Chapter One. Where to Start
It's all your fault! Whenever something doesn't work or whenever you get unexpected results, it's all you. Don't try to shift the blameyou blew it. Did I get your attention? Ha, I thought I would. Of course, you know that I'm kidding, right? I think we can all agree that any and all problems we run into can be blamed exclusively on Photoshop itself! I mean, surely it should know what I have in mind when I click on a tool. Shouldn't Photoshop realize that I really meant to add a new layer, make a selection, and change to RGB mode? That would be cool, wouldn't it? You click on a tool and Photoshop gently reminds you that you could encounter a problem because you're on the wrong layer, or it runs a self-analysis and suggests that it's time to reset the preferences. Yup, it would be cool, but that ain't gonna happen! You need to have a plan in mind when problems arisewhere to look and what could be causing the problem. That's what this short chapter is all about: where to look when things go wrong and how to start being your own help desk. Okay, so you've encountered a problem using Photoshop CS2. You're probably eager to fix the problem so you can continue working, but before we go too far in narrowing down a possible solution, we first need to categorize the problem. There are two main categories:
Tools or functions not working
Weird, unusual performance issues
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