Technique 7: Moving Back in Time: Getting Rid of Mistakes
Creating duplicates
Reverting and undoing
Backing up
Using the History palette
Sometimes you make little mistakes, sometimes you make big ones. This technique covers what you can do to help yourself out before you make a big mistake (or think you may be headed down the path towards a whopper) — a course of action that can save you both time and aggravation in the long run.
What can you do when you make a big mistake? If you’ve been working on an image for days or even a few hours, deleting the entire file is certainly out of the question. Thankfully, Photoshop comes with several powerful tools and commands that you can use to prepare a safety net for yourself.