Photoshop in a Nutshell

Table of contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Selection Tools

Common Reasons to Select

Marquee Tool

Cropping Tool

Move Tool

Lasso Tool

Polygon Lasso Tool

Magnetic Lasso Tool

Magic Wand Tool

Additional Selection Tools

Chapter 2: The Paint Tools

Stylus Pressure

Fade

Brush Modes

Airbrush Tool

Paintbrush Tool

Rubber Stamp Tool

Pattern Stamp Tool

History Brush Tool

Eraser Tool

Pencil Tool

Line Tool

Smudge Tool

Focus Tools

Toning Tools

Chapter 3: Special Tools

Pen Tool

Magnetic Pen Tool

Freehand Pen Tool

Path Select (Arrow) Tool

Add Point Tool

Delete Point Tool

Convert Point Tool

Type Tool

Type Outline Tool

Vertical Type Tool

Vertical Outline Type Tool

Measure Tool

Linear Gradient Tool

Radial Gradient Tool

Angle Gradient Tool

Reflected Gradient Tool

Diamond Gradient Tool

Paint Bucket Tool

Eyedropper Tool

Color Sampler Tool

Chapter 4: The View Tools

Hand Tool

Zoom Tool

Chapter 5: The Color Controls

Foreground Color Swatch

Background Color Swatch

Switch Colors

Default Colors

The Color Picker

Chapter 6: Quick Mask Tools

Make Quick Mask Tool

Make Selection Tool

Chapter 7: The View Controls

View Control Shortcuts

Window View

Full Screen View (with Menu Bar)

Full Screen View

Chapter 8: The File Menu

File: New

File: Open

Opening Vector-Based Images

File: Close

File: Save

File: Save As

Supported File Formats

File: Save a Copy

File: Revert

File: Place

File: Import

Anti-Aliased PICT

PICT Resource

TWAIN Acquire

TWAIN Select

File: Export

GIF89a Export

Paths to Illustrator

File: Automate

Batch

Conditional Mode Change

Contact Sheet

Fit Image

Multi-Page PDF to PSD

File: File Info

File: Page Setup

File: Print

File: Preferences

General

Saving Files

Display & Cursors

Transparency & Gamut

Units & Rulers

Guides & Grid

Plug-ins & Scratch Disk

Image Cache

File: Color Settings

RGB Setup

CMYK Setup

Grayscale Setup

Profile Setup

File: Quit

Chapter 9: The Edit Menu

Edit: Undo/Redo

Edit: Cut

Edit: Copy

Edit: Copy Merged

Edit: Paste

Edit: Paste Into

Edit: Clear

Edit: Fill

Edit: Stroke

Edit: Free Transform

Edit: Free Transform Point

Edit: Free Transform Path

Edit: Transform

Again

Scale

Rotate

Skew

Distort

Perspective

Numeric

Rotate 180?

Rotate 90? CW

Rotate 90? CCW

Flip Horizontal

Flip Vertical

Edit: Define Pattern

Edit: Purge

Chapter 10: The Image Menu

Image: Mode Overview

Image: Mode: Bitmap

Image: Mode: Grayscale

Image: Mode: Duotone

Image: Mode: Indexed Color

Image: Mode: RGB Color

Image: Mode: CMYK Color

Image: Mode: Lab Color

Image: Mode: Multichannel

Image: Mode: 8 Bits/Channel

Image: Mode: 16 Bits/Channel

Image: Mode: Color Table

Image: Mode: Profile to Profile

Image: Adjust Overview

Image: Adjust: Levels

Image: Adjust: Auto Levels

Image: Adjust: Curves

Image: Adjust: Color Balance

Image: Adjust: Brightness/Contrast

Image: Adjust: Hue/Saturation

Image: Adjust: Desaturate

Image: Adjust: Replace Color

Image: Adjust: Selective Color

Image: Adjust: Channel Mixer

Image: Adjust: Invert

Image: Adjust: Equalize

Image: Adjust: Threshold

Image: Adjust: Posterize

Image: Adjust: Variations

Image: Duplicate

Calculations Overview

Image: Apply Image

Image: Calculations

Image: Image Size

Image: Canvas Size

Image: Crop

Image: Rotate Canvas

180?

90? CW

90? CCW

Arbitrary

Flip Horizontal

Flip Vertical

Image: Histogram

Image: Trap Overview

Image: Trap

Chapter 11: The Layer Menu

The Background Layer

Image Layers

Adjustment Layers

Transparency

Opacity

Layer: New

New: Layer

New: Adjustment Layer

New: Background

New: Layer Via Copy

Layer Via Cut

Layer: Duplicate Layer

Layer: Delete Layer

Layer: Layer Options

Layer: Adjustment Options

Layer: Effects

Drop Shadow

Inner Shadow

Outer Glow

Inner Glow

Bevel & Emboss

Copy Effects

Paste Effects

Paste Effects to Linked

Clear Effects

Global Angle

Create Layer

Hide/Show All Effects

Layer: Add Layer Mask

Reveal All

Hide All

Reveal Selection

Hide Selection

Layer: Remove Layer Mask

Layer: Disable/Enable Layer Mask

Layer: Group with Previous/Group Linked

Layers: Ungroup

Layer: Arrange

Bring to Front

Bring Forward

Send Backwards

Send to Back

Layer: Align Linked

Top

Vertical Center

Bottom

Left

Horizontal Center

Right

Layer: Distribute Linked

Top

Vertical Center

Bottom

Left

Horizontal Center

Right

Layer: Merge

Layer: Merge Down

Layer: Merge Group

Layer: Merge Linked

Layer: Merge Visible

Layer: Flatten Image

Layer: Matting

Defringe

Remove Black Matte

Remove White Matte

Chapter 12: The Select Menu

Select: All

Select: Deselect

Select: Reselect

Select: Inverse

Select: Color Range

Select: Feather

Select: Modify

Border

Smooth

Expand

Contract

Select: Grow

Select: Similar

Select: Transform Selection

Select: Load Selection

Select: Save Selection

Chapter 13: The Filter Menu

Filter: Last Filter

Filter: unfilteredFade Filter

Filter: Artistic

Colored Pencil

Cutout

Dry Brush

Film Grain

Fresco

Neon Glow

Paint Daubs

Palette Knife

Plastic Wrap

Poster Edges

Rough Pastels

Smudge Stick

Sponge

Underpainting

Watercolor

Filter: Blur

Blur

Blur More

Gaussian Blur

Motion Blur

Radial Blur

Smart Blur

Filter: Brush Strokes

Accented Edges

Angled Strokes

Crosshatch

Dark Strokes

Ink Outlines

Spatter

Sprayed Strokes

Sumi-e

Filter: Distort

Diffuse Glow

Displace

Glass

Ocean Ripple

Pinch

Polar Coordinates

Ripple

Shear

Spherize

Twirl

Wave

ZigZag

Filter: Noise

Add Noise

Despeckle

Dust & Scratches

Median

Filter: Pixelate

Color Halftone

Crystallize

Facet

Fragment

Mezzotint

Mosaic

Pointillize

Filter: Render

3-D Render

Clouds

Difference Clouds

Lens Flare

Lighting Effects

Texture Fill

Filter: Sharpen

Sharpen

Sharpen Edges

Sharpen More

Unsharp Mask

Filter: Sketch

Bas Relief

Chalk & Charcoal

Charcoal

Chrome

Conte Crayon

Graphic Pen

Halftone Pattern

Note Paper

Photocopy

Plaster

Reticulation

Stamp

Torn Edges

Water Paper

Filter: Stylize

Diffuse

Emboss

Extrude

Find Edges

Glowing Edges

Solarize

Tiles

Trace Contour

Wind

Filter: Texture

Craquelure

Grain

Mosaic Tiles

Patchwork

Stained Glass

Texturizer

Filter: Video

De-Interlace

NTSC Colors

Filter: Other

Custom

High Pass

Maximum

Minimum

Offset

Filter: Digimarc

Embed Watermark

Read Watermark

Chapter 14: The View Menu

Magnification Box

View: New View

Preview

CMYK

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Black

CMY

View: Gamut Warning

View: Zoom In

View: Zoom Out

View: Fit on Screen

View: Actual Pixels

View: Print Size

View: Hide/Show Edges

View: Hide/Show Path

View: Hide/Show Rulers

View: Hide/Show Guides

View: Snap To Guides

View: Lock Guides

View: Clear Guides

View: Hide/Show Grid

View: Snap To Grid

Chapter 15: The Navigator Palette

Image Thumbnail

View Box

Zoom Percentage

Zoom In/Zoom Out

Zoom Slider

Chapter 16: The Info Palette

Panel One: Primary Color Info

Panel Two: Secondary Info

Panel Three: Cursor Coordinates

Panel Four: Selection Dimensions

The Info Palette Submenu

Chapter 17: The Color Palette

Foreground/Background Color

Slider Bar

Gamut Warning

Color Bar

The Color Palette Submenu

Chapter 18: The Swatches Palette

Using the Swatches Palette

Specifying Color with Swatches

Removing Swatches

The Swatches Palette Submenu

Reset Swatches

Load Swatches

Replace Swatches

Save Swatches

Chapter 19: The Brushes Palette

Brushes Palette Submenu

New Brush

Delete Brushes

Brush Options

Define Brush

Reset Brushes

Load Brushes

Replace Brushes

Save Brushes

Chapter 20: The Layers Palette

Blend Modes

Opacity Slider

Preserve Transparency

View Box

Status Box

Activating Layers

Moving the Contents of a Layer

Reordering Layers

Linking Layers

Grouping Layers

Control Buttons

Layers Palette Submenu

New Layer

New Adjustment Layer

Duplicate Layer

Delete Layer

Layer Options

Merge Down/Grouped/Linked

Merge Visible

Flatten Image

Palette Options

Chapter 21: The Channels Palette

Spot Channels

Using the Channels Palette

Activating Channels

Arranging Channels

Viewing Channels

The Channels Palette Buttons

The Channels Palette Submenu

New Channel

Duplicate Channel

Delete Channel

New Spot Channel

Merge Spot Channels

Split Channels

Merge Channels

Palette Options

Chapter 22: The Paths Palette

Creating and Adding Paths

Work Paths

Viewing a Path

Reordering Paths

Renaming Paths

Control Buttons

Paths Palette Submenu

New Path/Save Path

Duplicate Path

Turn Off Path

Make Work Path

Make Selection

Fill Path/Fill Subpath

Stroke Path/Fill Subpath

Clipping Path

Palette Options

Chapter 23: The History Palette

The History Palette Controls

The History Palette Submenu

Step Forward

Step Backward

New Snapshot

Delete

Clear History

New Document

History Options

Chapter 24: The Actions Palette

Using the Actions Palette

Selecting Actions and Commands

Organizing Actions and Commands

Control Buttons

Checkboxes

Actions Palette Submenu

New Action

New Set

Duplicate

Delete

Play

Play Only

Start Recording

Record Again

Insert Menu Item

Insert Stop

Insert Path

Action Options

Playback Options

Clear Actions

Reset Actions

Load Actions

Replace Actions

Save Actions

Button Mode

Actions Palette Strategies

Appendix A: Common Techniques

Appendix B: Photoshop Shortcuts

Appendix C: Resolution Types

Appendix D: Image Credits

Index