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Q&A

Q1:What are foreground and background colors?
A1: The foreground color is the uppermost of the two colored squares in the toolbox. It's the color the brush applies. The background color is the lower square. It's the color you see when you erase “paint” from the canvas.
Q2:What's the purpose of the picture at the top of the toolbar?
A2: It's the Adobe Photoshop logo. If you have an Internet connection, clicking the logo will take you to Adobe's website, where you can find ideas, tips, late-breaking Photoshop news, and, of course, product info.
Q3:Why are there trash cans at the bottom of the History and Layers palettes?
A3: Clicking the trash on the Layers palette deletes a selected layer. Similarly, clicking the trash on the History ...

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