Photoshop CS Timesaving Techniques For Dummies [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

List of Sidebars

Technique 1: Organizing Image Files and Managing Projects

Deciding which files to discard

Technique 2: Creating Custom Palette Groups and Workspaces

A few palette group suggestions

Technique 4: The Last Word about Color Management

Professional color management for Mac users

Technique 6: Creating Your Own Tool Presets

Creating identical Type tool presets

Technique 8: Creating Actions

What can I record?

Downloading actions from the Web

Technique 9: Automating Photoshop Functions

Programming Photoshop using scripts

Creating droplets in ImageReady

Technique 10: Importing Images Using a Scanner

Try scanning objects, too!

Technique 11: Getting Professional Results with the Camera Raw Format

Opening images directly from the camera in Windows XP

Do yourself a favor and rename your digital photos

Technique 12: Using Tablets and Pressure-Sensitive Devices

Saving the pain!

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Technique 14: Getting Files Ready for Offset Printing

Talk to the commercial printer or service bureau first!

Technique 17: Enhancing Images with Blending Modes

The Behind and Clear blending modes

Technique 18: Transforming Images, Layers, and Selections

If the layer’s locked, you can’t transform it!

Linking layers

The Move tool, alias the Free Transform tool

Technique 19: Going Transparent with Opacity and Fill

Words can be opaque

Technique 23: Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Creating Brushes

Which tools use brushes?

Saving brushes as tool presets

Downloading brushes from the Web

Technique 28: Creating Custom Patterns

Downloading patterns from the Web

Technique 30: Enhancing Tone and Color

How do you read a histogram?

Technique 35: Coloring and Tinting Black and White Photographs

Creating “full color” duotones

Technique 37: Accenting with Sharpening or Blurring

If it sharpens so well, why is it called the “Unsharp” Mask?

Technique 43: Dunking Images in Liquid

Create an action

Technique 49: Working with Layer Masks

Corel KnockOut 2

What tools can you use to modify layer masks?

Technique 57: Optimizing and Saving Images for the Web

Droplets and platform compatibility

ImageReady and HTML

Technique 59: Making Your Graphics Rollover

Creating preset rollover styles

Technique 62: Installing Plug-Ins

Creating your own filters

Technique 64: Loading New Libraries

Downloading libraries from the Web