Photoshop 5.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

by Weinmann, Elaine; Lourekas, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780201699579
• ISBN10: 0201699575
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

For any course in Digital Graphics, Web Design, Web Scripting and Development, Multimedia, Page Layout, Office Tools, and Operating Systems. These task-based, visual reference Guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to Guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Basics	1	(20)
How to use the Toolbox	1	(1)
The Toolbox	2	(2)
The Photoshop screen: Macintosh	4	(1)
The Photoshop screen: Windows	5	(1)
The menus	6	(2)
The palettes	8	(8)
How to use the palettes	8	(1)
Color palette	9	(1)
Swatches palette	10	(1)
Channels palette	10	(1)
Brushes palette	11	(1)
Options palette	11	(1)
Layers palette	12	(1)
Paths palette	13	(1)
Navigator palette	13	(1)
Info palette	14	(1)
History palette	15	(1)
Actions palette	15	(1)
Access the Adobe Photoshop home page	16	(1)
Mini-glossary	17	(2)
Production techniques	19	(2)
Chapter 2: Photoshop Color	21	(18)
Pixels	21	(1)
RGB vs. CMYK color	21	(1)
Channels	22	(1)
Image modes	23	(3)
The blending modes	26	(3)
Color management	29	(10)
Why do we need it?	29	(1)
Don't hesitate: calibrate	30	(1)
Calibrate your monitor	31	(1)
Finding a space	32	(1)
Enter RGB Setup info	33	(1)
The preset RGB color spaces	33	(2)
CMYK setup	35	(1)
Grayscale setup	35	(1)
Profile setup	35	(1)
Enter Profile Setup info	36	(1)
Leaving a legacy	36	(1)
Create a profile for legacy files	37	(2)
Chapter 3: Startup	39	(30)
Launch Photoshop (Windows)	39	(1)
Launch Photoshop (Macintosh)	39	(1)
Where images come from	40	(1)
Scanning	40	(1)
Desktop scanning software basics	41	(1)
16-bits per channel mode	42	(1)
Scan into Photoshop	43	(1)
Calculate the proper resolution for a scan or for an existing image	44	(1)
File storage sizes of scanned images	45	(1)
Potential gray levels at various output resolutions and screen frequencies	45	(1)
Using the Status bar	46	(1)
Storage size	46	(1)
Create a new image	47	(1)
Open an image within Photoshop	48	(1)
Open a Photoshop image from Windows Explorer	49	(1)
Open a Photoshop image from the Finder	49	(1)
Thumbnails	49	(1)
Open a Kodak Photo CD file	50	(2)
Open an EPS, PDF, or Illustrator file as a new image	52	(1)
Pixel paste	53	(1)
Place an EPS, PDF, or Adobe Illustrator image into an existing Photoshop image	54	(1)
Change an image's dimensions for print output	55	(1)
Change an image's pixel dimensions for on-screen output	56	(1)
Change an image's resolution	56	(1)
Resize an image to fit a specific width or height	57	(1)
Resize an image automatically	57	(1)
Apply the Unsharp Mask filter	58	(2)
Change the canvas size	60	(1)
Crop an image	61	(1)
Specify dimensions and resolutions as you crop an image	61	(1)
Enlarge an image's canvas area using the Crop tool	62	(1)
Flip an image	63	(1)
Rotate an image a preset amount	63	(1)
Rotate an image by specifying a number	63	(1)
Save a new image	64	(1)
The Photoshop format	65	(1)
Save an existing image	65	(1)
Revert to the last saved version	65	(1)
Save a new version of an image	66	(1)
Copy a file and continue to work on the original	67	(1)
Close an image	68	(1)
Exit/Quit Photoshop	68	(1)
Chapter 4: Navigate	69	(4)
Change the view size using the Navigator palette	69	(1)
Change the view size using the Zoom tool	70	(1)
Move a magnified image in its window	71	(1)
Change the screen display mode	71	(1)
Display one image in two windows	72	(1)
Recolor the work canvas	72	(1)
Chapter 5: Select	73	(14)
Select an entire layer	73	(1)
Create a rectangular or elliptical selection	74	(1)
Create a freeform selection	75	(1)
Create a polygonal selection	75	(1)
Select by color (Magic Wand)	76	(2)
Select by color (Color Range)	78	(1)
Select using the Magnetic Lasso	79	(1)
The Magnetic Lasso palette options	80	(1)
Create a frame selection	81	(1)
Select a narrow border around a selection	81	(1)
Deselect a selection	82	(1)
Reselect the last selection	82	(1)
Delete a selection	82	(1)
Move a selection marquee	83	(1)
Switch the selected and unselected areas	83	(1)
Hide a selection marquee	84	(1)
Transform a selection marquee	84	(1)
Add to a selection	85	(1)
Subtract from a selection	85	(1)
Modify a selection via a menu command	85	(1)
Vignette an image	86	(1)
Chapter 6: Compositing	87	(16)
Move a selection's contents	87	(1)
Drag-copy a selection	88	(1)
Align a layer or layers to a selection marquee	88	(1)
Clipboard facts	89	(1)
Before copying between images	90	(1)
Copy and paste a selection	90	(1)
Drag-and-drop a selection between images	91	(1)
Paste into a selection	92	(1)
Paste into a smaller image	93	(1)
Sharpen or blur edges	94	(1)
Hide or show rulers	95	(1)
Change the rulers' zero origin	95	(1)
Hide or show the grid	96	(1)
Create a guide	96	(1)
Remove guides	96	(1)
Use the Measure tool	97	(1)
Clone areas in the same image	98	(1)
Use the Pattern Stamp tool	99	(1)
Clone from image to image	100	(1)
Feather a selection	101	(1)
Defringe a layer	102	(1)
Smooth a selection edge	102	(1)
Chapter 7: Layers	103	(16)
Chapter overview	103	(1)
Create a new layer	104	(1)
Turn a selection into a layer	105	(1)
Duplicate a layer in the same image	105	(1)
Hide or show layers	106	(1)
Flip a layer	106	(1)
Transform (scale, rotate, skew, distort, or apply perspective to) a layer by dragging	107	(1)
Free transform	108	(1)
Transform a layer by entering numeric values	109	(1)
Convert the Background into a layer	110	(1)
Create a Background for an image	110	(1)
Tools and layers	111	(1)
Preserve transparency	111	(1)
Use all layers	111	(1)
Image mode changes	111	(1)
Restack a layer	112	(1)
Move a layer	113	(1)
Using the Move tool	113	(1)
Save a copy of a layer in a separate file	114	(1)
Delete a layer	114	(1)
Drag-and-drop a layer to another image (Layers palette)	115	(1)
Drag-and-drop a layer to another image (Move tool)	116	(1)
Copy and paste only the visible part of a layer to another image	117	(1)
Merge or flatten	117	(1)
Merge two layers	117	(1)
Merge multiple layers	118	(1)
Flatten layers	118	(1)
Other merge commands	118	(1)
Chapter 8: History	119	(8)
Linear versus non-linear mode	119	(1)
Other history options	120	(1)
Clearing the palette	120	(1)
Revert to a prior history state	121	(1)
Duplicate a state	121	(1)
Delete a state	121	(1)
Create a snapshot of a history state	122	(1)
Make a snapshot become the latest state	123	(1)
Delete a snapshot	123	(1)
Create a new document from a history state or snapshot	123	(1)
Use the History Brush	124	(1)
Fill a selection or a layer with a history state	125	(1)
Erase to history	126	(1)
Chapter 9: Lights & Darks	127	(12)
Adjustment layers	127	(3)
Adjustment basics	127	(1)
Adjustment layer basics	128	(1)
Create an adjustment layer	128	(1)
Edit an adjustment layer	129	(1)
Merge an adjustment layer	129	(1)
Ways to use adjustment layers	130	(1)
Equalize a layer	130	(1)
Invert lights and darks	131	(1)
Make a layer high contrast	131	(1)
Posterize	132	(1)
Adjust brightness and contrast (Brightness/Contrast)	133	(1)
Adjust brightness and contrast using Levels	134	(1)
Screen back a layer (or the Background)	135	(1)
Lighten using the Dodge tool or darken using the Burn tool	136	(1)
Restrict the area a new adjustment layer affects	137	(1)
Restrict the area an existing adjustment layer affects	137	(1)
Make a layer (or the Background) grayscale using Channel Mixer	138	(1)
Chapter 10: Choose Colors	139	(6)
What are the Foreground and Background colors?	139	(1)
Choose a color using the Color Picker	140	(1)
Choose a custom color	141	(1)
Choose a color from an image using the Eyedropper	142	(1)
Choose a color using the Color palette	142	(1)
Choose a color from the Swatches palette	143	(1)
Add a color to the Swatches palette	143	(1)
Delete a color from the Swatches palette	143	(1)
Save an edited swatches set	143	(1)
Replace a swatches set	144	(1)
Load a swatches set	144	(1)
Chapter 11: Recolor	145	(24)
Adjust command basics	145	(1)
Fill a selection or a layer with a color, a pattern, or imagery	146	(1)
More about pattern-making	147	(1)
Apply a stroke to a selection or a layer	148	(1)
Preview fill modes and opacities on a selection or a layer	149	(1)
Adjust a color image using Hue/Saturation	150	(2)
Place color samplers on an image	152	(1)
Move a color sampler	152	(1)
Using the Info palette with the Color Sampler tool	153	(1)
Remove a color sampler	153	(1)
Replace colors	154	(1)
Strip color from a layer or the Background	155	(1)
Colorize or color correct using Color Balance	156	(1)
Adjust color using thumbnail Variations	157	(1)
Saturate or desaturate colors using the Sponge tool	158	(1)
Use the Channel Mixer	159	(1)
Curves and Levels	160	(1)
Adjust color or values using the Curves command	160	(2)
Adjust individual color channels using Levels	162	(1)
Heighten color or silhouette color areas on black	163	(1)
Convert a color layer to grayscale and selectively restore its color	164	(1)
Create a spot color channel	165	(1)
Paint on a spot color channel	166	(1)
Spot color channel basics	166	(1)
Printing spot color channels	167	(1)
Convert an alpha channel into a spot color channel	168	(1)
Chapter 12: Paint	169	(14)
Use the Paintbrush or Airbrush tool	169	(2)
Draw straight lines	171	(1)
Modify a brush tip	172	(1)
Create a new brush tip	173	(1)
Delete a brush tip	173	(1)
Create a calligraphic brush tip	173	(1)
Apply tints to a grayscale image	174	(1)
Create a brush tip from an image	174	(1)
Save a brush set	175	(1)
Load a brush set	175	(1)
Fill an area using the Paint Bucket tool	176	(1)
Erase part of a layer	177	(1)
Auto erase	177	(1)
Smudge colors	178	(1)
Apply a gradient	179	(1)
Create or edit a gradient	180	(1)
Remove a gradient	181	(1)
Change the opacity of gradient colors	182	(1)
Create a multicolor wash	182	(1)
Chapter 13: More Layers	183	(20)
Change the opacity of a layer	183	(1)
Layer effects basics	184	(1)
Create a Drop Shadow or Inner Shadow	185	(1)
Transform a Drop Shadow (method 1)	186	(1)
Transform a Drop Shadow (method 2)	186	(1)
Create an Outer or Inner Glow	187	(1)
Create a Bevel or Emboss effect	188	(1)
Other Effects commands	189	(1)
The layer blending modes	190	(1)
Blend pixels between two layers	191	(1)
Blend a modified layer with the original layer	192	(1)
What is a layer mask?	193	(1)
Create a layer mask	193	(1)
Reshape a layer mask	194	(1)
Move a mask without moving its layer	195	(1)
Duplicate a layer mask	195	(1)
Fill type with imagery using a layer mask	195	(1)
Temporarily remove the effects of a layer mask	196	(1)
Apply or discard the effects of a layer mask	196	(1)
Create a clipping group of layers	197	(1)
Remove a layer from a clipping group	197	(1)
Ungroup an entire clipping group	197	(1)
Link layers (and move them as a unit)	198	(1)
Align two or more linked layers	198	(1)
Distribute three or more linked layers	199	(1)
3D Transform	199	(1)
Apply the 3D Transform filter	200	(3)
Chapter 14: Masks	203	(8)
Chapter overview	203	(1)
Save a selection to a channel using the current options settings	204	(1)
Save a selection to a channel and choose options	204	(1)
Display a channel selection	205	(1)
Load a channel selection onto an image using the current options	205	(1)
Load a channel selection onto an image and choose options	205	(1)
Save Selection Operations	206	(1)
Load Selection Operations	206	(1)
Rename a channel	207	(1)
Delete a channel	207	(1)
Duplicate a channel	207	(1)
Reshape an alpha channel mask	208	(1)
Reshape a selection using Quick Mask mode	209	(1)
Create a Quick Mask	210	(1)
Choose Quick Mask display options	210	(1)
Chapter 15: Paths	211	(16)
Chapter overview	211	(1)
Convert a selection into a path	212	(1)
Create a path using the Pen tool	213	(1)
Create a selection using the Magnetic Pen tool	214	(1)
The Magnetic Pen palette options	215	(1)
Create a path using the Freeform Pen	216	(1)
Move a path	216	(1)
Add to an existing, open path	217	(1)
Transform an entire path	217	(1)
Transform points on a path	217	(1)
Copy a path in the same image	218	(1)
Drag-and-drop a path to another image	218	(1)
Save a work path	218	(1)
Display a path	219	(1)
Hide a path	219	(1)
Select anchor points on a path	219	(1)
Reshape a path	220	(1)
Delete a path	221	(1)
Deselect a path	222	(1)
Convert a closed path into a selection	222	(1)
Stroke a path	223	(1)
Fill a path	224	(1)
Clip the background from an image for use in another application	225	(1)
Export a path to Illustrator or FreeHand	226	(1)
Chapter 16: Type	227	(14)
Chapter overview	227	(1)
Create an editable type layer	228	(2)
Rotate type	230	(1)
Transform type	230	(1)
Edit a type layer	231	(1)
Move a type layer	231	(1)
Render type into pixels	231	(1)
Render without rendering	232	(1)
Screen back an image behind type	232	(1)
Screen back type	233	(1)
Fill type with imagery from another document using Paste Into	234	(1)
Fill type with imagery using a clipping group of layers	235	(1)
Create fading type	236	(1)
Apply layer effects to semi-transparent type	236	(1)
Create a type selection	237	(1)
Move a type selection	238	(1)
Stroke a type selection	238	(1)
Deselect a type selection	238	(1)
Create type in a spot channel	239	(1)
Edit type in a spot channel	239	(1)
Create a type mask for an adjustment layer	240	(1)
Chapter 17: Filters	241	(24)
Filter basics	241	(4)
How filters are applied	241	(1)
Using a filter dialog box	242	(1)
Lessening a filter's overall effect	242	(1)
Restricting the area a filter affects	243	(1)
Making filter effects look less artificial	244	(1)
Maximizing a filter's effect	244	(1)
Texture mapping using a filter	244	(1)
All the filters illustrated	245	(12)
Artistic filters	245	(2)
Blur filters	247	(1)
Brush Strokes filters	248	(1)
Distort filters	249	(2)
Pixelate filters	251	(1)
Render filters	252	(1)
Sharpen filters	252	(1)
Sketch filters	253	(2)
Stylize filters	255	(1)
Texture filters	256	(1)
A few filter exercises	257	(8)
Create a wrinkled edge	257	(1)
Take the easy way out	257	(1)
Apply a texture using a layer mask	258	(1)
Turn a photograph into a painting or a drawing	258	(1)
Our watercolor filter	259	(1)
Apply the Mosaic filter using graduated values	260	(1)
Motion blur part of an image	261	(1)
Cast a light on an image	262	(3)
Chapter 18: Actions	265	(14)
Chapter overview	265	(1)
Create a new actions set	266	(1)
Record an action	266	(1)
Insert a stop in an action	267	(1)
Exclude or include a command from playback	268	(1)
Play back an action on an image	268	(1)
Replay an action on a batch of images	269	(1)
Add a command (or commands) to an action	270	(1)
Delete a command from an action	270	(1)
Activate or deactivate a dialog box pause for a command in an action	271	(1)
Change the order of commands	271	(1)
Rerecord an entire action using different dialog box settings	271	(1)
Rerecord a single command in an action	272	(1)
Duplicate an action	272	(1)
Delete an entire action	272	(1)
Save an actions set to a file	273	(1)
Load an additional actions set onto the Actions palette	273	(1)
Replace the current actions set with a different actions set	273	(1)
Run one action in another action	274	(1)
Other Automate commands	275	(1)
Perform a conditional image mode change	275	(1)
Fit image to width and/or height dimensions	276	(1)
Make a contact sheet index of the contents of a folder	277	(1)
Convert a multi-page PDF to Photoshop format	278	(1)
Chapter 19: Preferences	279	(8)
Memory & Image Cache Preferences	279	(1)
General Preferences	280	(1)
Saving Files Preferences	281	(1)
Display & Cursors Preferences	282	(1)
Transparency & Gamut Preferences	283	(1)
Units & Rulers Preferences	284	(1)
Guides & Grid Preferences	285	(1)
Plug-ins & Scratch Disk Preferences	286	(1)
Chapter 20: Print	287	(20)
Chapter overview	287	(1)
Print to a black-and-white laser printer (Windows)	288	(1)
Print to a black-and-white laser printer (Macintosh)	289	(1)
Print to a PostScript color printer	290	(1)
Prepare a file for an IRIS or dye sublimation printer or an imagesetter	291	(1)
The Page Setup dialog box	292	(1)
The Page Setup Options illustrated	293	(1)
Apply trapping	293	(1)
Preparing a file for another application	294	(8)
Photoshop to QuarkXPress	294	(1)
Photoshop to PageMaker	294	(1)
Photoshop to a film recorder	294	(1)
Photoshop to Illustrator	295	(1)
Photoshop to CorelDRAW	296	(1)
Save an image as an EPS	297	(1)
Save an image as a DCS 2.0	298	(1)
Save an image as a TIFF	299	(1)
Save an RGB image as a BMP or PICT	299	(1)
Produce a duotone	300	(1)
Print a grayscale image using a Pantone tint	301	(1)
Color reproduction basics	302	(5)
Enter CMYK Setup settings	302	(1)
Save a separation table	303	(1)
Match the on-screen image to a color proof	304	(1)
Correct out-of-gamut colors	305	(1)
Color correction: first glance	306	(1)
Chapter 21: Web/ImageReady	307	(66)
Indexed color	307	(4)
Convert an image to Indexed Color mode	307	(2)
Edit an Indexed Color image's color table	309	(1)
Create a custom palette for indexed images	310	(1)
Index a 24-bit RGB image to a custom 8-bit palette	310	(1)
Photoshop to Director	311	(3)
Using the Layers palette as a storyboard	311	(1)
RGB vs. Indexed Color images	312	(1)
How to copy a pixel object with an anti-aliased edge into Director	313	(1)
Photoshop to After Effects	314	(1)
Photoshop to the Web	315	(8)
Image size	315	(2)
GIF	317	(1)
Color depth	318	(1)
JPEG	318	(1)
Dithering	319	(1)
Alias versus anti-alias	320	(1)
PNG-8 and PNG-24	321	(2)
Optimizing images for the Web using ImageReady	323	(17)
Optimize an image in the GIF or PNG-8 format	323	(3)
Use the ImageReady previews	326	(1)
Back and forth between ImageReady and Photoshop	326	(1)
Quick-optimize	327	(1)
Create and apply a droplet	327	(1)
Optimize an image in the JPEG or PNG-24 format	328	(2)
Make flat-color areas Web-safe	330	(1)
Preview potential browser dither in an optimized image	331	(1)
Controlling dithering	331	(1)
Preview Windows and Mac gamma values	332	(1)
Change the gamma for an optimized file	332	(1)
Preview an optimized image in a browser on your system	333	(1)
Save a file in ImageReady	334	(1)
Save an optimized file in ImageReady	334	(1)
Update an existing HTML file	335	(1)
Change a Web page title or embed copyright information	335	(1)
Enter type in ImageReady	336	(1)
Style type in ImageReady	336	(2)
Anti-aliasing type in ImageReady	338	(1)
Moving type from Photoshop 5.5 to ImageReady	339	(1)
Mixed optimization for hybrids	339	(1)
Slicing	340	(8)
Slice an image using a command	340	(1)
Slice an image manually	341	(1)
Convert an auto-slice into a user-slice	341	(1)
Delete slices	342	(1)
Hide/show slice borders and labels	342	(1)
Resize user-slices	342	(1)
Slice an image into multiple links	343	(1)
Create an image map	344	(1)
Optimize an individual slice	345	(1)
Copy optimization settings from one slice to another	345	(1)
Link slices	346	(1)
Unlink slices	346	(1)
Attach an ALT tag to a slice or to an entire image	347	(1)
Rollovers	348	(6)
Create a rollover for a slice	348	(3)
Create a rollover using a layer Effect	351	(1)
Preview a rollover	352	(1)
Create a secondary rollover	352	(1)
Create a button to be used on a Web page	353	(1)
GIF animations	354	(11)
Move layer imagery across an image via animation	354	(2)
Make imagery fade in or out	356	(1)
Remove frames from an animation	356	(1)
Choose options for animation playback	356	(1)
What you can tween	357	(1)
Preview an animation	357	(1)
Create a rocking animation	358	(1)
Edit an animation	359	(1)
Make an existing animation reverse itself to the first frame	359	(1)
Apply a second animation effect to an existing animation	360	(1)
Reduce the image size	361	(1)
Crop the image	361	(2)
Make a rollover trigger an animation sequence	363	(1)
Optimize an animation	363	(1)
Save a GIF animation	364	(1)
Open an animation in the GIF format	364	(1)
Layer Effects	365	(6)
Apply layer Effects in ImageReady	365	(1)
Remove a layer Effect	366	(1)
The Color Fill and Gradient/Pattern Effects	366	(1)
Other layer features in ImageReady	367	(1)
Apply a style to a layer	368	(1)
Preserve a layer Effect as a style	369	(2)
Background tiling	371	(2)
Create a tile for an HTML background	371	(1)
Preview an image as a tiled background	371	(1)
Assign an HTML tile file as a background for an image	371	(1)
Remove an HTML tile background or solid color from an image	371
Use Photoshop's Save for Web dialog box	370
Appendix A: Glossary	373	(2)
Appendix B: Copyright Protection	375	(4)
Appendix C: Directory of Artists	379	(4)
Appendix D: Photoshop 5.5	383	(14)
Adjust an image using Auto Contrast	383	(1)
Use the Background Eraser	384	(2)
Use the Magic Eraser	386	(1)
Mask a shape using the Extract command	387	(2)
Magic Wand and Paint Bucket enhancement	389	(1)
Brushes palette enhancement	389	(1)
Use the Art History Brush	390	(1)
Color palette enhancements	391	(1)
Create a contact sheet	392	(1)
Create a picture package	393	(1)
Create a Web gallery	394	(2)
Type enhancements	396	(1)
Index	397