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Mac OS 9, 119
Mac OS XDisplay Calibrator Assistant, 853–854
dynamic memory allocation, 73
Home folder Library Preferences Adobe Photoshop CS Settings path, 53
image previews, 92
launching Photoshop, 16
Photoshop CS desktop, 17, 19
Macintosh, 3
accessing splash screen, 16
choosing printer, 954
Display Calibrator Assistant, 852
embedding Adobe RGB profile into test image, 857–858
file extensions, 109–110
finding lost files, 94–95
folder hierarchy for image file, 90
guides, 671
image window, 19
opening elusive files, 92–94
Print Center utility, 952, 954
raw documents, 140
resizing image window, 19
selecting ideal working space, 856–857
thumbnail preview, 91
TIFF format, 136
type code, 92–93
Macromedia Dreamweaver, 168
magenta, 171–172
magic eraser tool, 28, 312, 351, 457–459
magic wand tool, 26, 366, 385
3 by 3 Average option, 378
5 by 5 Average option, 378
brightness value, 376
defining selection with all layers, 375
midtones maintaining higher range, 376
options, 375–379
Point Sample option, 378
range of colors, 375, 376–378
selecting contiguous region, 375
selecting from all layers, 378–379
selecting from single channel, 377
Smooth command, 383
softening selection, 375
Tolerance value, 130
magnetic lasso tool, 26, 366, 372–375
magnetic pen tool, 366, 405, 411–412
magnetic selections, 372–375
magnification box, 47, 52
mainstream file formats, 131–137
Make Selection command, 427
Make Selection dialog box, 427
Make Work Path dialog box, 428
Maple Leaves brush, 254
mapping colors, 875
mapping systems, 609
marching ants, 364
Mardi Gras effect, 230
marquee, 25, 364, 368–369
marquee toolscropping selection, 156
feathering selection before drawing, 387
feathering selections, 370
mask channels, 211
adding, 205
changing settings, 206
editing, 478
editing selection outline inside, 478
independent, 474–478
saving selection outline to, 474–476
selecting to mix, 757–758
viewing, 477–478
maskinggroups of layers, 686–687
layers, 680–687
and unmasking effects, 736–740
masks, 435
adding base colors to selection, 469
adding to selection outline, 477
area staying thawed, 623
automatically generating, 457–474
background eraser tool, 460–462
blurring, 539–544
building from image, 478–486
changing color, 478
changing opacity, 466–467, 478
Color Range command, 468–474
combining, 765–768
compositing, 758–759
compressing, 476
converting to selection, 477
definition of, 436
editing boundary, 467
editing in quick mask mode, 444–446
Extract command, 462–468
free-form selections, 435
generating selection outline, 472
gradients as, 449–453
image window, 470
inverting, 485, 623
keeping frozen and thawed areas, 623
keyboard shortcuts, 1019–1021
layer as, 759
layer-specific, 682–685
load and save settings, 472
magic eraser tool, 457–459
previewing, 465, 468
quick mask mode, 442–446
removing colors from selection, 469
removing stray pixels, 467
replacing current, 623
reversing selection, 470
saving to new multichannel document, 476
saving to separate channel, 475
selecting by predefined colors, 472
selecting images, 435–437
selection outlines, 436, 759
sharpening edges, 467
toggling preview, 470
viewing, 477–478
viewing in Channels palette, 476
viewing independent of image, 436
Match Color command, 11, 907–908
Match Color dialog box, 907–908
Match Image Size & Resolution (Ctrl+Alt+N (z -Option-N)) keyboard shortcut, 86
Match Location command, 51
Match Zoom and Location command, 51
Match Zoom command, 51
matchingcolor cast, 907–908
colors, 11
Matte color, 178
maximizing images, 32–33
Maximum filter, 511, 539
measure tool, 31, 155, 673–674
Median filter, 511, 549–551, 557, 910
memoryavailability and consumption, 22–23
dynamic allocation, 73
layers, 21
usage, 73–74
Memory & Cache panel (Ctrl+8 (z -8)) keyboard shortcut, 72
menu bar, 17
Menu Bar (Shift+F) keyboard shortcut, 33
menus, 994
Mercator projection, 609
Merge Channels dialog box, 207
Merge Channels (Ctrl+Shift+E (z -Shift-E)) keyboard shortcut, 719
Merge Down (Ctrl+E (z -E)) keyboard shortcut, 654
Merge (Ctrl+E (z -E)) keyboard shortcut, 781
Merge Layers (Ctrl+E (z -E)) keyboard shortcut, 708
Merge Visible (Ctrl+Shift+E (z -Shift-E)) keyboard shortcut, 654
mergingimages, 989–992
images with foreground image, 755–759
layers, 654–655, 708, 781
paths, 419
spot-color channel, 206
metadataFile Browser, 97–98
non-image files, 75
sidecar files, 75
templates, 107
metallic coating, 580–581
Mezzotint filter, 571–575
mezzotint-like effect, 181
mezzotints, 572–575
Microsoft Paint, 114
midtones, 916
increasing or decreasing, 944
lightening or darkening, 269
neutralizing, 888
target values, 919
Midtones brush mode, 269
Minimum filter, 539–543, 571
Miramar Systems Web site, 89
mirror tool, 620
miscellaneous keyboard shortcuts, 1030–1031
misregistration, 973
mixing images, 696–697, 757
modifiers, 993–998
moir patterns, 555–557
Molecular pattern, 543
Molecular Pattern Overlay effect, 796
Monitor RGB working space, 862
monitorsbrightness levels, 853
calibrators, 851
gamut, 862
RGB devices, 173
source, 853–856
Mosaic effect, 562, 564, 571
Mosaic filter, 353, 571–572
Mosaic Tiles filter, 565
mosaics, 77
motion blur, 522–524
Motion Blur dialog box, 522–523
Motion Blur filter, 497, 522–524, 526, 546
Move Selection Down (Ctrl+Shift+down arrow (z -Shift-down arrow)) keyboard shortcut, 130
Move Selection Up (Ctrl+Shift+up arrow (z -Shift-up arrow)) keyboard shortcut, 130
move tool, 26, 394–395, 638–639, 643, 663, 671, 676
movies, 130
movingFree Transform mode, 678
guides, 671
layer sets, 667
layers, 663–664
multiple layers, 664
paths, 419
selection outline independent of contents, 399
selections, 394–395
shapes, 777
Mozart, 724
.msh extension, 616
multichannel mode, 169–170, 211–212
Multiple blend mode, 707–708
Multiple Blend Mode (Shift+Alt+M (Shift-Option-M)) keyboard shortcut, 658
Multiple gradient layer, 710
Multiple Mode (Shift+Alt+M (Shift-Option-M)) keyboard shortcut, 653
Multiple Redo (Ctrl+Alt+Z (z -Option-Z)) keyboard shortcut, 234, 258
Multiple Undo (Ctrl+Alt+Z (z -Option-Z)) keyboard shortcut, 622, 623
multiple undos, 22
Multiply blend mode, 653, 725, 727–728, 733, 747, 753, 766, 814, 882
Multiply brush mode, 264
Multiply (Shift+Alt+M (Shift-Option-M)) keyboard shortcut, 541
Multiply mode, 541