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Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual (707 pages)

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Table of contents

PHOTOSHOP

1

Contents

3

Chapter 1: Resources

8

Help and support

9

Printed resources

10

Support resources

10

What’s new in Photoshop CS4

11

Chapter 2: Workspace

13

Default Illustrator workspace

14

Manage windows and panels

15

Manage Document windows

16

Dock and undock panels

16

Move panels

17

Add and remove panels

17

Manipulate panel groups

18

Stack floating panels

18

Resize panels

18

Save and switch workspaces

19

Display or hide tool tips

20

Display context menus

24

Define a set of menus

24

About tools

25

Delete a set of menus

25

Turn menu colors on or off

25

Tools panel overview

26

Cycle through hidden tools

32

Change tool pointers

32

Using the options bar

33

Create and use tool presets

33

Viewing images

34

Use the Rotate View tool

35

Use the Navigator panel

35

Zoom in or out

36

Set Zoom tool preferences

37

Magnify by dragging

37

Temporarily zoom an image

37

Hide the pixel grid

38

Display an image at 100%

38

Fit an image to the screen

38

Match locations in images

39

Work with the Info panel

39

Use the Info panel

40

Change the Info panel options

41

Place a guide

46

Move a guide

46

Use snapping

47

Show or hide Extras

48

Work with the Preset Manager

48

Manage preset items

49

Preferences

50

Plug-ins

51

Set history options

55

Make a snapshot of an image

56

Managing connections

59

Importing scanned images

70

Open PDF files

73

Placing files

76

Take photos for HDR images

80

Merge images to HDR

81

Chapter 4: Camera Raw

86

Camera Raw Settings menu

90

Camera Raw view controls

90

Image adjustment tabs

90

Open images in Camera Raw

93

Adjust tone in Camera Raw

97

More Help topics

100

Rotate images in Camera Raw

102

Crop images in Camera Raw

102

Remove red-eye in Camera Raw

102

Remove spots in Camera Raw

103

Last updated 1/10/2010

105

USING PHOTOSHOP CS4

106

Reduce noise in Camera Raw

109

Managing Camera Raw settings

110

Chapter 5: Color fundamentals

114

Multichannel mode

119

Choosing colors

125

Display the Color Picker

128

Choose web-safe colors

129

Change the Color Picker

131

Color panel overview

131

Kuler panel

134

Browse themes

135

Working with themes

135

Create panel tools

136

Chapter 6: Color management

137

Keeping colors consistent

139

Soft-proof colors

146

Soft-proof colors (Acrobat)

148

Color conversion options

158

About rendering intents

159

About histograms

160

Histogram panel overview

160

View histogram statistics

162

Preview histogram adjustments

163

Refresh the histogram display

163

View color values in an image

164

Adjusting color samplers

165

Correcting images

166

Adjustments panel overview

167

The Adjustments panel

168

Color adjustment commands

169

Make a color adjustment

170

Save adjustment settings

170

Reapply adjustment settings

170

Identify out-of-gamut colors

171

Levels overview

172

Adjust color using Levels

174

Curves overview

175

Set Curve display options

176

Apply an Auto correction

178

Keyboard shortcuts: Curves

178

Adjust hue and saturation

179

Color wheel

180

A. Saturation B. Hue

180

E. Moves entire slider

181

• Select Monochrome

193

Apply the Variations command

199

Using the Equalize command

200

Desaturate colors

200

Invert colors

201

Posterize an image

201

Crop and Straighten photos

206

Remove red eye

214

Set camera and lens defaults

219

Sharpen recommendations

220

Sharpen using Smart Sharpen

221

Sharpen using Unsharp Mask

221

Sharpen selectively

223

Add lens blur

224

Transforming objects

225

Select an item to transform

226

Transform freely

229

Warp an item

230

Content-aware scaling

231

Liquify filter

233

Distortion tools

234

Distort an image

235

Reconstruct distortions

237

Reconstruction modes

238

Vanishing Point

239

Work in Vanishing Point

241

4. Edit the image

242

❖ Do any of the following:

245

Render grids to Photoshop

254

About Photomerge

254

1 Do one of the following:

255

4 Select a Layout option:

255

Select with the marquee tools

259

Select with the Lasso tool

260

Selecting and masking

261

Select a color range

264

Adjusting pixel selections

266

Subtract from a selection

268

Refine selection edges

269

Move a selection

272

Copy selections

272

Channels

276

Show color channels in color

278

Select and edit channels

278

Merge channels

280

Delete a channel

280

Create a temporary quick mask

282

Load a saved selection

286

Channel calculations

287

Chapter 10: Layers

290

Layers panel overview

291

Convert background and layers

292

Create layers and groups

292

Duplicate layers

293

Select layers

295

Group and ungroup layers

296

Add layers to a group

296

Link and unlink layers

296

Show layer edges and handles

297

Move the content of layers

297

Managing layers

302

Setting opacity and blending

305

Group blend effects

307

4 Click OK

308

Layer effects and styles

309

Apply preset styles

310

2 Do one of the following:

311

Layer style options

312

Create a custom contour

314

Load a contour

314

Delete a contour

314

Display or hide layer styles

315

Copy layer styles

316

Scale a layer effect

317

Remove layer effects

317

Create an adjustment layer

319

Create a fill layer

319

Nondestructive editing

321

Hide Smart Filters

326

Mask Smart Filters

326

Layer comps

328

Create a layer comp

329

Apply and view layer comps

329

Clear layer comp warnings

329

Masking layers

330

Add layer masks

332

Edit a layer mask

332

Change mask density

333

Feather mask edges

333

Refine mask edges

333

Add and edit vector masks

334

Unlinking layers and masks

335

Apply or delete a layer mask

336

Create a clipping mask

337

Erase with the Eraser tool

342

Brush presets

344

Create a new preset brush

346

Brushes panel overview

346

List of blending modes

358

Blending mode examples

360

Create a noise gradient

365

Load a library of patterns

369

Rename a preset pattern

369

Delete a preset pattern

369

Chapter 12: Drawing

371

Draw curves with the Pen tool

377

Finish drawing a path

379

Managing paths

382

Create a new work path

383

Manage paths

383

Editing paths

384

Select a path

385

Delete a segment

387

Extend an open path

387

Move a path or path component

389

Reshape a path component

389

Copy a path component or path

389

Delete a path component

390

Add or delete anchor points

391

Convert a selection to a path

393

Adding color to paths

394

Stroke paths with color

395

Display the Filter Gallery

399

Zoom in or out of the preview

399

Hide filter thumbnails

399

Filter effects reference

402

Brush Stroke filters

404

Distort filters

404

Noise filters

405

Pixelate filters

406

Render filters

406

Stylize filters

408

Texture filters

409

Video filters

409

Other filters

409

Defining undistorted areas

411

Apply the Displace filter

411

Add Lighting Effects

413

Lighting Effects types

414

Adjust an Omni light

414

Lighting Effects styles

415

Add or delete a light

415

Enter paragraph type

419

Editing text

420

Check and correct spelling

422

Find and replace text

422

Assign a language for text

423

About Dynamic Shortcuts

426

Specify type size

426

Apply all caps or small caps

428

About fonts

428

OpenType fonts

431

Apply OpenType features

431

Adjust kerning

434

Adjust tracking

434

Scaling and rotating type

435

Prevent words from breaking

441

Composition methods

441

Creating type effects

442

Enter type along a path

443

Asian type

447

Use tate-chu-yoko

448

Align Asian characters

448

Character Map

449

Specify a burasagari option

452

Set file saving preferences

455

Save large documents

455

PDF compatibility levels

460

General options for Adobe PDF

461

Adding security to PDF files

463

Save an Adobe PDF preset

463

Photoshop format (PSD)

471

Photoshop 2.0 format

471

Photoshop EPS format

471

PICT File

475

PICT Resource

475

Pixar format

475

PNG format

475

Portable Bit Map format

476

Radiance format

476

Scitex CT

476

About notes

478

Read a Digimarc watermark

478

Embed a watermark

480

2 Choose File > Save As

481

Chapter 16: Printing

486

3 Do one of the following:

488

Print part of an image

490

Print vector data

490

Print a hard proof

492

Set output options

495

Estimate scan resolution

500

Printing duotones

503

Chapter 17: Web graphics

508

Slicing web pages

510

View slices and slice options

512

Modifying slices

513

Move or resize a user slice

514

Duplicate slices

515

Copy and paste a slice

515

Combine slices

515

Slice output options

517

Add HTML text to a slice

518

Optimize an image for the web

521

Save a file to e-mail

525

Web graphic formats

525

JPEG optimization options

525

Optimization settings for GIF

527

Sort a color table

531

Shift a color

531

Map colors to transparency

532

Lock or unlock a color

532

Delete selected colors

533

Save a color table

533

Load a color table

533

G. Encoding menu

536

HTML output options

537

Background output settings

539

Saving Files output settings

539

Animation panel overview

542

Change thumbnail size

543

Aspect ratio

546

Delete a pixel aspect ratio

549

Reset the pixel aspect ratios

549

Extended)

552

❖ In the Clone Source panel:

555

Add a blank video layer

557

Creating frame animations

560

Add frames to an animation

561

Select animation frames

561

Unify layer properties

563

Propagate frame 1

563

Create frames using tweening

564

Choose a disposal method

566

FLC export settings

579

Specify AVI export settings

579

DV Stream export settings

580

About OpenGL

585

Open a 3D file

585

Move the 3D camera

586

Show or hide the 3D Axis

588

Display the 3D panel

589

View the ground plane

590

Show or hide light guides

590

View cross sections

591

Show or hide a mesh

592

Manipulate individual meshes

592

Create a texture map

594

Create a bump texture map

594

Adjust light properties

596

Position lights

596

Add light guides

596

Create UV overlays

599

Reparameterize a texture map

599

Reveal surfaces to paint on

601

Set the paint falloff angle

602

Identify paintable areas

602

Create a 3D postcard

603

Create 3D shapes

603

Create a 3D mesh

604

Customize render settings

607

Face options

608

Edge options

608

Vertex options

608

Stereo options

609

Export a 3D layer

610

Save a 3D file

610

Set measurement scale

615

Create a scale marker

615

Add or replace scale markers

616

Delete a scale marker

616

Measurement Data Points

617

Create a data point preset

618

Edit a data point preset

618

Delete a data point preset

618

Display the Measurement Log

619

Select rows in the log

619

Select columns in the log

619

Verify MATLAB integration

622

Stack modes

625

Remove stack rendering

625

Edit an image stack

626

Convert an image stack

626

Chapter 20: Automating tasks

627

Play an action on a file

628

Specify playback speed

628

Manage actions

629

Manage action sets

629

Save a set of actions

630

Load a set of actions

630

Organize action sets

630

Creating actions

631

Record a path

632

Insert a stop

632

5 Click OK

633

Edit and rerecord actions

634

Processing a batch of files

635

Process a batch of files

636

Process a file with a droplet

637

Creating data-driven graphics

640

Define variables

641

Rename a variable

642

Define a data set

642

Preview or apply a data set

643

Import a data set

644

Chapter 21: Optional plug-ins

646

Create a contact sheet

649

Creating web photo galleries

650

Create a web photo gallery

651

Web photo gallery options

652

Web photo gallery styles

653

Define new keyboard shortcuts

661

Default keyboard shortcuts

662

Keys for viewing images

673

Keys for editing paths

675

Keys for painting objects

675

Keys for formatting type

677

Keys for using panels

678

Keys for using the Info panel

682

Function keys

686

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