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Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual (681 pages)

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Table of contents

PHOTOSHOP

1

Copyright

2

Contents

3

Chapter 1: Getting started

8

Adobe Help

9

Using Help in the product

10

Accessibility features

11

Resources

12

Photoshop CS3 videos

13

Installed resources

14

Bridge Home

15

Adobe Design Center

16

Adobe Developer Center

17

Customer support

17

Downloads

17

What’s new?

18

Image editing improvements

19

Compositing enhancements

19

3D and motion advances

20

Comprehensive image analysis

20

Chapter 2: Workspace

21

Hide or show all panels

22

Display panel menu options

22

Customize the workspace

23

Move panels

24

Manipulate panel groups

24

Stack free-floating panels

25

Resize or minimize panels

25

Minimize button

26

Panels collapsed to icons

26

Panels expanded from icons

26

❖ In Interface preferences:

27

Palettes and menus

28

Display context menus

31

Define a set of menus

31

Delete a set of menus

32

Turn menu colors on or off

32

About tools

32

Selection tools gallery

34

Crop and slice tools gallery

34

Retouching tools gallery

34

Painting tools gallery

35

Use a tool

37

Cycle through hidden tools

37

Change tool pointers

37

Using the options bar

38

Create and use tool presets

38

Viewing images

40

Use the Navigator palette

41

Zoom in or out

41

Match locations in images

43

Work with the Info palette

44

7 Click OK

46

Rulers, the grid, and guides

48

Use snapping

52

Show or hide Extras

52

Work with the Preset Manager

53

Manage preset items

54

Preferences

55

Open a preferences dialog box

56

Plug-ins

57

Recovery and undo

58

Work with the History palette

59

Set Edit History Log options

61

Memory and performance

63

Free memory

64

Photoshop images

65

Image size and resolution

68

File size

69

Resampling

71

View the print size on-screen

74

Create a new image

76

Placing files

81

High dynamic range images

84

Merge images to HDR

86

4 Do any of the following:

89

Chapter 4: Camera Raw

92

3. Adjust color

94

Camera Raw Settings menu

96

Camera Raw view controls

96

Image adjustment tabs

97

2 Do any of the following:

97

4 Click Save

100

Format options

100

PHOTOSHOP CS3

101

Correcting the white balance

102

Adjust tone in Camera Raw

103

Rotate images with Camera Raw

107

Retouch images in Camera Raw

108

Remove red-eye in Camera Raw

108

Reducing noise in Camera Raw

109

Camera Raw settings

110

Applying a preset

112

Camera Raw Workflow options

113

Chapter 5: Color

114

See also

115

Color modes

117

Multichannel mode

119

Pattern Dither

121

Choosing colors

125

Chapter 6: Color management

135

Keeping colors consistent

137

Set up color management

139

Proofing colors

144

Soft-proof colors (Acrobat)

145

Working with color profiles

148

Color settings

153

Color conversion options

156

About rendering intents

156

About histograms

158

Histogram palette overview

158

Histogram palette

159

View histogram statistics

160

2 Do one of the following:

160

Preview histogram adjustments

161

Refresh the histogram display

161

View color values in an image

162

Adjusting color samplers

163

Correcting images

164

Color adjustment commands

165

Make a color adjustment

165

Identify out-of-gamut colors

166

Levels overview

167

1 Do one of the following:

168

Adjust color using Levels

169

Curves overview

170

Set Curve display options

171

Apply an Auto correction

173

Set black and white points

173

Adjust hue and saturation

175

E. Moves entire slider

176

Add contrast to a photo

179

Targeting images for press

181

Apply the Auto Levels command

190

Apply the Variations command

193

To use the Equalize command

194

Desaturate colors

194

Invert colors

195

Posterize an image

195

Crop and Straighten photos

200

Make a photo frame

202

Patched image

208

About lens distortion

212

Set camera and lens defaults

213

Sharpen images

214

Sharpen using Smart Sharpen

215

Sharpen using Unsharp Mask

216

Sharpen selectively

217

Add lens blur

219

Transforming objects

220

Repeat a transformation

223

Transform freely

223

Warp an item

224

4 Do one of the following:

225

Liquify filter

226

Distortion tools

227

Reconstruct distortions

229

Work with meshes

231

Work with backdrops

231

Vanishing Point

232

Vanishing Point tools

233

Work in Vanishing Point

234

• Move the Angle slider

237

❖ Do any of the following:

238

Create panoramic images

246

4 Choose a Layout option

247

Adding Cylindrical Mapping

248

Navigate in the dialog box

249

Zoom in the dialog box

249

Rotate images

249

Chapter 9: Selecting

251

Select with the marquee tools

252

Select with the Lasso tool

253

User Guide

254

Select a color range

257

Sampling color

258

Adjusting pixel selections

259

Adjust selections manually

260

Intersected selections

261

Refine selection edges

262

3 Click OK

264

Copy between applications

267

Channels

271

Show or hide a channel

273

Show color channels in color

273

Select and edit channels

273

Merge channels

275

Delete a channel

276

Change Quick Mask options

278

Channel calculations

282

Subtract

284

Chapter 10: Layers

285

Layers palette overview

286

Convert background and layers

287

Create layers and groups

287

Duplicate layers

288

Select layers

290

Group and ungroup layers

291

Add layers to a group

291

Link and unlink layers

291

Show layer edges and handles

292

Move the content of layers

292

Managing layers

296

Rasterize layers

297

Delete a layer or group

297

Export layers

298

Track file size

298

Merge and stamp layers

298

Setting opacity and blending

299

Create a knockout

301

Group blend effects

302

4 Click OK

303

Layer effects and styles

304

Apply preset styles

305

Layer style options

307

Display or hide layer styles

309

❖ Do one of the following:

310

Copy layer styles

311

Scale a layer effect

312

Remove layer effects

312

Adjustment and fill layers

313

Create an adjustment layer

314

Create a fill layer

314

Nondestructive editing

315

Create Smart Objects

317

About Smart Filters

319

Apply a Smart Filter

319

Layer comps

322

Create a layer comp

323

Apply and view layer comps

323

Clear layer comp warnings

324

Delete a layer comp

324

Export layer comps

324

Masking layers

325

Add and edit vector masks

328

Unlinking layers and masks

328

Chapter 11: Painting

332

Paint tool options

333

Paint with a pattern

333

Erase with the Eraser tool

335

Brush presets

337

Create a new preset brush

339

Brushes palette overview

339

Blending modes

350

List of blending modes

351

Blending mode examples

353

Gradients

354

Gradient Editor overview

356

Create a smooth gradient

356

Create a noise gradient

358

Fill the work canvas

360

Chapter 12: Drawing

365

Drawing shapes

366

Drawing with the Pen tools

370

Draw curves with the Pen tool

371

Finish drawing a path

373

Managing paths

376

Manage paths

377

Editing paths

378

Adjust path segments

380

Add or delete anchor points

384

Adding color to paths

387

Stroke paths with color

388

Chapter 13: Filters

390

Display the Filter Gallery

392

Zoom in or out of the preview

392

Hide filter thumbnails

392

Filter effects reference

395

Brush Stroke filters

397

Distort filters

397

Noise filters

398

Pixelate filters

399

Render filters

399

Stylize filters

401

Texture filters

402

Video filters

402

Other filters

402

Applying specific filters

403

Defining undistorted areas

404

Apply the Displace filter

404

Add Lighting Effects

406

Lighting Effects types

407

Adjust an Omni light

407

Lighting Effects styles

408

Add or delete a light

408

Chapter 14: Type

410

Enter paragraph type

412

Editing text

413

Check and correct spelling

415

Find and replace text

416

Assign a language for text

416

Rasterize type layers

417

Formatting characters

418

OpenType fonts

424

Apply OpenType features

424

Line and character spacing

426

Adjust kerning

427

Adjust tracking

427

Scaling and rotating type

428

Formatting paragraphs

429

Prevent words from breaking

434

Composition methods

434

Creating type effects

435

Asian type

440

Use tate-chu-yoko

441

Align Asian characters

442

5 Do one of the following:

443

7 Do one of the following:

443

Specify a burasagari option

446

Saving images

447

Set file saving preferences

449

Save large documents

449

Saving PDF files

451

PDF compatibility levels

454

General options for Adobe PDF

455

Adding security to PDF files

457

Save an Adobe PDF preset

457

File formats

466

Photoshop format (PSD)

467

Photoshop 2.0 format

467

Photoshop EPS format

467

PICT File

471

PICT Resource

471

Pixar format

472

PNG format

472

Portable Bit Map format

472

Radiance format

472

Scitex CT

472

Metadata and annotations

473

Annotating images

474

Open and edit annotations

475

Read a Digimarc watermark

476

Embed a watermark

478

Create a PDF presentation

479

6 Click OK

482

9 Click Save

485

Chapter 16: Printing

490

3 Do one of the following:

492

Print part of an image

494

Print vector data

494

Print a hard proof

496

1 Choose File > Print

499

2 Choose Image > Trap

504

Estimate scan resolution

504

Printing duotones

505

Printing spot colors

508

Chapter 17: Web graphics

512

Slicing web pages

514

View slices and slice options

516

Modifying slices

517

Duplicate slices

519

Copy and paste a slice

519

Combine slices

519

Slice output options

521

Creating web photo galleries

523

Create a web photo gallery

524

Web photo gallery options

525

Web photo gallery styles

526

Optimizing images

530

Optimize an image for the web

532

Save a file to e-mail

536

Web graphic formats

537

JPEG optimization options

537

Optimization settings for SWF

546

Optimization settings for SVG

547

G. Encoding menu

547

Set output options

548

HTML output options

549

Background output settings

550

Saving Files output settings

550

About animation

551

Animation palette overview

553

Change thumbnail size

554

Creating images for video

556

Aspect ratio

557

1 Create a new document

558

Extended)

561

Creating frame animations

571

• Add a style to layers

572

Add frames to an animation

573

Select animation frames

573

Create frames using tweening

576

Choose a disposal method

578

Delete an entire animation

579

Preview video and animations

586

3G export settings

591

DV Stream export settings

593

Export image sequences

595

Chapter 19: Technical imaging

597

Remove stack rendering

603

Edit an image stack

603

Convert an image stack

603

Measurement Data Points

607

• Choose File > Open

612

Change lighting effects

614

Change rendering effects

614

plane moves beyond

615

Chapter 20: Automating tasks

617

Play an action on a file

618

Specify playback speed

618

Manage actions

619

Manage action sets

619

Creating actions

621

Record a path

622

Insert a stop

622

Edit and rerecord actions

624

Processing a batch of files

625

Process a batch of files

626

Droplet icon

627

Process a file with a droplet

628

Scripting

629

Creating data-driven graphics

630

Define variables

631

Rename a variable

633

Define a data set

633

Preview or apply a data set

633

4 Choose data sets to export

634

5 Click OK

634

Import a data set

635

Define new keyboard shortcuts

636

Default keyboard shortcuts

637

Keys for using Photomerge

644

Keys for viewing images

646

Keys for editing paths

648

Keys for painting objects

649

Keys for formatting type

650

Keys for using palettes

651

Function keys

658

OLE (Object Linking and

672

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