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Learn how to effectively use organizational and management features in Photoshop. Explore layers, history panels, metadata, and keywords to enhance project complexity and client satisfaction. Dive into project management principles, layers control, history tracking, and using Photoshop Help.
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Chapter 2 Learning Photoshop Basics
Chapter Lessons • Use organizational and management features • Use the Layers and History panel • Learn about Photoshop by using Help • View and print an image
Using Organizational and Management Features • CS Live lets you connect to Acrobat.com • Button on the Photoshop Menu bar • Acrobat.com makes it possible to organize your work
Using Metadata and Keywords • Metadata is descriptive information about a file • Keywords are used to filter images
The Complexity of Projects • What does the client want? • The job should be done yesterday • It should be unbelievably cheap • The quality should be great
Use the Layers & History Panels Understanding Layers • What are layers? • A section within an image that can be manipulated independently • Use layers to control individual elements in an image
Layers Panel • The order in which the layers appear in the Layers panel matches the order in which they appear in the image
Layers Panel Currently active layer
History Panel • The History panel contains a record of each task completed in an image • The record of an event is called a state • The History panel displays up to 20 states
Learn about Photoshop by Using Help • Photoshop Help information appears in a browser window • You can click a topic on the left side of the window or enter a keyword in the Search text box
View and Print an Image • Use the Zoom tool to change views—up to a maximum of 1600%
View and Print an Image • Use the File Info dialog box to make notes for other users
Create a Web Gallery • Use the Output panel in Adobe Bridge