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This Visual QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to create great-looking images with Photoshop. Best-selling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas take readers step by step through all of today's Photoshop essentials: from importing digital photos through basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, and more. Hot topics like working with Camera Raw, using the improved Photomerge command (that aligns and blends lay... MOREers automatically) to stitch together images, making selections using the new Quick Selection tool and Refine Edge feature, and Smart Filters are all covered. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the topic, and more advanced users, who are looking for a handy reference, will find what they need here. In this edition, using a fresh new design and now illustrated in full color, the authors have streamlined the text by focusing on the most efficient means of accomplishing a task, rather than explaining all possible methods. By the end of the book, users will have a solid foundation for working in Photoshop CS3. Additional intermediate topics can be found in the author's follow-on book: Photoshop CS3: Visual QuickPro Guide.

This eagerly anticipated update to the popular Photoshop CS2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to create great-looking images with Photoshop. Best-selling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas take readers step by step through all of today's Photoshop essentials: from importing digital photos through basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, and more. Hot topics like working with Camera Raw, using the improved Photomerge command (that aligns and blends layers automatically) to stitch together images, making selections using the new Quick Selection tool and Refine Edge feature, and Smart Filters are all covered. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the topic, and more advanced users, who are looking for a handy reference, will find what they need here. In this new edition, using a fresh new design and now illustrated in full color, the authors have streamlined the text by focusing on the most efficient means of accomplishing a task, rather than explaining all possible methods. By the end of the book, users will have a solid foundation for working in Photoshop CS3.

Photoshop Interface
Launch Photoshop in Windows	p. 1
Launch Photoshop in the Mac OS	p. 1
Photoshop screen in the Mac OS	p. 2
Photoshop screen in Windows	p. 3
The menus	p. 4
The Tools palette
Using the Tools palette	p. 6
Tools on the Tools palette	p. 7
The Options bar	p. 9
The palett... MOREes
Using the palettes	p. 10
The palettes illustrated	p. 12
Mini-glossary	p. 24
Working smart	p. 25
Color Management
Displays, modes, and channels	p. 27
Channels	p. 28
Document color modes	p. 28
Color management basics
A straightforward approach to color management	p. 31
Establishing Adobe RGB as the color space for a digital camera	p. 31
Set a camera's color space to Adobe RGB	p. 32
Calibrating your display
Display types	p. 33
Three important settings	p. 33
Pssst! How the pros do it	p. 33
Calibrate your display in the Mac OS	p. 34
Choosing a color space for Photoshop	p. 36
Synchronizing color settings	p. 38
Customizing your color policies	p. 39
Saving custom color settings
Save custom color settings as defaults for the Creative Suite	p. 40
Save custom color settings	p. 40
Acquiring printer profiles	p. 40
Changing color profiles
Change or delete a file's color profile	p. 42
Convert a file's color profile	p. 42
Proofing colors onscreen
Proof an inkjet print onscreen	p. 43
Proof colors for commercial printing or online output	p. 44
Acquire, Create, Save
Using digital cameras	p. 45
Buying a digital camera	p. 46
Shooting digital photographs	p. 46
Downloading photos	p. 47
16 Bits/Channel mode	p. 49
Calculating the file resolution
Resolution for print	p. 50
Resolution for the Web	p. 50
Calculate the resolution for print output	p. 51
Using a scanner	p. 53
Creating new, blank documents
Create a new, blank document	p. 54
Create a document preset	p. 56
Using the Place command	p. 57
Saving files
Save an unsaved document	p. 58
Save a previously saved file	p. 59
Revert to the last saved version	p. 59
Save a new version of a file	p. 60
Use the status bar	p. 61
Find out the storage size (and other data) about a file	p. 61
Ending a work session
Close a document	p. 62
Exit/quit Photoshop	p. 62
Bridge
Launching Bridge	p. 63
The Bridge window	p. 64
Opening files from Bridge	p. 66
Choosing a workspace for Bridge	p. 67
Examining thumbnails
Compare two thumbnails in the Preview panel	p. 68
Examine picture details using a loupe	p. 68
Customizing the Bridge window
Change the backdrop and thumbnail data in the Bridge window	p. 69
Customize the layout of Bridge	p. 70
Save a Bridge workspace	p. 71
Access saved workspaces	p. 71
Moving and copying files	p. 71
Filtering the display of thumbnails
Label and rate thumbnails	p. 72
Reject files	p. 72
Redisplay all rejected thumbnails	p. 72
Choose a sorting method	p. 73
Display thumbnails based on category	p. 73
Grouping thumbnails into stacks
Rearrange thumbnails manually	p. 74
Group thumbnails into a stack	p. 74
Select thumbnails in a stack	p. 74
Rearrange thumbnails in a stack	p. 74
Move a whole stack	p. 74
Add a thumbnail to a stack	p. 75
Remove thumbnails from a stack	p. 75
Ungroup a whole stack	p. 75
Managing files
Create a new folder	p. 75
Delete files	p. 75
Rename a file	p. 75
Batch-rename files	p. 76
Searching for files	p. 77
Exporting the Bridge cache
Export the cache to the current folder	p. 78
Rebuild the cache files	p. 78
Assigning keywords to files	p. 79
Opening PDF and Illustrator files
Open a PDF or Adobe Illustrator file as a new document	p. 80
Paste Illustrator art into Photoshop	p. 81
Dealing with the "ifs"	p. 82
Workspaces
Changing zoom levels
Change the zoom level using the Navigator palette	p. 83
Change the zoom level using the Zoom tool	p. 84
Move a magnified image in its window	p. 85
Scroll or zoom in multiple windows	p. 85
Changing screen modes	p. 85
Hiding/showing palettes
Hide/show the palettes	p. 86
Make hidden, docked palettes reappear	p. 86
Customizing menus
Assign color labels to, or hide/show, menu commands	p. 87
Make all menu commands visible and remove all color labels	p. 88
Saving workspaces
Create a custom workspace	p. 89
Restore the default workspace	p. 90
Delete a custom workspace	p. 90
Pixel Basics
Changing resolution and dimensions	p. 91
Change the resolution of a digital photo (low res/large dimensions) for print output	p. 92
Resize a scanned image (high res/small dimensions) for print output	p. 93
Resize a scanned image (medium res/small dimensions) for print output	p. 94
Change the pixels dimensions of an image for Web output	p. 94
Changing the canvas size	p. 96
Cropping images
Crop an image using a marquee	p. 97
Crop an image to a specific size	p. 98
Enlarge the canvas area using the Crop tool	p. 99
Crop an image using the Crop command	p. 100
Crop an image closely using the Trim command	p. 100
Crop an image according to its existing aspect ratio	p. 101
Flipping and rotating images
Flip an image or a layer	p. 101
Rotate an image by an exact amount	p. 102
Straighten a crooked image	p. 102
Layer Basics
Creating layers	p. 103
Create a layer	p. 104
Turn selected pixels into a layer	p. 105
Duplicate a layer or layer group	p. 105
Convert the Background into a layer	p. 106
Convert a layer into the Background	p. 106
Selecting layers
Select layers via the Layers palette	p. 107
Select a layer or layer group with the Move tool	p. 107
Restacking layers	p. 108
Working with layer groups
Create a layer group	p. 108
Rename a layer or layer group	p. 109
Delete or disband a layer group	p. 110
Deleting individual layers	p. 110
Hiding/showing layers	p. 110
Moving layer content	p. 111
Choosing Layers palette options
Change the blending mode or opacity of a layer or layer group	p. 112
Limit edits by locking transparent pixels	p. 112
Lock a layer or layer group	p. 113
Choose thumbnail options for the Layers palette	p. 113
Merging layers
Merge layers	p. 114
Merge only visible layers	p. 115
Copy and merge layers	p. 115
Flattening layers
Save a flattened copy of a file	p. 116
Flatten layers	p. 116
Select
Creating layer-based selections
Select all the pixels on a layer	p. 117
Creating selections by dragging
Create a rectangular or elliptical selection	p. 118
Create a selection using a fixed ratio	p. 118
Create a selection of specific dimensions	p. 118
Create a free-form selection	p. 119
Create a straight-edged selection	p. 119
Creating selections based on color
Use the Quick Selection tool	p. 120
Select a color area with the Magic Wand tool	p. 122
Turn a selection into a silhouette	p. 123
Creating selections via a dialog box	p. 124
Refining selection edges
Refine the edge of a selection	p. 126
Expand a selection via a command	p. 128
Working with selections
Deselect a selection	p. 129
Reselect the last selection	p. 129
Delete selected pixels	p. 129
Move a selection marquee	p. 130
Transform a selection marquee	p. 130
Switch the selected and unselected areas	p. 131
Hide/show a selection marquee	p. 131
Create a selection in the shape of a frame	p. 132
Select the intersection of two selections	p. 133
Saving and loading selections
Save a selection to a channel	p. 133
Display a channel selection	p. 134
Duplicate an alpha channel	p. 134
Load an alpha channel onto an image as a selection	p. 135
Combine two alpha channel selections	p. 135
Reverse the masked and unmasked areas in an alpha channel	p. 136
Reshape an alpha channel mask	p. 137
Delete an alpha channel	p. 137
Using Quick Masks
Reshape a selection by using a Quick Mask	p. 138
Paint a Quick Mask	p. 139
Choose Quick Mask options	p. 139
Choosing a selection method	p. 140
Combine Images
Moving selection contents	p. 141
Duplicating selections
Drag-copy a selection in the same document	p. 142
Drag and drop a selection between documents	p. 143
Using the Clipboard	p. 144
Copy and paste a selection	p. 145
Paste into a selection	p. 146
Matching image dimensions	p. 147
Copying layers between files	p. 148
Pattern stamping	p. 149
Blending imagery using layer masks	p. 150
Using the Clone Source palette
Use the Clone Stamp tool and the Clone Source palette	p. 152
Switch between clone sources when using the Clone Stamp tool	p. 153
Scale the source imagery while cloning	p. 153
Rotate the source imagery	p. 153
Reposition the source overlay after you've started cloning	p. 153
Stitching photos together	p. 154
Blending seams manually	p. 156
Using alignment features
Show/hide the rulers	p. 157
Move a layer using smart guides	p. 158
Show/hide the grid	p. 158
Use the Snap feature	p. 158
Create ruler guides	p. 159
Lock/unlock all ruler guides	p. 159
Create a ruler guide at a specific location	p. 159
Remove ruler guides	p. 159
Align layers to one another	p. 160
Equalize the spacing among layers	p. 160
Measure the distance and angle between two points	p. 160
History
Using the History palette	p. 161
Changing history states	p. 163
Deleting and clearing history states
Delete a state	p. 164
Clear the History palette	p. 164
Using snapshots
Choose snapshot options	p. 165
Create a snapshot of a state	p. 166
Make a snapshot become the current state	p. 167
Delete a snapshot	p. 167
Creating documents from states	p. 167
Restoring areas selectively
Use the History Brush tool	p. 168
Fill a selection or layer with a history state or snapshot	p. 170
Tonal Adjustments
Applying adjustment commands	p. 171
Using adjustment layers
Create an adjustment layer	p. 172
Change the settings for an adjustment layer	p. 172
Change the command in an adjustment layer	p. 173
Merge an adjustment layer	p. 173
Adjustment layer techniques	p. 174
Partially mask an adjustment layer	p. 175
Two-step adjustment commands
Apply the Threshold command	p. 176
Apply the Posterize command	p. 177
Using the Histogram palette
Update the Histogram palette	p. 178
Interpreting the Histogram palette	p. 179
Using the Levels command	p. 180
Correct the light/dark balance of an image	p. 180
Screen back a layer	p. 182
Adjusting brightness and contrast	p. 183
Dodging and burning	p. 184
Colors & Blending Modes
Choosing colors	p. 185
Choose a color using the Color Picker	p. 186
Choose a color from a color library	p. 187
Choose an RGB or HSB color using the Color palette	p. 188
Using the Swatches palette
Choose a color from the Swatches palette	p. 189
Add a color to the Swatches palette	p. 189
Delete a color from the Swatches palette	p. 189
Save the current swatches as a library	p. 190
Replace or append a swatches library	p. 190
Load a swatches library	p. 190
Restore the default swatches	p. 190
Using the Eyedropper tool	p. 191
Copying colors as hexadecimals	p. 191
Choosing blending modes	p. 192
Color-Adjustments
Creating fill layers
Add texture using a pattern fill layer	p. 198
Apply a tint using a color fill layer	p. 199
Converting layers to grayscale
Convert an RGB image to grayscale using the Black & White command	p. 200
Convert a layer to grayscale	p. 202
Convert a color layer to grayscale and restore the color selectively	p. 202
Using the Color Balance command	p. 203
Using the Hue/Saturation command	p. 205
Applying Auto Color Correction	p. 206
Using the Levels command	p. 208
Using the Curves command
Adjust the color in an RGB image using the Curves command	p. 210
Correct several images using the same adjustment layer	p. 214
Brushes
Using the Brush tool	p. 215
Choosing temporary brush settings	p. 216
Using the Brushes palette	p. 217
Customizing brushes
Customize a brush preset (main course)	p. 218
Customize a brush preset (side dishes)	p. 221
Smudging colors	p. 222
Erasing
Use the Eraser tool	p. 223
Use the Magic Eraser tool	p. 224
Camera Raw
Why use Camera Raw?	p. 225
More reasons to use Camera Raw	p. 226
Raw, JPEG, or TIFF?	p. 227
Getting JPEGs and TIFFs into Camera Raw	p. 228
Who's hosting Camera Raw?	p. 228
Camera Raw: the basic steps	p. 229
Using the Camera Raw tools
Use the simple "one-click" tools	p. 231
Crop the image	p. 232
Straighten out a crooked photo	p. 232
Touch up blemishes or imperfections	p. 232
Using the Workflow options	p. 233
Using the Basic tab
Apply white balance adjustments	p. 234
Make tonal adjustments	p. 236
Adjust the color saturation	p. 236
Using the Tone Curve tab	p. 238
Using the HSL/Grayscale tab	p. 240
Using the Detail tab	p. 242
Saving and applying Camera Raw settings
Save Camera Raw settings as a preset	p. 243
Choose a Camera Raw preset	p. 243
Synchronize the Camera Raw settings of multiple files	p. 244
Opening and saving Camera Raw files
Open a Camera Raw file, saving settings	p. 245
Open a copy of a Camera Raw file	p. 245
Save a file via Camera Raw	p. 245
Opening and placing photos as Smart Objects
Convert a Camera Raw file into a Smart Object	p. 246
Edit a Smart Object photo	p. 246
Exposure
Using the Shadow/Highlight command	p. 247
Using the Photo Filter command	p. 250
Exposure correction via the Layers palette	p. 251
Correcting for lack of flash	p. 252
Applying the Lighting Effects filter	p. 253
Refocus
Using the Lens Blur filter	p. 255
Using the Motion Blur filter	p. 258
Creating vignettes
Create an area of focus (vignette) by using a mask	p. 260
Create a darkening vignette via Levels	p. 261
Using the Lens Correction filter	p. 262
Using the sharpening filters
Deciding which sharpening filter to use	p. 264
Apply the Smart Sharpen filter	p. 265
Apply the Unsharp Mask filter	p. 267
Retouch
Using the Match Color command
Use the Match Color command	p. 270
Remove a color cast in one step	p. 271
Cloning	p. 272
Using the Replace Color command
Use the Replace Color command	p. 274
Whiten teeth or eyes	p. 276
Using the Surface Blur filter
Smooth skin or other surfaces	p. 277
Selectively restore details after using the Surface Blur filter	p. 277
Using the Color Replacement tool	p. 278
Using the Healing Brush tool	p. 280
Using the Patch tool	p. 282
Using the Spot Healing Brush tool	p. 284
Using the Red Eye tool	p. 286
More Layers
Changing layer opacity and fill	p. 287
Blending layers	p. 288
Choose a blending mode for a layer	p. 288
Blend a modified layer with the original layer	p. 289
Choose blending options for a layer	p. 290
Using layer masks
Create a layer mask	p. 292
Reshape a layer mask	p. 293
Move the layer image or mask independently	p. 294
Move or duplicate a layer mask to another layer	p. 294
Choose layer mask display options	p. 294
Deactivate a layer mask temporarily	p. 295
Apply or delete a layer mask	p. 295
Using clipping masks
Create a clipping mask	p. 296
Release a layer from a clipping mask	p. 296
Release an entire clipping mask	p. 296
Linking layers	p. 297
Transforming layers
Transform a layer or group via an individual command	p. 298
Transform using the Free Transform command or Move tool	p. 300
Warping layers	p. 301
Using Smart Object layers
Create a Smart Object	p. 302
Edit a Smart Object	p. 302
Replace the contents of a Smart Object with another file	p. 303
Reclaim Photoshop layers from a Smart Object	p. 303
Rasterize a Smart Object layer	p. 304
Filling areas with a solid color	p. 304
Layer Effects
Applying layer effects
Apply layer effects (generic instructions)	p. 305
What kind of imagery should you use?	p. 307
Layer effects in depth
Apply the Drop Shadow or Inner Shadow effect	p. 308
Transform a Drop Shadow effect	p. 309
Apply the Outer or Inner Glow effect	p. 310
Apply the Bevel or Emboss effect	p. 312
Apply the Satin effect	p. 314
Apply the Color Overlay effect	p. 315
Apply the Gradient Overlay effect	p. 315
Apply the Pattern Overlay effect	p. 316
Apply a Stroke effect	p. 317
Copying, moving, and removing effects
Copy effects between layers	p. 318
Move an effect from one layer to another without replacing existing effects	p. 318
Move all the effects from one layer to another, replacing existing effects	p. 318
Remove layer effects	p. 318
Applying styles
Apply a style to a layer	p. 319
Save a style to the Styles palette	p. 320
Filters
Applying filters	p. 321
Use the Filter Gallery	p. 322
Using individual filter dialog boxes	p. 323
Creating and using Smart Filters
Create a Smart Filter	p. 324
Edit the settings for a Smart Filter	p. 324
Apply blending options to a Smart Filter	p. 325
Hide/Show Smart Filter effects	p. 325
Copy a filter effect from one Smart Object layer to another	p. 325
Delete a Smart Filter	p. 325
Create a filter mask	p. 325
Filter pro techniques	p. 325
Illustrated directory of filters
Artistic filters	p. 329
Blur filters	p. 331
Brush Strokes filters	p. 332
Distort filters	p. 333
Noise filters	p. 334
Pixelate filters	p. 335
Render filters	p. 336
Sharpen filters	p. 336
Sketch filters	p. 337
Stylize filters	p. 339
Texture filters	p. 340
Photos into drawings or paintings
Turn a photograph into a tinted drawing	p. 341
Create a watercolor	p. 342
Applying the Pattern Maker filter	p. 343
Type
Editable versus rasterized type	p. 345
Creating editable type	p. 346
Selecting type	p. 348
Converting type
Convert paragraph type to point type	p. 349
Convert point type to paragraph type	p. 349
Importing type from Illustrator as a Smart Object	p. 349
Styling type
Scale type by choosing a value	p. 350
Scale type using the Move tool	p. 350
Apply kerning	p. 351
Apply tracking	p. 351
Adjust leading in horizontal type	p. 352
Change the type style	p. 353
Shift characters from the normal baseline	p. 353
Changing type orientation	p. 354
Applying paragraph settings	p. 355
Transforming the bounding box	p. 356
Warping type	p. 357
Rasterizing type	p. 358
Filling type with imagery	p. 358
Use type shapes as a layer mask	p. 359
Making type fade	p. 360
Screening back type	p. 361
Putting type in a spot color channel	p. 362
Gradients
Creating a gradient fill layer	p. 363
Using the Gradient tool	p. 365
Creating and editing gradient presets	p. 366
Presentation
Creating vignettes	p. 369
Adding hand-painted borders
Add a hand-painted border	p. 370
Paint an image onto a white background	p. 370
Adding watermarks
Embed a watermark into a file	p. 372
Create a custom watermark from text	p. 373
Save a watermark shape and style as a tool preset	p. 373
Creating a contact sheet	p. 374
Creating a picture package	p. 376
Creating a PDF presentation	p. 378
Creating and using layer comps
Create a layer comp	p. 380
Display a layer comp	p. 381
Restore the last document state	p. 381
Update a layer comp	p. 381
Clear an alert icon	p. 381
Delete a layer comp	p. 382
Create a PDF slide show of layer comps	p. 382
Preferences/Presets
Photoshop Preferences
General preferences	p. 384
Interface preferences	p. 385
File Handling preferences	p. 386
Performance preferences	p. 387
Cursors preferences	p. 388
Transparency & Gamut preferences	p. 388
Units & Rulers preferences	p. 389
Guides, Grid & Slices preferences	p. 390
Plug-ins preferences	p. 390
Type preferences	p. 391
Bridge Preferences
General preferences	p. 392
Thumbnails preferences	p. 392
Metadata preferences	p. 393
Labels preferences	p. 393
File Type Associations preferences	p. 393
Inspector preferences	p. 393
Startup Scripts preferences	p. 393
Advanced preferences	p. 393
Using the Preset Manager
Use the Preset Manager	p. 394
Save selected presets as a set	p. 395
Reset or replace presets	p. 395
Managing presets via pickers and palettes
Delete a preset from a picker or palette	p. 396
Save all the presets currently on a picker as a new library	p. 396
Load a library of presets	p. 397
Restore default presets	p. 397
Creating tool presets	p. 398
Print
Printing from Photoshop	p. 399
Choose a paper size and orientation for an inkjet printer	p. 400
Print to an inkjet printer	p. 401
Configuring the printer
Turn off color management for your printer in Windows	p. 404
Turn off color management for your printer in the Mac OS	p. 405
Choosing output options	p. 406
Creating spot color channels
Create a spot color channel	p. 407
Convert an alpha channel to a spot color channel	p. 407
More about spot color channels	p. 408
Printing spot color channels	p. 408
Print a grayscale image using a spot color tint	p. 409
Preparing files for commercial printing	p. 409
Choose a predefined CMYK profile	p. 410
The color correction workflow	p. 410
Export
Preparing files for other applications
Photoshop to QuarkXPress	p. 411
Photoshop to Adobe InDesign	p. 411
Photoshop to Adobe Illustrator	p. 412
Photoshop to CorelDRAW 12	p. 412
Saving files in the TIFF format	p. 413
Saving files in the EPS format	p. 414
Saving files in the PDF format	p. 416
Saving files for the Web	p. 417
Previewing optimized files	p. 418
Optimizing files for the Web
Optimize a file in the GIF format	p. 419
Optimize an image in the JPEG format	p. 421
Index	p. 423
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In addition to this book, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Adobe Illustrator and QuarkXPress. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, the Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and the Parsons School of Design.

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