Index
A
Accented Edges filter, 332
Add Noise filter, 334
adjustment layer masks, 175, 202
adjustment layers
blending modes, 174
commands, changing, 173
creating, 172
dragging, 214
duplicating, 174
effect, hiding, 174
effect, restoring, 175
exporting and, 412
limiting effect of, 174
merging, 173
multiple image correction with, 214
opacity, 174
partially masking, 175
settings, changing, 172
stacking, 174
techniques, 174
thumbnails, 172
using, 172
See also layers
adjustments
brightness, 183
color, 197–214
contrast, 183
light/dark balance, 180–81
previewing, 171
Adobe Every-line Composer, 355
Adobe Illustrator
art, pasting into Photoshop, 81
CMYK colors from, 81
exporting Photoshop files to, 412
files, placing into Photoshop, 57
opening files, 80–81
type, importing into Photoshop, 349
Adobe InDesign, 411
Adobe RGB color space, 31
colors, 37
establishing, 31
fast track to, 37
setting, 32
Adobe Single-line Composer, 355
Advanced preferences (Bridge), 78, 393
airbrush strokes, 216
alignment
features, 157–60
layer, 160
linked layers, 297
paragraph, 355
paragraph type, 347
alpha channels, 133
combining, 135
converting to spot color channels, 407
displaying, 134
duplicating, 134
file sizes and, 136
illustrated, 28
inverting, 136
loading, 135
masked/unmasked areas, reversing, 136
masks, reshaping, 137
saving selections to, 26, 121, 133
Angled Strokes filter, 332
anti-aliasing, 122, 123, 144, 224, 308, 314, 346
Art History Brush tool, 7
Artistic filters, 329–30
Assign Profile dialog box, 42
Audio Annotation tool, 8
Auto Color Correction Options dialog box, 206–7
Auto Resolution dialog box, 51
B
Background
converting into layer, 106
converting layer into, 106
converting to grayscale, 202
moving, 108
retouching, 281
transforming, 299
Background Eraser tool, 8
background images, 54
base layer, 296
baseline shift, 353
Bas Relief filter, 337
Batch Rename dialog box, 76
Behind mode, 196
Bevel effect, 312–13
bitmap images, 27
Bitmap mode, 29
Black point, 33
Black & White dialog box, 200–201
blending layers, 288–91
control, 291
modified, 289
options, 290–91
blending modes
adjustment layers, 174
changing, 112
choosing, 192–96
cycling through, 192
layers, 288
organization, 192
for Smart Filter, 288
See also specific modes
Blending Options dialog box, 325
Blur filters, 331
Blur More filter, 331
Blur tool, 8
borders
accent color, 69
bounding boxes, transforming, 356
Box Blur filter, 331
Bridge
cache, exporting, 78
color settings synchronization, 38
file search, 77
launching, 63
layout, customizing, 70
loupe, 68
opening files from, 66
panels, minimizing/collapsing, 70
panes, 65
Photo Downloader application, 47–48
preferences, 392–93
Show/Hide Panels button, 70
brightness
adjusting, 183
defined, 24
display setting, 33
Brightness/Contrast dialog box, 183
brushes, 215–24
customizing, 218–21
selecting, 217
Brushes palette, 217–21
in customizing brush presets, 218–21
options, 218–21
Brush Strokes filters, 332
Brush tool
Airbrush option, 216
Brush Preset picker arrowhead, 137, 138, 215, 293, 370
defined, 7
Flow option, 137, 138, 215, 293
Mode option, 137, 138, 215, 255, 370
Opacity option, 137, 138, 156, 215, 255, 293
Shift-click, 293
shortcuts, 216
using, 215–16
burn effect, 184
C
cache files, 78
Camera Raw
basic steps, 229
defined, 225
edits, 225
features, 225–27
getting JPEGs/TIFFs into, 228
interpreters, 230
noise reduction, 227
opening photos in, 229–30
presets, 243
settings, saving, 243
settings, synchronizing, 244
tonal redistribution, 226
See also Raw files
Camera Raw dialog box
accessing, 229
clipping warning buttons, 236
Color slider, 242
HSL/Grayscale tab, 229, 230, 240–41
illustrated, 229
Luminance slider, 242
opening JPEG files in, 92, 229
Open Preferences button, 231, 242
Preview option, 231
Red Eye Removal tool, 232
Rotate button, 231
Saturation slider, 236
Settings menu, 228
Shadows slider, 238
Tint slider, 234
Toggle Full Screen Mode button, 231
Tone Curve tab, 229, 230, 238–39
toolbox, 231–32
Workflow Options link, 233
Camera Raw Preference dialog box, 231
Canvas Size dialog box, 96
Chalk & Charcoal filter, 337
channels
file storage size and, 28
saving selections to, 133
Channels palette, 133–37
channels in, 28
Delete Channel button, 137
Delete Current Channel button, 133
Load Channel as Selection button, 135
New Channel button, 134
Save Selection as Channel button, 133
uses, 13
Character palette
baseline shift icon, 353
font size, 350
Horizontal Scale, 354
Kerning menu, 351
leading icon, 352
style buttons, 353
tracking icon, 351
Vertical Scale, 354
Charcoal filter, 289, 291, 337
check marks (Filter panel), 73
Chrome filter, 337
Clear mode, 196
clipping mask
in limiting adjustment layer effect, 174
options, 152–53
releasing, 296
releasing layers from, 296
type as a, 358
using, 296
Clone Source palette, 152–53
displaying, 152
illustrated, 14
source buttons, 153
using, 152–53
Clone Stamp tool
defined, 7
options, 272–73
switching between clone sources, 153
Clouds filter, 336
CMYK Color mode
profiles, 410
proofing colors in, 43
working in, 26
Color Balance dialog box, 203–4
color correction workflow, 410
Color Dodge mode, 194
Colored Pencil filter, 329
Color Halftone filter, 335
color libraries, 187
Color Libraries dialog box, 407
color management
approach, 31
basics, 31–32
policies, customizing, 39
pre-defined settings, 36
Color Overlay effect, 315
Color palette
Background color square, 186, 187, 188
color model, 188
color selection with, 188
Foreground color square, 186, 187, 188
Out-of-gamut indicator, 28
color profiles
changing, 42
defined, 31
deleting, 42
Color Range dialog box, 124–25
color reduction algorithms, 419
Color Replacement tool
Limits: Discontiguous option, 79, 278
Mode option, 286
color(s)
adding/subtracting from selections, 125
adjustments, 197–214
burning, 184
choosing, 185–88
consistency, 34
cool, 203–4
copying, as hexadecimals, 191
document-specific, 36
dodging, 184
Foreground, 185, 222, 293, 304
grid, 390
halos, 264
hue, 205
noise, 242
nonprinting, 104
non-Web-safe, 186
out-of-gamut, 186
process, 187
proofing, 43–44
Quick Mask, 139
ruler guides, 390
saturation, 205
Smart Guides, 390
smudging, 222
solid, filling areas with, 304
spot, 187
Swatches palette, 189
type, 347
warm, 203–4
Web-safe, 186
color separations, 410
Color Settings dialog box
Ask When Pasting option, 39
Color Management Policies area, 39
illustrated, 37
Monitor Color settings, 36
North America General Purpose 2 setting, 36
North American Prepress 2 setting, 36, 37
North America Web/Internet setting, 36
opening, 36
Profile Mismatches option, 39
RGB options, 36
Working Spaces control, 37, 409–10
Contact Sheet II dialog box, 374–75
Conté Crayon filter, 337
Content panel (Bridge), 64
in compact window, 70
thumbnail images, 66
thumbnails/folders display, 70
Contour Preset picker, 317
contours, 397
contrast
adjusting, 183
display setting, 33
reducing, 182
Convert to Profile dialog box, 42
copying
layer effects, 318
layers, 115
layers between files, 148
Smart Filter effects, 325
to spot color channels, 407
styles, 320
CorelDRAW 12, 412
Craquelure filter, 340
cropping images
with Crop command, 100
with existing aspect ratio, 101
with marquee, 97
scanners and, 53
to specific size, 98
with Trim command, 100
Crop tool
canvas area size with, 99
defined, 7
match image sizes with, 147
Crop tool (Camera Raw), 232
Crosshatch filter, 332
Crystallize filter, 335
Curves dialog box
accessing, 210
for CMYK images, 212
curve display, 210–12
Display options, 210
Levels command versus, 213
for RGB images, 210–13
Custom dialog box, 201
Customize Proof Condition dialog box, 43
Custom Shape tool, 8, 372, 373
Cutout filter, 329
D
Darken mode, 193
Darker Color mode, 193
Dark Strokes filter, 332
Delete Workspace dialog box, 90
deleting
files, 75
filter effects, 322
history states, 164
layer comps, 382
layer effects, 318
layer groups, 110
layer masks, 295
layers, 110
presets, 396
ruler guides, 159
Smart Filters, 325
snapshots, 167
styles, 320
swatches, 189
thumbnails (Bridge), 75
workspaces, 90
Difference Clouds filter, 336
Diffuse filter, 339
Diffuse Glow filter, 333
digital cameras
buying, 46
digital sensor chip, 46
exposure setting, 154
histogram display, 46
ISO setting, 46
megapixel value, 46
resolution, 46
using, 45–46
white balance setting, 46
digital photographs
downloading, 47–48
shooting, 46
shooting for panoramas, 154
white balance, 234
See also images
Digital Photography Field Guide, 46
dimensions
canvas size, 96
image, matching, 147
pixel, changing, 92–94
Direct Selection tool, 8
Displace filter, 333
Display Calibrator Assistant, 34
displays
native response, determining, 34
settings, 33
types, 33
Displays utility, 34–35
Distort filters, 333–34
distortion
horizontal, 301
vertical, 301
DNG format, 245
docks
collapsing/expanding into icons, 10–11
creating, 11
defined, 10
hiding/showing, 86
lengthening/shortening, 11
reconfiguring, 11
redisplaying, 86
widening/narrowing, 11
See also palettes
documents
closing, 62
color mode, 54
creating from states, 167
drag and drop selections and layers between, 143, 148
jumping between, 66
multiple, zooming/scrolling, 85
new, creating, 54–56
state, restoring, 381
dodge effect, 184
Drop Shadow effect, 306, 308–9, 311
Duotone Curve dialog box, 409
duotones, 30
duplicating
adjustment layers, 174
alpha channels, 134
history states, 163
layer masks, 294
layers/layer groups, 105
Dust & Scratches filter, 283
E
editable type
defined, 345
Edit menu
Color Settings command, 36, 39, 40
Convert to Profile command, 42
Copy Merged command, 144, 145, 146
Define Custom Shape command, 373, 397
Define Pattern, 397
Fade command, 326
Fill command, 170, 304, 362, 370
Free Transform command, 300, 301
illustrated, 4
Menus command, 87
Paste Into command, 146
Preset Manager command, 394, 395
Transform command, 101, 111, 299, 301
Edit menu (Bridge)
Create Suite Color Settings command, 38
Find command, 77
Ellipse tool, 8
Elliptical Marquee tool
defined, 7
dragging, 132
Height/Width options, 118
Intersect with Selection button, 133
Style options, 118
Emboss effect, 312–13
Emboss filter, 339
EPS files
importing, 81
saving, 414–15
See also file formats; files
EPS Options dialog box, 414
Exclusion mode, 196
exporting
Bridge cache, 78
to CorelDRAW 12, 412
to Illustrator, 412
to InDesign, 411
to QuarkXPress, 411
exposure
correction via Layers palette, 251
lack of flash and, 255
Extrude filter, 339
Eye-One Display, 33
F
Facet filter, 335
Favorites panel (Bridge), 64, 66
Fibers filter, 336
file formats, 45
choosing, 60
DNG, 245
JPEG, 92, 227, 228, 417, 421–22
File Handling preferences, 58, 386, 415
File Info dialog box, 79
File menu
Close command, 62
illustrated, 4
New command, 51, 54, 56, 103, 144
Open As command, 4
Open as Smart Object command, 57, 81, 302
Open Recent command, 66
Place command, 57, 81, 246, 349, 411, 412
Save As command, 58, 94, 104, 116, 295, 413
Save command, 58
Save for Web & Devices command, 418, 419, 421
File menu (Bridge)
Copy to command, 78
Move to command, 78
Place command, 57
File Navigator workspace, 67
files
16-bit, 49
Adobe Illustrator, 57, 80–81, 349
batch-rename, 76
commercial printing preparation, 409
copying layers between, 148
deleting, 75
displaying, based on category, 73
keywords, assigning, 79
locating, 71
managing, 75–76
missing fonts, 82
moving, 71
new version, saving, 60
not opening, 82
opening, from Bridge, 66
optimized, 418–22
rejecting, 72
renaming, 75
reopening, 66
resampling, 91
searching (Bridge), 77
sort method, 73
storage size, finding, 61
File Type Associations preferences (Bridge), 393
Fill dialog box
Blending Mode option, 170
Preserve Transparency option, 170, 304
fill layers
applying tints with, 199
gradient, 363–64
fills
layer, changing, 287
shortcuts, 304
Film Grain filter, 329
Filter Gallery dialog box, 322–23
filter masks
creating, 325
defined, 325
gradient, 328
using, 325
Filter menu
Blur command, 256, 258, 260, 277
Convert for Smart Filter command, 258, 260, 262
Distort command, 262
Filter Gallery command, 322
illustrated, 5
Pattern Maker command, 343, 397
Render command, 253
Stylize command, 341
filters
applying, 321–23
applying, to Smart Object layer, 302, 326
dialog boxes, 323
effects, fading, 328
hiding, 322
illustrated directory of, 329–40
intensifying, 326
previewing, 323
removing, 322
replacing, 322
sharpening, 264–68
as Smart Filters, 26
stacking order, 322
use techniques, 326–28
Find dialog box, 77
Find Edges filter, 339
flash, lack of, 255
Folders panel (Bridge), 64, 66, 71
fonts
families, 346
missing, 82
styles, 346
See also type
Foreground color
defined, 185
selecting, 304
starting smudges with, 222
white, 293
Fragment filter, 335
Frames, from selections, 132
Freeform Pen tool, 8
free-form selections, 119
Fresco filter, 329
G
Gaussian Blur filter, 260, 331, 384
General preferences
Color Picker menu, 384
Dynamic Color Sliders option, 188
illustrated, 385
Image Interpolation option, 299, 384
Options area, 384
Resize Image During Paste/Place option, 81
See also preferences
General preferences (Bridge), 69, 228, 392
GIF files
defined, 417
optimizing, 419–20
saving, 417
Glass filter, 333
Glowing Edges filter, 339
Gradient Editor, 366–67
Gradient Fill dialog box, 363–64
Gradient Overlay effect, 315
banding, 364
color order, 364
creating, 397
fill layers, 363–64
filter mask, 328
linear, 365
moving, in layer mask, 156
presets, 366–67
radial, 368
scaling, 364
Gradient tool
defined, 8
uses, 365
Graphic Pen filter, 337
grayscale images
converting layers to, 202
converting RGB images to, 200–202
printing with spot color tint, 409
Grayscale mode, 29
Guides, Grid & Slices preferences, 390
H
Halftone Pattern filter, 337
Hard Light mode, 195
Hard Mix mode, 196
Help menu, 5
Histogram palette
Compact View, 178
Expanded View, 178
gaps/spikes, 179
illustrated, 15
interpreting, 179
updating, 178
histograms
digital camera display, 46
History Brush tool
defined, 7
filter effects, reducing with, 327
options, 168
using, 168–69
History Options dialog box
Allow Non-Linear History option, 161, 164
Automatically Create First Snapshot option, 165
Automatically Create New Snapshot When Saving option, 165
Make Layer Visibility Changes Undoable option, 162
New Snapshot button, 166
Show New Snapshot Dialog by Default option, 165, 166
History palette, 161–70
clearing, 164
History States value, 162
menu, 161
New Snapshot button, 25
nonlinear mode, 162
history states
changing, 163
clearing, 164
creating documents from, 167
current, creating snapshots, 167
deleting, 164
duplicating, 163
filling selections/layers with, 170
maximum number, 387
snapshot creation for, 166
Horizontal Filmstrip workspace, 68
Horizontal Type Mask tool, 8
Horizontal Type tool, 345, 373
defined, 8
options, 346–47
presets, 352
selections, 348
HSB color mode, 188
HTML, 191
Hue mode, 196
Hue/Saturation dialog box, 202, 205
hyphenation, 355
I
Image Import Options dialog box, 411
image layers, 19
Image menu
Adjustments commands, 171–73, 176, 177, 180–81, 183, 203–13, 247–50, 270, 274–76
Crop command, 100
illustrated, 4
Image Size command, 92, 93, 94
Mode command, 29, 184, 409, 413
Rotate Canvas command, 101, 102
Trim command, 100
images
as drawings/paintings, 341–42
aspect ratio, preserving, 101
background, 54
blending, with layer masks, 150–51
cataloging, 374
combining, 141–60
compression, 413
cropping, 97–101
flipping, 101
high-resolution, 50
light/dark balance, 180–82
multichannel, 30
multiple, selecting, 66
panoramic, 154–55
rotating, 102
scanned, resizing, 93–94
size, resolution and, 95
Smart Object, 246
straightening, 102
width-to-height ratio, 94
See also thumbnails
Image Size dialog box
Auto option, 51
Bicubic Sharper (best for reduction) option, 94
Constrain Proportions option, 94
Pixel Dimensions area, 94
Resample Image option, 92, 93, 94
importing
AI files, 80–81
EPS files, 81
Illustrator type, 349
PDF files, 80–81
Import PDF dialog box, 80
Indexed Color mode, 30
Info palette
illustrated, 17
menu, 17
Out-of-gamut indicators, 28
tools, 6
Info Palette Options dialog, 17
Ink Outlines filter, 332
Inner Glow effect, 310
Inner Shadow effect, 308–9
Inspector preferences (Bridge), 393
J
JPEG files, 92
advantages/disadvantages, 227, 417
image optimization, 417
opening into Camera Raw, 92, 228, 229
optimizing, 421–22
Raw files versus, 227
saving, 417
justification, 355
K
kerning, 351
keyboard shortcuts. See shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus dialog box, 87–88
keywords, 79
Keywords panel (Bridge), 64, 79
L
Labels preferences (Bridge), 393
Large Document (.psb) format, 55
launching Photoshop, 1
Layer Comp Options dialog box, 380
layer comps
alert icon, clearing, 381
creating PDF slide show of, 382
defined, 380
deleting, 382
displaying, 381
naming, 380
saving, 18
updating, 381
Layer Comps palette, 18, 380–81
Layer Comps to PDF dialog box, 382
layer effects, 305–20
copying, 318
editing, 306
hiding/showing, 306
imagery, 307
moving, 318
opacity, 307
removing, 318
saving as styles, 26
Smart Object layer, 303
See also specific effects
layer groups
blending mode, 112
creating, 108–9
defined, 108
deleting, 110
disbanding, 110
dragging layers to/from, 108, 109
duplicating, 105
locking, 113
moving, 111
moving layers from, 109
opacity, 112
renaming, 109
transforming, 298–99
working with, 108–10
Layer Mask Display Options dialog box, 294
layer masks
adjustment, 175
applying, 295
blending images with, 150–51
converting selections into, 139
creating, 292
deactivating, 295
defined, 292
deleting, 295
disabling, 256
disadvantages, 295
display options, 294
duplicating, 294
effect, inverting, 293
gradient, moving, 156
overlay color/opacity, 294
reshaping, 293
seams, blending, 156
shortcuts, 175
thumbnails, 146, 150, 295, 360
unlinking, 261
Layer menu
Change Layer Content command, 173
illustrated, 5
Layer Mask command, 292
Layer Style command, 305–20
Matting command, 143
New Adjustment Layer command, 172
Type command, 373
layers, 103–16
adjustment, 19, 24, 25, 171, 172–75
base, 296
blending, 288–91
content, moving, 111
controlling, 103
converting to grayscale, 200–202, 202
copying between files, 148
creating, 104–5
deleting, 110
duplicating, 105
editable type, 19
effects, 305–20
equalizing space among, 160
fill, 19, 24, 25, 199, 287, 304
filling with history state/snapshot, 170
flexibility, 25
flipping, 101
image, 19
linking, 297
locking, 113
merging, 114–15
moving, with Smart Guides, 158
multiple, selecting, 107
multiple, showing/hiding, 110
naming, 104
nudging, 111
preserving, 104
releasing from clipping mask, 296
restacking, 108
rotating, 298
sampling, 273
scaling, 298
selected pixels conversion to, 105
selecting, 107
shape, 19
showing/hiding, 110
Smart Object, 19, 24, 246, 302–4
solid colors, 304
types of, 19
unlinking, 297
warping, 301
Layers palette
Add Layer Mask button, 255, 292, 360, 370
Add Layer Style menu, 305
context menu options, 109
Delete Layer button, 110
Layer Mask button, 150
layer selection via, 107
Link Layers button, 297
Lock All button, 113
Lock Image Pixels button, 113
Lock Position button, 113
Lock Transparent Pixels button, 112, 216
menu
Convert to Smart Object command, 302
illustrated, 19
Flatten Image command, 116
Merge Down command, 114
Merge Layers command, 114, 115
Merge Visible command, 115
New Group command, 108
New Group from Layers command, 109
New Fill/Adjustment Layer menu, 172
Black & White command, 200
Brightness/Contrast command, 183
Color Balance command, 203
Curves command, 210
Gradient command, 363
Hue/Saturation command, 202
Pattern command, 198
Photo Filter command, 250
Posterize command, 177
Solid Color command, 199
Threshold command, 176
New Group button, 108
opening, 103
options, 112–13
thumbnail options, 113
uses, 19
Layer Style dialog box
Advanced Blending, 290
Bevel and Emboss, 312–13
Blend If sliders, 290–91
Blending Options pane, 290, 291
Drop Shadow, 306
Gradient Overlay, 315
Inner Glow, 310
Inner Shadow, 308
Outer Glow, 310
Pattern Overlay, 316
Satin, 314
Stroke, 317
leading, 352
applying, 255–57
defined, 255
dialog box, 256–57
options, 156–57
Lens Correction filter, 262–63, 333
Lens Flare filter, 336
Levels dialog box
Channel menu, 212
CMYK color adjustment with, 209
Curves command versus, 213
illustrated, 180–81
Input Levels sliders, 180, 182, 255
opening, 180, 182, 206, 208, 255
Output Levels sliders, 182
Preset menu, 212
RGB color adjustment with, 208–9
for screening back imagery, 182
libraries, 26
Lighten mode, 194
Lighter Color mode, 194
Lighting Effects filter, 253–54
Light Table workspace, 67
Linear Burn mode, 193
Linear Dodge mode, 194
linear gradients, 365
Line tool, 8
linking layers, 297
Load Selection dialog box, 135
locking
layers/layer groups, 113
ruler guides, 159
transparent pixels, 112
loupe, 68
LZW compression, 413
M
Mac OS
display calibration, 34–35
file formats, 45
launching Photoshop in, 1
Photoshop screen, 2
turn off color management for a printer in, 405
Magnetic Lasso tool, 7
marquees
constraining, 100
cropping with, 97
double-clicking, 101
resizing, 97
rotating, 97
scaling, 100
selection, 130
shift-dragging, 101
transforming, 130
Match Color dialog box, 270–71
color labels, 87–88
customizing, 87–88
illustrated, 4–5
resetting, 88
shortcuts, custom, 88
See also specific menus
merging
adjustment layers, 173
layers, 114
visible layers, 115
Metadata Focus workspace, 68
Metadata panel (Bridge), 61, 64, 65
Metadata preferences (Bridge), 393
Mezzotint filter, 335
midtone color, 206, 207, 208, 210
Minimum dialog box, 342
monitors. See displays
Mosaic filter, 335
Mosaic Tiles filter, 340
Motion Blur filter, 258, 259, 331
Move tool
Align buttons, 160
Alt-dragging/Option-dragging, 142
arrow keys with, 141
Auto-Select option, 107, 111, 160
defined, 7
Distribute buttons, 160
Groups option, 111
layer selection via, 107
scaling type with, 350
Shift-dragging corner handle, 350
Shift-dragging/dropping, 147
Show Transform Controls option, 143, 148, 300
transformations with, 300
moving
files, 71
layer content, 111
layer effects, 318
layers, with Smart Guides, 158
layers from group, 109
linked layers, 297
marquees, 118
selection contents, 141
stacks, 74–75
type block, 356
multichannel images, 30
N
Neon Glow filter, 329
New dialog box, 54–55
New Document dialog box, 56
new documents, 54–55
New Guide dialog box, 159
New Layer Comp dialog box, 380
New Layer dialog box, 104, 174, 184
New Snapshot dialog box, 166, 169
New Spot Channel dialog box, 407
New Tool Preset dialog box, 398
Noise filters, 334
non-Web-safe icon, 186
Note Paper filter, 337
Notes tool, 8
O
Ocean Ripple filter, 333
opacity
adjustment layer, 174
changing, 112
Clone Stamp tool, 272
Drop Shadow effect, 308
Eraser tool, 223
Gradient Overlay effect, 315
layer effects, 307
layer mask overlay, 294
Magic Eraser tool, 224
Pattern Overlay effect, 316
Pattern Stamping tool, 149
Satin effect, 314
spot color channel, 408
Stroke effect, 317
Open as Smart Object dialog box, 57
optimizing files
defined, 24
in GIF format, 419–20
in JPEG format, 421–22
previewing and, 418
for the Web, 419–22
Options bar, 9
Color Replacement tool, 278, 279
Crop tool, 97
Eraser tool, 223
Eyedropper tool, 191
features, 9
Gradient tool, 150, 255, 360, 365
Hand tool, 85
Healing Brush tool, 280–81
History Brush tool, 168
Horizontal Type tool, 346, 352
Magic Eraser tool, 224
Magic Wand tool, 122
Move tool, 107, 111, 143, 147, 148, 160
Patch tool, 282
Pattern Stamp tool, 149
Quick Selection tool, 120
Red Eye tool, 286
Smudge tool, 222
Spot Healing Brush tool, 284–85
Toggle palette button, 11
Tool Presets palette, 398
tools, 6
Transform command, 300
Warp command, 301
Zoom tool, 85
Outer Glow effect, 310
out-of-gamut icon, 186
output options, 406
Overlay mode, 195
P
Page Setup dialog box, 400
Paint Daubs filter, 329
Palette Knife filter, 329
palettes, 10–23
choosing, 10
closing, 10
defaults, resetting, 11
docked, redisplaying, 86
expanding/collapsing, 10
freestanding, making, 11
hiding/showing, 86
Layers, 19, 103, 108–15, 176–77, 199–203
menus, 10
moving, 11
Paths, 21
showing/hiding, 10
widening/narrowing, 11
See also docks
panoramas
creating, 154–55
shooting photos for, 154
PANTONE color matching system, 28
paragraphs, 355
Paste dialog box, 81
Patchwork filter, 340
Path Selection tool, 8
Paths palette, 21
Pattern Maker filter, 343–44
Pattern Overlay effect, 316, 358
patterns
generating, 343–44
saving, 344
stamping, 149
PDF files
compact, 416
generic, 416
opening, 80–81
placing in image, 57
printing compliance, 416
saving, 416
PDF Presentation dialog box, 378–79
PDF slide show, 382
Pen tool, 8
Performance preferences, 178, 387
Photocopy filter, 337
Photo Downloader, 47–48
Photo Filter dialog box, 250
PhotoFrame Pro plug-in, 371
Photo/Graphic Edges plug-in, 371
Photomerge, 154–55
Photoshop
exiting/quitting, 62
launching, 1
printing from, 399–403
screen (Mac OS), 2
screen (Windows), 3
standard version, 5
Photoshop menu, 4
Picture Package dialog box, 376–77
Picture Package Edit Layout dialog box, 376, 377
Pinch filter, 333
Pin Light mode, 195
Pixelate filters, 335
pixels
clipped, 179
count, 91
defined, 24
dimensions, changing, 94
layer, revealing, 292
layer, selecting, 117
outside canvas area, 145
per inch (ppi), 50
selection, deleting, 129
transparent, locking, 112
turning into layers, 105
PKZip, 415
Place dialog box, 303
Plaster filter, 338
Plastic Wrap filter, 330
plug-ins
missing, 82
preferences, 390
Pointillize filter, 335
Polar Coordinates filter, 333
Polygon tool, 8
pop-up sliders, 9
Poster Edges filter, 330
Posterize dialog box, 177
predefined workspaces, 67
preferences
Guides, Grid & Slices, 390
Plug-ins, 390
resetting, 383
Transparency & Gamut, 112, 388
Type, 391
Preferences dialog box (Bridge)
File Type Associations option, 393
Inspector option, 393
Labels option, 393
Metadata option, 393
opening, 383
Startup Scripts option, 393
Thumbnails option, 392
preset libraries
default location, 394
defined, 394
loading, 397
on preset picker, 396
replacing, 395
restoring, 395
save locations, 397
saving presets as, 396
sharing, 394
presets
Camera Raw, 243
creating, 397
deleting, 396
document, creating, 56
document, resolution, 389
filter tint, 250
gradient, 366–67
managing with pickers/palettes, 396–97
managing with Preset Manager, 394–95
renaming, 395
resetting, 395
type tool, 352
Preview panel (Bridge), 64, 68
Print dialog box, 399
Black Point Compensation option, 402
Color Management settings, 402, 403, 410
Functions area, 406
illustrated, 401
Output options, 406
Page Setup option, 401
Position options, 401
Preferences button, 404
Print area, 402
Printer menu, 405
Printing Marks area, 406
Print Mode area, 405
Quality & Media settings, 405
Rendering Intent menu, 402
Scaled Print Size area, 401–2
Show Bounding Box option, 402
printers
configuring, 404–5
inkjet, 401
PostScript, 406
profiles, 40–41
Properties dialog box, 399, 400
printing
commercial, file preparation, 409
four-color, 409
to inkjet printers, 401–3
paper size, 400
from Photoshop, 399–403
to PostScript printers, 406
spot color channels, 408
turning off color management, 404–5
Printing Preferences dialog box, 404
Print Like a Pro: A Digital Photographer’s Guide, 33
process colors, 187
Q
QuarkXPress, 411
Quick Mask Options dialog box, 139
Quick Selection tool, 7, 120–21
R
Radial Blur filter, 331
radial gradients, 368
rasterized type, 345
Rasterize Generic EPS dialog box, 81
rasterizing
Smart Object layer, 304
type, 358
Raw files, 225
advantages/disadvantages, 227
converting into Smart Objects, 246
copy, opening, 245
defined, 24
edits, 225
JPEG files versus, 227
previewing, 226
saving, 245
See also Camera Raw
Rectangle tool, 8
Rectangular Marquee tool
defined, 7
dragging, 132
Intersect with Selection button, 133
Red Eye Removal tool (Camera Raw), 232
Refine Edge dialog box, 126–28, 143, 260
Render filters, 336
rendering intents, 44
Replace Color dialog box, 274–76
Replace Contents command, 303
resampling, 91
resolution
Clipboard and, 144
digital cameras, 46
digital photo, changing, 92
file, calculating, 50–52
image size and, 95
measurement, 91
scanner, 53
target output device, 54
for Web, 50–51
as Workflow option, 233
Reticulation filter, 338
Retouch tool (Camera Raw), 232
RGB Color mode
color selection, 188
saving files in, 60
working in, 26
Ripple filter, 333
rotation
bounding box, 356
image, by exact amount, 102
layer, 298
marquee, 97
source imagery, 153
type, 354
Rough Pastels filter, 330
Rounded Rectangle tool, 8
ruler guides
color, 390
creating, 159
locking/unlocking, 159
preferences, 390
removing, 159
rulers, 157
Ruler tool
defined, 9
dragging, 102
using, 160
S
Samples folder, 1
sampling layers, 273
Satin effect, 314
Saturation mode, 196
Save Adobe PDF dialog box, 378, 416
Save As dialog box, 58, 59, 60, 116
Save for Web & Devices dialog box
4-up tab, 418
Blur option, 421
Color Reduction Algorithm menu, 419
Compression Quality menu, 421
Dither Algorithm menu, 419
illustrated, 418
Optimized File Format menu, 419, 421
Save Optimized As dialog box, 420, 422
Save Settings dialog box, 243
Save Workspace dialog box, 71, 90
saving
flattened copies, 116
flattened version, 58
new file version, 60
patterns, 344
previously saved documents, 59
Raw files, 245
selections, as alpha channels, 121
styles, 320
swatches, 190
unsaved documents, 58–59
watermarks, 373
saving files, 58–61
in EPS format, 414–15
in GIF format, 419
in JPEG format, 421
in PDF format, 416
in TIFF format, 413
for the Web, 417
scaling
bounding box, 356
Clone Source palette controls, 153
gradients, 364
layers, 298
marquees, 100
scanners and, 53
Smart Objects, 246
type, 351
warped text, 357
scanners, 53
Scratch Disks, 387
screening back imagery, 182
screening back type, 361
Screen mode, 194, 251, 288, 368
screen modes
changing, 85–86
searching, for files, 77
selections
adding, 122
adjacent areas, blocking, 120
color-based, 120–23
colors, adding/subtracting, 125
contents, moving, 141
copies on new layers, 105
copying/pasting, 145
creating, in frame shape, 132
creating, with dialog box, 124–25
defined, 24
deselecting, 129
drag and drop, between documents, 143
drag-copy, 142
duplicating, 142–43
edges, feathering, 119
edges, hiding/showing, 131
edges, refining, 126–28
elliptical, 118
enlarging, 120
expanding via commands, 128
filling with history state/snapshot, 170
fill shortcuts, 304
fixed ratio, 118
free-form, 119
intersection, selecting, 133
layer-based, creating, 117
layers, 107
marquee, hiding/showing, 131
pasting into, 146
pixels, deleting, 129
rectangular, 118
reselecting, 129
saving, as alpha channel, 26, 121
silhouettes, 123
solid color, 304
specific dimensions, 118
straight-edged, 119
subtracting from, 122
type, 348
unselected area switch, 131
verifying, 131
working with, 129–33
Select menu
All command, 117
Color Range command, 124
Grow command, 128
illustrated, 5
Inverse command, 123
Load Selection command, 135
Modify command, 128
Similar command, 128
Shadow/Highlight dialog box, 247–49
Shape Blur filter, 331
shape layers, 19
Sharpen Edges filter, 336
sharpening filters, 264–68
Sharpen tool, 8
Shear filter, 333
shortcuts
Brush tool, 216
Burn tool, 216
custom menu, 88
Dodge tool, 216
layer mask, 175
memorizing, 25
Paint Bucket tool, 216
Pencil tool, 216
print-related, 400
Smudge tool, 216
tools, 6
zoom, 84
Single Column Marquee tool, 7
Single Row Marquee tool, 7
Sketch filters, 337–38
slices, 390
Slice Select tool, 7
Slice tool, 7
Smart Blur filter, 331
Smart Filters
applying filters as, 26
blending modes, 288
blending options, 325
creating, 324
deleting, 325
editing, 324
effects, hiding/showing, 325
Smart Object layers
adding masks to, 303
applying filters to, 302
applying Warp command to, 304
contents, replacing, 303
creating, 302
double-clicking, 24
grouping into, 303
importing Illustrator type as, 349
layer effects, 303
opening files as, 57
opening Raw files as, 246
placing images/objects into, 26
rasterizing, 304
reclaiming Photoshop layers from, 303–4
scaling, 246
thumbnails, 246
using, 302–4
vector art, 57
Smart Sharpen filter, 336
advantages, 264
algorithms, 264
applying, 265–66
options, 264–66
Smudge Stick filter, 330
Smudge tool
defined, 8
shortcuts, 216
using, 222
Snap feature, 158
snap function, overriding, 99
snapshots
creating, 166
as current state, 167
deleting, 167
filling selections/layers with, 170
as History Brush source, 169
naming, 166
options, 165–66
thumbnails, 167
using, 165–67
Soft Light mode, 195
Solarize filter, 339
Spatter filter, 332
Spherize filter, 334
Sponge filter, 330
Spot Channel Options dialog box, 408
spot color channels
converting alpha channels to, 407
copying to, 407
creating, 407
creating type in, 362
exporting documents with, 408
grayscale images with, 409
opacity, 408
printing, 408
See also channels
Spot Healing Brush tool
defined, 7
using, 284–85
Sprayed Strokes filter, 332
Spyder2Pro Studio, 33
stacks, 74–75
Stained Glass filter, 340
Stamp filter, 338
Startup Scripts preferences (Bridge), 393
straight-edged selections, 119
Straighten tool (Camera Raw), 232, 317
Stroke effect, 317
StuffIt, 415
styles
applying, 319
copying, 320
naming, 320
removing, 320
saving, 320
saving layer effects as, 26
Stylize filters, 339
Suite Color Settings dialog box, 38
Sumi-e filter, 332
swatches, 189–90
Swatches palette, 189–90
adding colors to, 189
color selection, 189
deleting colors from, 189
New Swatch of Foreground Color button, 189
uses, 22
swatch library, 190
symbols, entry fields, 389
Synchronize dialog box, 244
T
teeth whitening, 276
Texture filters, 340
Texturizer filter, 340
Threshold dialog box, 176
thumbnails
adding, to stack, 75
adjustment layer, 172
comparing, 68
Content panel, 70
Contour Preset picker, 317
display, filtering, 72–73
double-clicking, 66
dragging, 74
examining, 68
grouping, in stack, 74
labeling, 72
Layers palette options, 113
Levels adjustment layer, 261
previewing, 61
rating, 72
rearranging, in stack, 74
removing, from stack, 75
sizing, 70
Smart Object layer, 246
stacks, moving, 74–75
stacks, ungrouping, 75
stars, removing, 72
Thumbnails preferences (Bridge), 392
TIFF Options dialog box, 413
Tiles filter, 339
tints
applying with fill layer, 199
creating, with a spot color, 409
filter, 250
tool presets
creating, 398
saving, 23
saving watermarks as, 373
selecting, 23
See also presets
tools
Camera Raw dialog box, 231–32
choosing, 6
settings, 6
shortcuts, 6
Tools palette list, 7–9
See also specific tools
Tools menu (Bridge), 76, 374, 376, 378
Tools palette
Edit in Quick Mask Mode option, 9, 138, 139
Foreground/Background color squares, 9, 185
Standard Mode button, 138
tool list, 7–9
using, 6–9
See also tools
Torn Edges filter, 338
Trace Contour filter, 339
tracking, 351
transformations
Background, 299
bounding box, 356
clone source, 163
Drop Shadow effect, 309
with Free Transform command, 300
layer, 298–300
with Move tool, 300
objects for, 298
repeating, 299
selection marquee, 130
tips, 299
type, 356
undoing, 299
See also specific transformations
transparency
checkerboard, 388
exporting layers with, 411
Gradient tool, 365
settings, 388
transformation and, 299
Transparency & Gamut preferences, 112, 388
Trim dialog box, 100
Twirl filter, 334
type, 345–62
baseline, 353
characters, selecting, 348
color, 347
converting, 349
fading, 360
filling, with imagery, 358
Illustrator, importing, 349
justification, 355
kerning, 351
leading, 352
narrowing/widening, 354
orientation, 354
paragraph, 346
rotating, 354
scaling, 351
screening back, 361
selecting, 348
shapes, as layer mask, 359
“smart,” 349
in spot color channel, 362
style, changing, 353
stylizing, 350–53
tracking, 351
transforming, 356
warping, 357
type layers
applying layer effects to, 360
working with, 347
Type preferences, 391
U
Underpainting filter, 330
Units & Rulers preferences, 56, 389
Unsharp Mask filter, 264, 267–68
V
vectors, 24
Version Cue, 386
Vertical Filmstrip workspace, 68
Vertical Type Mask tool, 8
Vertical Type tool, 345
defined, 8
options, 346–47
presets, 352
selections, 348
View menu
Clear Guides command, 159
Extras command, 157
Gamut Warning command, 388
illustrated, 5
New Guide command, 159
Print Size command, 95
Proof Setup command, 26, 43, 44
Show command, 111, 130, 131, 158
Show Reject Files command, 72
vignettes
creating, 369
creating, with Levels adjustment layer, 261
creating, with masks, 260
defined, 260
Vivid Light mode, 195
W
warping layers, 301
Warp Text dialog box, 357
Watercolor filter, 330
watercolors, 342
watermarks, 372–73
Water Paper filter, 338
Wave filter, 334
Web
optimizing files for, 419–22
output, pixel dimensions, 94
resolution for, 50–51
saving files for, 417
Web-safe colors, 186
white balance, 234
Wind filter, 339
Window menu
Arrange command, 85
illustrated, 5
Windows
file formats, 45
launching Photoshop in, 1
Photoshop screen, 2
turn off color management for a printer in, 404
WinZip, 415
Workflow Options dialog box, 233
workspaces, 83–90
accessing, 71
custom, creating, 11
Default, 65
deleting, 90
File Navigator, 67
Horizontal/Vertical Filmstrip, 68
Light Table, 67
menus, 71
Metadata Focus, 68
naming, 71
predefined, choosing, 67
restoring, 90
wrinkle repair, 285
Z
Zigzag filter, 334