Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual

Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual

by Lesa Snider
Released December 2008
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9780596522964

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Book description

Photoshop is the world's most widely used photo-editing and graphics program. But with all its fantastic new features and options, the CS4 version can bewilder even the most seasoned professional. That's where Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual comes in: packed with tips, tricks, and lots of practical advice, this visually rich four-color guidebook teaches you everything you need to know to edit photos and create beautiful documents in Photoshop.

Whether you're an absolute beginner or a power user ready to try some advanced techniques, author and graphics pro Lesa Snider King offers crystal-clear, jargon-free instructions to help you take advantage of these powerful tools -- not only how they work, but when you should use them. You'll quickly get up to speed on new CS4 features such as:

  • Photoshop's completely revamped workspace
  • Smoother image display and quick zoom, including the new pixel grid view
  • New Masks and Adjustments panels
  • The Vibrance adjustment layer
  • Hand-painting adjustments and using graduated filters in Camera Raw
  • Enhanced Adobe Bridge

And much more. You'll also find out which features work well, and which aren't worth your time. Written with the clarity, humor, and objective scrutiny that are hallmarks of the Missing Manual series, Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual is the friendly, thorough resource you need. Why settle for anything less?

"Lesa did a great job on the book, and in my mind, it is the new Photoshop Bible."-- Scott Kelby, Photoshop Insider

Table of contents

  1. Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual
  2. A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
  3. Foreword
  4. The Missing Credits
    1. About the Author
    2. About the Creative Team
    3. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
    1. What’s New in Photoshop CS4
    2. About This Book
      1. About the Outline
      2. For Photographers
      3. The Very Basics
      4. About → These → Arrows
      5. About MissingManuals.com
      6. Safari® Books Online
  6. I. The Basics
    1. 1. Photoshop CS4 Guided Tour
      1. Meet the Application Frame
        1. The Application Bar
        2. The Almighty Options Bar
        3. Swapping Screen Modes
        4. Customizing Your Workspace
      2. Working with Panels
        1. Using the Tools Panel
          1. Foreground and background color chips
        2. Colors
        3. Swatches
        4. Styles
        5. Adjustments
        6. Masks
        7. Layers
        8. Channels
        9. Paths
        10. Navigator
        11. Histogram
        12. Info
      3. The Power of Undo
        1. Changing How Far Back You Can Go
        2. Turning Back Time with the History Panel
        3. The History Brush
        4. Revert Command
      4. Tweaking Photoshop’s Preferences
        1. General
        2. Interface
        3. File Handling
        4. Performance
        5. Cursors
        6. Transparency & Gamut
        7. Units & Rulers
        8. Guides, Grid & Slices
        9. Plug-ins
        10. Type
      5. The Preset Manager
        1. Sharing Presets
    2. 2. Opening, Viewing, and Saving Files
      1. Creating a New Document
        1. Photoshop’s Ready-Made Documents
        2. Setting Size and Resolution
        3. Choosing a Color Mode
        4. Choosing Your Background
        5. Advanced Options
          1. Saving your custom settings
      2. Saving Files
        1. File Formats
      3. Opening an Existing Document
        1. The Open Dialog Box
        2. Opening Files as Smart Objects
        3. Opening Recent Files
        4. Working with PDFs
        5. Working with Scanned Images
        6. Working with Raw Files
          1. Opening Raw files
        7. Duplicating Files
      4. Changing Your Image View
        1. Zooming In and Out
        2. Moving Around in Your Image
        3. Zooming with the Navigator Panel
        4. Rotating Your Canvas
      5. Arranging Open Images
      6. Guides, Grids, and Rulers
        1. Rulers and Guiding Lines
          1. Smart Guides
          2. Using the Document Grid
        2. The Ruler Tool
    3. 3. Layers: The Key to Nondestructive Editing
      1. Layer Basics
        1. The Layers Panel
        2. Selecting Layers
          1. Selecting multiple layers
        3. Adding New Layers
        4. Hiding and Showing Layers
        5. Restacking Layers
        6. Duplicating and Deleting Layers
        7. Copying and Pasting Layers
        8. Filling a Layer with Color
        9. Tweaking a Layer’s Opacity and Fill
        10. Resizing and Rotating Layers
        11. Moving and Aligning Layers
          1. Aligning layers
          2. Moving layers between documents
          3. Exporting layers to separate files
      2. Managing Layers
        1. Naming and Color-Coding Layers
        2. Linking and Locking Layers
          1. Linking layers
          2. Locking ‘em down
        3. Grouping Layers into Folders
        4. Layer Comps: Presenting Different Versions
          1. Exporting layer comps
        5. Rasterizing Layers
        6. Merging Layers
      3. Layer Blending
      4. Layer Masks: Digital Masking Tape
        1. Adding Layer Masks
        2. Using Layer Masks
          1. Fixing exposure with masks
        3. Editing a Mask
      5. Using Smart Objects
        1. Creating Smart Objects
        2. Managing Smart Objects
      6. Layer Styles
        1. Managing Layer Styles
        2. Using the Styles Panel
          1. Exporting and loading styles
    4. 4. Selections: Choosing What to Edit
      1. Selection Basics
        1. Meet the Marching Ants
      2. Selecting by Shape
        1. The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools
          1. Creating a soft vignette
        2. The Single Row and Column Marquee Tools
        3. The Vector Shape Tools
      3. Selecting by Color
        1. The Quick Selection Tool
        2. The Magic Wand
          1. Expanding your selection
        3. The Color Range Command
        4. The Background and Magic Erasers
          1. The Background Eraser
          2. The Magic Eraser
      4. Selecting Irregular Areas
        1. Using the Lasso Tools
          1. Lasso tool
          2. Polygonal Lasso tool
          3. Magnetic Lasso tool
        2. Selecting with the Pen Tool
        3. Creating Selections with Channels
        4. Using the Tools Together
      5. Modifying Selections
        1. Refining Edges
        2. Fixing Edge Halos
        3. Creating a Border Selection
        4. Transforming a Selection
        5. Using Quick Mask Mode
        6. Moving Selections
        7. Saving a Selection
        8. Filling a Selection with Color
        9. Stroking (Outlining) a Selection
    5. 5. Controlling Color with Channels
      1. How Color Works
        1. RGB Mode vs. CMYK Mode
      2. The Channels Panel and You
      3. Meet the Color Channels
        1. RGB Channels
        2. CMYK Channels
          1. Creating a high-key portrait effect
        3. Spot Channels
        4. Lab Channels
        5. Multichannel Mode
        6. Single-Channel Modes
      4. The Mighty Alpha Channel
        1. Creating an Alpha Channel
        2. Editing Alpha Channels
        3. Loading an Alpha Channel As a Selection
        4. Deleting Alpha Channels
      5. Basic Channel Stunts
        1. Selecting Objects with Channels
        2. Creating a Silhouette Effect
        3. Lightening and Darkening Channels
        4. Combining Channels
        5. Sharpening Individual Channels
  7. II. Editing Images
    1. 6. Cropping, Resizing, and Rotating
      1. Cropping Images
        1. The Rule of Thirds
        2. Creative Cropping
        3. The Crop Tool
          1. Cropping and hiding
          2. Cropping with perspective
          3. Cropping to a specific size
          4. Zooming in by cropping
          5. Adding Polaroid-style photo frames
        4. Cropping with Selection Tools
        5. Trimming Photos Down to Size
        6. Cropping and Straightening Photos
        7. Cropping and Straightening in Camera Raw
          1. Cropping images
          2. Straightening images
      2. Resizing Images
        1. Pixels and Resolution
        2. The Mighty Image Size Dialog Box
          1. Resolution guidelines for print
        3. Resizing Images for Print
        4. Resizing for Email or the Web
          1. Using the “Save for Web & Devices” dialog box
          2. Using the Image Size dialog box
        5. Resizing Web Images for Print
        6. Resizing Images for Presentations
        7. Resizing with Smart Objects
        8. Automated Resizing with the Image Processor
        9. Resizing the Canvas
      3. The Content-Aware Scale Tool
      4. Rotating, Distorting, and Other Creative Madness
        1. Simple Rotations
        2. The Transformers
          1. Creating an image reflection
    2. 7. Combining Images
      1. Cut It Out
      2. Pasting into a Selection
        1. Sky Swapping
      3. Fading Images Together
        1. Soft Erasers
        2. Soft Brushes and Layer Masks
        3. Gradient Masks
      4. Layer Blend Modes
        1. Normal and Dissolve Blend Modes
        2. Darken Blend Modes
        3. Lighten Blend Modes
        4. Lighting Blend Modes
        5. Comparative Blend Modes
        6. Hue Blend Modes
      5. Zapping Backgrounds with Blending Sliders
      6. The Apply Image Command
      7. Auto-Aligning Layers and Photomerge
        1. Building Panoramas with Photomerge
      8. Auto-Blending Layers
      9. Cloning Between Documents
      10. Combining Vectors and Rasters
      11. Mapping One Image onto Another
    3. 8. Draining, Changing, and Adding Color
      1. Draining Color
        1. Black & White Adjustment Layers
          1. Warp-speed tinting
        2. Channel Mixer Adjustment Layers
        3. The Lightness Channel
        4. Going Grayscale in Camera Raw
        5. Partial Color Effect
        6. Fading Color to Black and White
        7. High-Contrast Black and White
        8. The High-Key Effect
        9. Delicious Duotones
      2. Changing Color
        1. Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers
          1. Targeting a specific range of colors
        2. Hue Blend Mode
        3. Replacing Color
        4. Selective Color Adjustment Layers
        5. Matching Colors
        6. Photo Filter Adjustment Layers
        7. Posterizing: Your Ticket to Cartoon Art
        8. Inverting Colors
      3. Adding Color
        1. Variations
        2. Color Balance Adjustment Layers
        3. Colorizing Images
        4. Adding Solid Blocks of Color
        5. Gradient Map Adjustment Layers
    4. 9. Correcting Color and Lighting
      1. Quick Fixer-Uppers
        1. Setting Target Colors
        2. Fixing Color
        3. Fixing Lighting
          1. Brightness/Contrast Adjustment layers
          2. Shadows/Highlights adjustments
      2. Correcting Images in Camera Raw
        1. Changing White Balance
        2. Fixing Exposure
        3. Making Colors Pop
        4. Camera Raw’s Adjustment Brush
        5. Camera Raw’s Graduated Filters
        6. More Fun with Camera Raw
      3. Using Levels
        1. Histograms: Mountains of Information
        2. The Levels Sliders
          1. Output levels
        3. The Levels Eyedroppers
        4. Correcting by the Numbers
        5. Color-Correcting Skin
      4. Working with Curves
        1. Changing Contrast
      5. Making Colors Pop
        1. Intensifying Colors
        2. Adjusting Hue/Saturation
        3. Adding Lab Pop
      6. Rescuing the Unfixables
    5. 10. The Beauty Salon: Photoshopping People
      1. The Great Healers
        1. The Spot Healing Brush
        2. The Healing Brush
        3. The Patch Tool
      2. Zapping Shines and Shadows
      3. Whitening Teeth
      4. Super Slimmers
        1. Fixing Flabby Chins
        2. Liquifying Bulges
        3. Slimming with the Free Transform
          1. Selective Slimming
      5. Skin Softeners
        1. Selective Blur
        2. Easy Glamour Glow
        3. Softening Wrinkles with Faux Dodge and Burn
      6. Show-Stopping Eyes
        1. Enhancing Eyes
        2. Fixing Red Eye
          1. The Red Eye tool
          2. The Color Replacement tool
          3. Hue/Saturation Adjustment layers
          4. The Sponge tool
          5. Fixing red eye in Camera Raw
        3. Fixing Animal White Eye
    6. 11. The Art of Sharpening
      1. What Is Sharpening?
      2. Basic Sharpening
        1. Sharpening with the Unsharp Mask
          1. How much to sharpen?
        2. The Smart Sharpen Filter
        3. Sharpening Layered Files
        4. Sharpening Part of an Image
      3. Advanced Sharpening Techniques
        1. Creating an Edge Mask
        2. Sharpening with the High Pass Filter
      4. Sharpening in Camera Raw
        1. Global Sharpening
        2. Selective Sharpening in Camera Raw
  8. III. The Artistic Side of Photoshop
    1. 12. Painting in Photoshop
      1. Color Theory: The Basics
      2. Selecting a Color Scheme
        1. Using a Color Wheel
        2. Using the Kuler Panel
        3. Other Color Scheme Generating Tools
      3. Choosing Individual Colors
        1. The Color Picker
        2. The Eyedropper Tool
        3. Loading Color Libraries
        4. The Swatches Panel
        5. The Color Panel
      4. (Re)Introducing the Brush Tool
        1. Controlling the Brush Cursor’s Appearance
        2. Painting from Scratch
        3. Loading More Built-in Brushes
          1. Making an object sparkle
      5. Customizing Brushes
        1. Brush Tip Shape
        2. Shape Dynamics
        3. Scattering
        4. Texture
        5. Dual Brush
        6. Color Dynamics
        7. Other Dynamics
        8. Noise
        9. Wet Edges
        10. Airbrush
        11. Smoothing
        12. Protect Texture
        13. Suggested Brush Customizations
      6. Defining a New Brush
      7. Installing New Brushes
    2. 13. Drawing with the Vector Tools
      1. Photoshop’s Drawing Modes
      2. Drawing Paths with the Pen Tool
        1. Drawing Straight Paths
        2. Drawing Curved Paths
        3. Converting Anchor Points
        4. Path Drawing Tips
      3. Saving Paths
      4. Drawing with the Shape Tools
        1. Using the Shape Tools
        2. Drawing Multiple Shapes on One Layer
        3. Using Custom Shapes
      5. Editing Paths
        1. Adding, Deleting, and Converting Points
        2. Selecting and Moving Paths
        3. Making Paths Intersect
        4. Adding a Stroke to a Path
        5. Filling a Path
      6. Making Selections and Masks with Paths
        1. Making a Path from a Selection
        2. Making a Clipping Path
        3. Using Vector Masks
          1. Masking with Shape layers
          2. Creating a vector mask from a path
    3. 14. Creating Artistic Text
      1. Typography 101
        1. The Face of Type
          1. Common typeface formats
          2. Typeface categories
          3. Font styles
          4. Previewing fonts
      2. Creating and Editing Text
        1. Point Text vs. Paragraph Text
        2. Moving Text
        3. Selecting Text
        4. Resizing Text
        5. Creating a Hollow Text Selection
        6. Creating Type on a Path
        7. Filling a Shape with Text
        8. Warping Text
        9. Using Find and Replace
      3. Formatting Text
        1. Formatting with the Options Bar
        2. The Character Panel
          1. A lesson in leading
          2. Learning to kern
          3. Track it out
          4. Doin’ the baseline shift
          5. Other character options
          6. Orienting text
          7. Ligatures and other fancy flourishes
          8. Fractional widths
          9. System Layout
          10. No Break
          11. Reset Character
          12. Close and Close Tab Group
        3. The Paragraph Panel
          1. Aligning text
          2. Hyphenation and Justification
          3. Indenting text
          4. Space Before and After
      4. Special Text Effects
        1. Stroked Text
          1. The rare multi-stroked text effect
        2. Classic Metal Text
        3. Texturizing Type
          1. Texture from a photo
          2. Texture from a brush
          3. Texture from filters
        4. Placing a Photo Inside Text
        5. Converting Type to a Shape or Path
      5. More Typographic Resources
    4. 15. The Wide World of Filters
      1. The Joy of Smart Filters
      2. A Filters Tour
        1. Artistic
        2. Blur
          1. Lens Blur
        3. Brush Strokes
        4. Distort
        5. Noise
        6. Pixelate
        7. Render
        8. Sketch
        9. Stylize
          1. Emboss
        10. Texture
        11. Video
        12. Other
        13. Digimarc
        14. Browse Filters Online
        15. Vanishing Point
  9. IV. Printing and the Web
    1. 16. Photoshop and Print
      1. The Challenge of WYSIWYG Printing
        1. Understanding Color Gamuts and Profiles
          1. Finding and installing color profiles
        2. Calibrating Your Monitor
      2. Printer-Friendly Resizing and File Formats
        1. Resizing and Saving as a TIFF
        2. Resizing and Saving as a PDF File
      3. Printing on an Inkjet Printer
      4. Printing on a Commercial Offset Press
        1. Converting RGB Images to CMYK Using Built-In Profiles
        2. Custom RGB to CMYK Profile Conversions
        3. Using Spot Color
          1. Editing a spot channel
          2. Saving a document with spot channels
          3. Saving Spot Colors in PDF Format
        4. Printing Duotone (Multi-Tonal) Images
        5. Proofing Your Image Onscreen
        6. Printing Color Separations
        7. Printing Proofs
      5. Printing on a Digital Press
        1. Printing RGB Images on a Digital Press
        2. Printing CMYK Images on a Digital Press
        3. Printing Spot Colors on a Digital Press
      6. Printing Several Images on a Page
        1. Using Picture Package and Contact Sheet
      7. Recap: Stress-Free Printing Tips
    2. 17. Photoshop and the Web
      1. Creating Web- and Email-Friendly Images
        1. Resizing Your Image
          1. Resizing Web images visually
        2. Choosing the Best File Format
        3. Save and Compress Your File
      2. Animating a GIF
        1. Editing Your Animation
        2. Saving Your Animation
      3. Designing a Web Site Favicon
      4. Creating Web Page Mockups and Image Maps
        1. Slicing an Existing Image
        2. Modifying Slices
          1. Slice Options
        3. Saving Slices
      5. Protecting Your Images Online
        1. Embedding Copyright Info
        2. Watermarking Your Images
      6. Building Online Photo Galleries
  10. V. Photoshop Power
    1. 18. Working Smarter with Actions
      1. The Actions Panel
      2. Using Actions
        1. Creating Actions
        2. Running Actions on a Folder
      3. Managing Actions
        1. Editing Actions
      4. Creating Droplets
      5. Sharing Actions
        1. Installing Actions
        2. Saving Your Actions
    2. 19. Beyond Photoshop: Plug-Ins
      1. Adding and Removing Plug-Ins
      2. Managing Plug-Ins
      3. Noise Reducers
        1. Noiseware
        2. Dfine
        3. Noise Ninja
      4. Making Selections and Masking
        1. Fluid Mask
        2. Mask Pro
      5. Color Correction and Enhancement
        1. Viveza
        2. Color Efex Pro
        3. PhotoTune
        4. PhotoTools
      6. Miscellaneous Plug-ins
        1. LucisArt
        2. Silver Efex Pro
        3. Genuine Fractals
        4. PhotoFrame
        5. FocalPoint
        6. Sharpener Pro
        7. Eye Candy
        8. Xenofex
        9. SiteGrinder
        10. YouSendIt
  11. VI. Appendixes
    1. A. Installing Photoshop
      1. Check Your Setup
        1. Mac OS X Requirements
        2. Windows Requirements
        3. Show Me the Memory
        4. Give It Space
        5. Video Cards
      2. Running the Installer
        1. Using the Uninstaller
      3. Checking Your Version
      4. Checking for Updates
      5. Activating Photoshop
    2. B. Troubleshooting and Getting Help
      1. The Online Help Desk
      2. When Good Tools Go Bad
        1. Mysterious Resizing when Dragging Layers
        2. Can’t Save in Certain Formats
        3. Disabled Filters
        4. Uneditable Images
        5. Resetting Tools
        6. Trashing Photoshop’s Preferences
        7. Backing Up Presets, Plug-ins, and Actions
      3. Beyond This Book
    3. C. Using Adobe Bridge
      1. Browsing Your Photos
      2. Importing and Managing Photos
        1. Using Review Mode
        2. Sorting and Filtering Images
        3. Grouping Images into Collections
        4. Opening Images in Camera Raw
      3. Showing Off Your Work
        1. Making a Slideshow
        2. Exporting Images as PDFs
        3. Creating a Picture Package
        4. Making a Web Gallery
    4. D. Photoshop Menu by Menu
      1. Photoshop
        1. About Photoshop
        2. About Plug-In
        3. Preferences
        4. Services
        5. Hide Photoshop
        6. Hide Others
        7. Show All
        8. Quit Photoshop
      2. File
        1. New
        2. Open
        3. Browse in Bridge
        4. Open As Smart Object
        5. Open Recent
        6. Share My Screen
        7. Device Central
        8. Close
        9. Close All
        10. Close and Go To Bridge
        11. Save
        12. Save As
        13. Check In
        14. Save for Web & Devices
        15. Revert
        16. Place
        17. Import
        18. Export
        19. Automate
        20. Scripts
        21. File Info
        22. Page Setup
        23. Print
        24. Print One Copy
      3. Edit
        1. Undo
        2. Step Forward
        3. Step Backward
        4. Fade
        5. Cut
        6. Copy
        7. Copy Merged
        8. Paste
        9. Paste Into
        10. Clear
        11. Check Spelling
        12. Find and Replace Text
        13. Fill
        14. Stroke
        15. Content-Aware Scale
        16. Free Transform
        17. Transform
        18. Auto-Align Layers
        19. Auto-Blend Layers
        20. Define Brush Preset
        21. Define Pattern
        22. Define Custom Shape
        23. Purge
        24. Adobe PDF Presets
        25. Preset Manager
        26. Color Settings
        27. Assign Profile
        28. Convert to Profile
        29. Keyboard Shortcuts
        30. Menus
      4. Image
        1. Mode
        2. Adjustments
        3. Auto Tone
        4. Auto Contrast
        5. Auto Color
        6. Image Size
        7. Canvas Size
        8. Image Rotation
        9. Crop
        10. Trim
        11. Reveal All
        12. Duplicate
        13. Apply Image
        14. Calculations
        15. Variables
        16. Apply Data Set
        17. Trap
      5. Layer
        1. New
        2. Duplicate Layer
        3. Delete
        4. Layer Properties
        5. Layer Style
        6. Smart Filter
        7. New Fill Layer
        8. New Adjustment Layer
        9. Layer Content Options
        10. Layer Mask
        11. Vector Mask
        12. Create Clipping Mask
        13. Smart Objects
        14. Video Layers
        15. Type
        16. Rasterize
        17. New Layer Based Slice
        18. Group Layers
        19. Ungroup Layers
        20. Hide Layers
        21. Arrange
        22. Align
        23. Distribute
        24. Lock All Layers in Group
        25. Link Layers
        26. Select Linked Layers
        27. Merge Layers
        28. Merge Visible
        29. Flatten Image
        30. Matting
      6. Select
        1. All
        2. Deselect
        3. Reselect
        4. Inverse
        5. All Layers
        6. Deselect Layers
        7. Similar Layers
        8. Color Range
        9. Refine Edge
        10. Modify
        11. Grow
        12. Similar
        13. Transform Selection
        14. Edit in Quick Mask Mode
        15. Load Selection
        16. Save Selection
      7. Filter
        1. Last Filter
        2. Convert for Smart Filters
        3. Filter Gallery
        4. Liquify
        5. Vanishing Point
        6. Artistic
        7. Blur
        8. Brush Strokes
        9. Distort
        10. Noise
        11. Pixelate
        12. Render
        13. Sharpen
        14. Sketch
        15. Stylize
        16. Texture
        17. Video
        18. Other
        19. Digimarc
        20. Browse Filters Online
      8. Analysis (Photoshop CS4 Extended Only)
        1. Set Measurement Scale
        2. Select Data Points
        3. Record Measurements
        4. Ruler Tool
        5. Count Tool
        6. Place Scale Marker
      9. 3D (Photoshop CS4 Extended Only)
        1. New Layer from 3D File
        2. New 3D Postcard From Layer
        3. New Shape From Layer
        4. New Mesh From Grayscale
        5. New Volume From Layers
        6. Render Settings
        7. Auto-Hide Layers For Performance
        8. Hide Nearest Surface
        9. Only Hide Enclosed Polygons
        10. Invert Visible Surfaces
        11. Reveal All Surfaces
        12. 3D Paint Mode
        13. Select Paintable Areas
        14. Create UV Overlays
        15. New Tiled Painting
        16. Paint Falloff
        17. Reparameterize
        18. Merge 3D Layers
        19. Export 3D Layer
        20. Render for Final Output
        21. Rasterize
        22. Browse 3D Content Online
      10. View
        1. Proof Setup
        2. Proof Colors
        3. Gamut Warning
        4. Pixel Aspect Ratio
        5. Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction
        6. 32-bit Preview Options
        7. Zoom In
        8. Zoom Out
        9. Fit on Screen
        10. Actual Pixels
        11. Print Size
        12. Screen Mode
        13. Extras
        14. Show
        15. Rulers
        16. Snap
        17. Snap To
        18. Lock Guides
        19. Clear Guides
        20. New Guide
        21. Lock Slices
        22. Clear Slices
      11. Window
        1. Arrange
        2. Workspace
        3. Extensions
        4. 3D
        5. Actions
        6. Adjustments
        7. Animation
        8. Brushes
        9. Channels
        10. Character
        11. Clone Source
        12. Color
        13. Histogram
        14. History
        15. Info
        16. Layer Comps
        17. Layers
        18. Masks
        19. Measurement Log
        20. Navigator
        21. Notes
        22. Paragraph
        23. Paths
        24. Styles
        25. Swatches
        26. Tool Presets
        27. Application Frame
        28. Application Bar
        29. Options
        30. Tools
        31. Open Documents
      12. Help
        1. Photoshop Help
        2. Patent and Legal Notices
        3. System Info
        4. Registration
        5. Activate/Deactivate
        6. Updates
        7. GPU
        8. Photoshop Online
        9. How to Create Web Images
        10. How to Customize and Automate
        11. How to Fix and Enhance Photos
        12. How to Paint and Draw
        13. How to Prepare Art for Other Applications
        14. How to Print Photos
        15. How to Work with 3D Images
        16. How to Work with Color
        17. How to Work with Layers and Selections
        18. How to Work with Type
    5. E. Photoshop’s Tools Panel
      1. Move and Selection Tools
      2. Retouching and Painting Tools
      3. Drawing and Type Tools
      4. 3D and View Tools
      5. Foreground and Background Color Chips
      6. Quick Mask Mode
  12. Index
  13. About the Author
  14. Colophon
  15. Copyright

Product information

  • Title: Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual
  • Author(s): Lesa Snider
  • Release date: December 2008
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9780596522964