3. Basics of Photoshop

5. Menu Bar contains all of Photoshop’s available options Options Bar set the options for the currently selected tool Toolbox has various tools for editing the image Palettes various panes to control different aspects of the project. Includes layers, channels, paths, history, etc. Image Area the currently open image(s)

6. Tools in the Toolbox The Selection Tools allow you to use various techniques to select specific sections of an image, rather than the entire graphic.

7. Tools in the Toolbox The Enhancement Tools allow you to clone portions of an image, blur or enhance backgrounds, fill an area with a selected color, or further emphasize focal points.

8. Tools in the Toolbox The Vector Tools allow users to create vector-based objects in Photoshop.

9. Tools in the Toolbox By using the Navigation Tools, you can move to different sections of an image, or change magnification of the image. The Zoom Tool allows users to magnify and reduce areas of images. Click the Zoom Tool to zoom in (magnify); press the Alt key and click the Zoom Tool to zoom out. The Hand Tool allows users to slide the image around the Image Area in order to view different sections of the image.

10. Tools in the Toolbox The Color Tools control the foreground and background colors. In this example, Black is the current foreground color and White is the background color. When used in conjuction with the Color Palette and the Swatches Palette, users can select from millions of different colors to use in their images.

11. Tools in the Toolbox The Eyedropper Tool allows you to select a color from an existing image.

12. Layers Layers are like transparencies stacked one on top of one another. Each layer can have different images and effects. When the layers are stacked, the images appear as if they are all a single image.

14. Opening New Image

15. Opening New Image

22. File Formats Vector formats include • AI (Adobe Illustrator) • CDR (CorelDRAW) • CMX (Corel Exchange) • CGM Computer Graphics Metafile • DXF AutoCAD • WMF Windows Metafile Vector drawing programs • Adobe Illustrator • CorelDRAW • Xara Xtreme • Serif DrawPlus Bitmap formats include • BMP • GIF • JPEG, JPG • PNG • PICT (Macintosh) • PCX • TIFF • PSD (Adobe Photoshop) Bitmap editing programs • Microsoft Paint • Adobe Photoshop • Corel Photo-Paint • Corel Paint Shop Pro • The GIMP