What is photoshop cs6 - Select adobe then choose adobe
- is a tool to create, modify, combine photoshop. Some installations of
and optimize digital photos and photoshop are part of an adobe suite
images in your computer. then select adobe photoshop.
Starting photoshop cs6 Undertsanding photoshop
- Click the start button - is a powerful tool to modify the
- Click all programs photo images from cameras or other
sources
The photoshop window
Name Function
MENU BAR Displays menus that contain most of
the photoshop commands
OPTIONS BAR Displays the controls that are used to
customized the selected tool in the
toolbox
TITLE TAB Displays the name , color mode and
magnification of the open file or
image
TOOLS PANEL Displays the different icons or tools
that are used to modify or edit the
image
The photoshop window
Name Function
PANELS They are small windows that allow
you to access common commands.
These panels can be moved
anywhere within the window
PANEL DOCK The location where panels can be
stacked together to allow a full view
of the image
IMAGE WINDOW Displays of the image or file that you
have opened
STATUS BAR Displays the magnification of the
image and the image information
Photoshop workspace
- is the arrangement of tools and panels
To close the panels :
- Click close button on the panel’s gray bar
To return to the default workspace:
- On the menu bar, click window and click workspace.
The menu bar
- contains all the
functions available in
photoshop
The options bar
- is where you can choose
a wide variety of options to
design and modify your
image or text
The hidden tools or flyouts
- Each tool in the toolbar
has one or more tools inside
that will be described by
clicking or holding the small
triangle beside the tool , a
flyout menu will appear.
PANELS
- small windows you can see at the
right side of the photoshop window.
You can hide the panel dock and
display it again from the menu bar by
clicking Windows>Workspace> choose
Essentials.
PANELS
- To collapse,expand,move or close the
panel:
1. Click the Collapse button or the
Expand button to collapse or expand
the panels.
2. Click the Close button to close the
panel.
3. Click and drag the dark gray bar at the panel to move it around.
THE TOOLS PANEL
- left side of the screen
- It has many tools that allows you to control and modify the image that you
opened or created in Photoshop
THE SELECTION TOOLS
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Move Tool Moves selections ,
layers and guides
Marquee Tool Makes rectangular
selections
Lasso Tool Makes free hand or snap
to selections
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Quick Selection Tool Makes you quickly paint
a selection using a
round brush tip
Crop Tool Crops the image
Slice Tool Makes you slice the
images free handedly
THE RETOUCHING TOOLS
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Spot Healing Brush Tool Removes blemishes
from objects
Paint Tool Paints brush strokes
Stamp Tool Clones an area of the
image that is selected to
be stamped
ICON NAME FUNCTION
History Brush Tool Paints a copy of the
selected state into the
current image window
Erase Tool Erase pixels
Gradient Tool Applies and colors
gradients to an object or
image
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Blur Tool Blurs hard edges in
images
Dodge Tool Lightens areas in
images
THE DRAWING AND TYPE TOOLS
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Pen Tool Draws smooth edge
paths
Text Tool Creates text
Path Selection Tool Makes shape or
segment selections
showing anchor points,
direction lines and
points
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Shapes Tool Draws shapes and lines
The annotations, measuring and navigation tools
- help you navigate through the images and give you the capability to make
notes in your image for organization
Annotations, measuring and navigation tools
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Note Tool Makes notes and
annotations attached in
the image
Eye dropper tool Sample colors in an
image
Hand tool Moves your image
within the window
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Zoom Tool Zooms in or zooms out
your image
OTHER TOOLS
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Toogle between Toogle between
foreground and foreground and
background Tool background colors
Set foreground color Allows you to set the
foreground color
Edit in quick mask mode Edits the image in quick
mask mode
ICON NAME FUNCTION
Screen mode Allows you to toogle
between standard
screen mode, full screen
mode with menu bar
The panel dock
- Located at the right side of the 2. On the Menu Bar, click Window
window and cick Workspace.
- To see the list of panels that you 3. Then click New Workspace.
can use: 4. On the New Workspace dialog
1. On the Menu bar, click Window box, type a name for your
2. Check or uncheck panels that you workspace.
want to view or hide. 5. Select the interface element you
3. To hide the panel dock and want to save and click Save.
display it again:
Opening a saved workspace
The panel dock 1. On the Menu bar, click Window
- To hide the panel dock and display and click Workspace.
it again: 2. Click the name of the workspace
1. On the Menu Bar , click Windows you want to open.
and Click Workspace.
2. Select Essentials. Deleting a saved workspace
1. On the Menu bar, click Window
The panel viewer and click Workspace and click Delete
- allows you to navigate through the Workspace.
images that you have worked 2. On the Delete Workspace dialog
through box, select the name of the
- allows you to preview finished work workspace you want to delete and
or history of your works in the past click Delete.
Setting and saving a workspace Returning to the default workspace
1. Arrange the tools and panels in 1. On the Menu Bar, click Window
the photoshop interface. and click Workspace.
2. Click Essentials(Default).