May 2012
Beginner
884 pages
34h 48m
English
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Chapter 1. Photoshop CS6 Guided Tour
Photoshop CS6 is bursting with amazing features that’ll help you edit and create your very own digital masterpieces. If this is your first foray into the world of Photoshop, all these features will be new to you. If you’re an experienced pixel pusher, there are some surprises waiting for you, too. No matter which version you’ve used previously, Adobe has introduced major changes to the work environment in CS6—like a brand-new color theme—and while these changes make Photoshop easier to use, they take some getting used to.
This chapter gives you a good, solid foundation on which to build your Photoshop skills. You’ll learn how to work with the Application Frame and how to wrangle document windows and panels. Once you’ve gotten them placed just right, you’ll learn how to save your setup as a custom workspace. If you’re a beginner, the section on using Undo commands and history states will teach you how to fix mistakes and back out of almost anything you’ve done. Finally, you’ll learn how to fine-tune Photoshop’s behavior through preferences and built-in tools (called presets) that let you personalize your experience even more. Let’s dive in!
Meet the Application Frame
When you launch Photoshop CS6 for the first time, you’re greeted by the Application Frame shown in Figure 1-1. This frame confines all things Photoshop to a single resizable and movable window. You can grab the whole mess—documents, panels, and all—and drag it to one side of your screen ...
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