Photoshop CS6
Photoshop Basics, part 2
Another useful menu is the Window drop-down; here we see a list which consists of the fourth element in the Photoshop Basic interface, the panels or palettes - more on this shortly. And the Help drop-down menu is also useful; the F1 Help will take you online to Adobe.com and various Photoshop forums. If you get stuck or need to remember how to create a brush, for example, just jump into the Help. Note also the small text field on the top right of the screen; typing a topic here and hitting Enter will also take you to the online Photoshop Help.
The fourth element of the Photoshop CS6 interface is the panels or palettes on the right-hand side. Click on the double-headed arrow to expand the palettes. Click once on a tab to show the palette; double-click on the tab to open or close the palette. You can also make them bigger by clicking and dragging on the dividing line between panels. Again these palettes work hand in hand with the tools; we will work with each of them in later Photoshop Basics blog posts. For the moment notice the small flyout options button on the top right of each palette; here we find a complete list of the various options for that particular palette. The main options are also listed on the bottom row of the palette.
Another useful menu is the Window drop-down; here we see a list which consists of the fourth element in the Photoshop Basic interface, the panels or palettes - more on this shortly. And the Help drop-down menu is also useful; the F1 Help will take you online to Adobe.com and various Photoshop forums. If you get stuck or need to remember how to create a brush, for example, just jump into the Help. Note also the small text field on the top right of the screen; typing a topic here and hitting Enter will also take you to the online Photoshop Help.
The fourth element of the Photoshop CS6 interface is the panels or palettes on the right-hand side. Click on the double-headed arrow to expand the palettes. Click once on a tab to show the palette; double-click on the tab to open or close the palette. You can also make them bigger by clicking and dragging on the dividing line between panels. Again these palettes work hand in hand with the tools; we will work with each of them in later Photoshop Basics blog posts. For the moment notice the small flyout options button on the top right of each palette; here we find a complete list of the various options for that particular palette. The main options are also listed on the bottom row of the palette.
To customize your Photoshop interface, just click and drag a palette tab into the middle of the screen. You can also close palettes by clicking the small cross on the top right, or restack them into different configurations. However, it’s easy to lose things this way. To find a missing palette, just go to the Window drop-down menu and click on the lost palette. So you can’t really lose anything in Adobe Photoshop. To reset your Workspace to the default interface, simply go to Window > Workspace > Default Workspace. You also have this function in the top right Workspace Shifter dropdown list. And you can also save your favorite configuration.
The last part of the Photoshop Basics interface is on the bottom left of the image, a small box with file sizes. The first size is with the layers flattened; the second size is with the layers intact. More on Photoshop Layers in another blog post.
And that’s it for the Photoshop CS6 interface. It’s worth noting that the interface hasn’t changed much at all in the past few versions. Occasionally Adobe will add a new tool or function to the menus, but this usually just affects the higher-end, advanced functions. And it’s also worth repeating that there is no essential difference between working in Photoshop on a PC and on Mac.
We will now look at Photoshop Navigation commands; zooming and panning. Visit http://www.designworkshopsydney.com.au/adobe-photoshop-courses/ to make yourself updated about our photoshop's basics courses.
The last part of the Photoshop Basics interface is on the bottom left of the image, a small box with file sizes. The first size is with the layers flattened; the second size is with the layers intact. More on Photoshop Layers in another blog post.
And that’s it for the Photoshop CS6 interface. It’s worth noting that the interface hasn’t changed much at all in the past few versions. Occasionally Adobe will add a new tool or function to the menus, but this usually just affects the higher-end, advanced functions. And it’s also worth repeating that there is no essential difference between working in Photoshop on a PC and on Mac.
We will now look at Photoshop Navigation commands; zooming and panning. Visit http://www.designworkshopsydney.com.au/adobe-photoshop-courses/ to make yourself updated about our photoshop's basics courses.