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Creating A New Document

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Begin by opening Adobe Photoshop CS6. On a PC, click Start > Programs > Adobe > Photoshop CS6, or you can click the Photoshop shortcut on the desktop. On a Mac, click Macintosh HD > Applications > Adobe Photoshop CS6 > Adobe Photoshop CS6, or click the Photoshop icon in the Dock. Start a new document by going to File > New. A New Document window (Fig. 1) will appear on your screen. Options include, but are not limited to: New Image Name Page Size Resolution Orientation Color Mode

Note: Resolution is determined on whether your document is for screen display or for print. Your resolution for screen display should be 72 ppi and your resolution for print should be 150 ppi.

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Program Layout

Menu The menu bar is located at the top of the screen. This controls all the main functions of Photoshop CS6. Toolbar The tool bar is where most of the major tools are located for easy access. Image Name The name of any image that you open will appear at the top of the image window as shown above.

Color Color palettes allows you to pick a color that you will use for tools such as the paint brush and paint buckets. Adjustments Adjustments palettes allow you to enhance and edit your images through several options such as: Brightness/Contrast, Black and White and Hue/Saturation. Image The Image appears in its own window once the file has been opened.

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Info Info shows information within your document including location, word count and paragraph count.

History History lists everything that has been done to your image within Photoshop CS6.

Tools

Marquee Tool Allows you to select a portion of an object by dragging the square or round marquee around it. After the selection is made you can make changes to it. The changes will only affect the area selected. Lasso Tool Allows you to make freehand selections of an object. Magic Wand Selects area of the same color (used for making adjustments). Crop Allows you to crop a selective area of a picture to a certain size. Clone Stanp This tool can copy a selected area of an image and paint it onto any other part of the image. First hold down the ALT key (Option key on a Mac) and left-click on a certain point of the document that you want to copy. This will be your copy point. Next put your mouse over the area where you want to apply the data then click and drag your mouse across the page to copy the picture. Brush Allows you to add brush strokes within your document using different thicknesses and colors.

Eraser This allows you to erase pixels in the image by dragging the eraser over the area you have selected. Gradient Fades colors from one color to another, creating a gradient effect. Pen Allows you to draw or trace an object to make an outline of an image. Text Allows you to write and change text that is placed into the document. Move Tool Allows you to select and move an object by clicking on it . Shape Allows you to draw a rectangle, circles, lines and other shapes. Eyedropper Allows you to sample any color in your document and apply it to any other object. Hand This tool allows you to navigate through your document by clicking and dragging. Zoom Allows you to zoom in on any part the document.

Inserting & Adding Objects

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File Formats & Saving Files

Basic File Formats .psd - This allows you to save your document with layers. .tiff - Used for print documents. Used for documents being exchanged from platform to platform. .gif - Used for Web and are highly compressed. This allows a quicker download time. .jpeg - Used for Web and print and allows documents to be saved with compression. The more a file is compressed the lower the quality of the image. Saving Files To save a document go to File > Save As. Choose file format and click Save.