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
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
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
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!
The Move tool, alias the Free Transform tool
Technique 19: Going Transparent with Opacity and Fill
Technique 23: Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Creating 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
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
Technique 49: Working with Layer Masks
What tools can you use to modify layer masks?
Technique 57: Optimizing and Saving Images for the Web
Droplets and platform compatibility
Technique 59: Making Your Graphics Rollover
Creating preset rollover styles
Technique 62: Installing Plug-Ins
Technique 64: Loading New Libraries