Filters 503 Chapter 2: Applying Filters for Special Occasions 523 Chapter 3: Distorting with the Liquify Command 547 Book VIII: Retouching and Restoration 561 Chapter 1: Enhancing Images with Adjustments 563 Chapter 2: Repairing with Focus and Toning Tools 607 Chapter 3: Fixing Flaws and Removing What’s Not Wanted 619 Book IX: Photoshop and Print 639 Chapter 1: Prepping Graphics for Print 641 Chapter 2: Using Photomerge and Merge to HDR 657 Bonus Chapters On the Web Bonus Chapter 1: Prepping Web Graphics BC1 Bonus Chapter 2: Slicing Web Images BC31 Bonus Chapter 3: Other Sources of Information BC47 Index 665 www.it-ebooks.info Table of Contents Introduction About This Book What’s in This Book Book I: Photoshop Fundamentals Book II: Image Essentials Book III: Selections Book IV: Painting, Drawing, and Typing Book V: Working with Layers Book VI: Channels and Masks Book VII: Filters and Distortions Book VIII: Retouching and Restoration Book IX: Photoshop and Print About the Web Site Conventions Used in This Book Icons Used in This Book Book I: Photoshop Fundamentals Chapter 1: Examining the Photoshop Environment Launching Photoshop and Customizing the Desktop Setting display settings with the Window menu 11 Setting up the status bar 12 Playing with Panels 15 Working with Your First Photoshop File 17 Opening, printing, and saving files 17 Making selections 18 Making simple image edits 18 Adjusting size, color, and contrast 19 Creating layers 20 Applying filters 20 Unifying with the new Application bar 23 Simplifying your edits with the Options bar 24 Viewing and navigating the image 26 Introducing Adobe ConnectNow 27 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Tools Panel 29 Turning On the Tools Panel 29 Selecting tools 29 Getting to know your tools 31 Introducing the Photoshop Tools 32 Using selection tools 32 Creating and modifying paths 32 www.it-ebooks.info viii Photoshop CS4 All-in-One For Dummies Using painting tools 34 Using tools for cloning and healing 34 Creating effects with typographical tools 35 Using focus and toning tools 35 Creating shapes 36 Viewing, navigating, sampling, and annotating tools 37 Using tools for the Web 37 Saving Time with Tool Presets 37 Creating custom tool presets 38 Managing your presets 39 Chapter 3: Starting, Finishing, and Getting It on Paper 41 Browsing for Files 41 Opening an Image 42 Opening special files 44 Opening as a Smart Object 45 Placing Files 45 Creating a New Image 47 Saving a File 50 Closing and Quitting 52 Getting It on Paper 52 Taking a look at printers 53 Printing an image 54 Setting printing options 54 Chapter 4: Viewing and Navigating Images 59 Looking at the Image Window 59 Zooming In and Out of Image Windows 61 Zooming with keyboard shortcuts 62 Using the Zoom tool 62 Other ways to zoom 63 Handling the Hand tool 65 Rotating with the new Rotate View tool 66 Cruising with the Navigator Panel 66 Choosing a Screen Mode 68 Getting Precise Layout Results 69 Creating guides 70 Using guides 71 Using grids 72 Measuring On-Screen 72 Using the Info Panel 75 Working with Extras 76 Managing Images with Adobe Bridge 77 Brief anatomy of Bridge 78 Configuring the Bridge window 81 Using the Menu bar and buttons 82 Using keywords 89 Creating PDF Presentations 90 Creating a Web Gallery 92 www.it-ebooks.info ...www.it-ebooks.info Photoshop CS4 ALL-IN-ONE FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Barbara Obermeier www.it-ebooks.info Photoshop CS4 All-in-One For Dummies Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc... Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies. com, Making Everything Easier,... Ventura, California She’s the author or co-author of over 16 publications, including Photoshop Elements For Dummies, How-to-Wow with Illustrator, and Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies,