The Visibooks Guide To Photoshop CS2 (2006).pdf

Table of Contents

Photoshop Basics ........................................... 1

Create GIFs ...................................................................................8

Create JPGs ................................................................................15

Resize graphics ..........................................................................21

Flip and rotate graphics.............................................................28

Formatting Graphics ..................................... 39

Crop graphics .............................................................................40

Reduce file size ..........................................................................46

Change resolution ......................................................................62

Lighten/darken graphics............................................................69

Creating Graphics ......................................... 77

Draw and Paint ...........................................................................78

Create text graphics ...................................................................86

Replace colors ............................................................................96

Create shapes ...........................................................................100

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Advanced Techniques .................................107

Make GIF backgrounds transparent ....................................... 108

Enhance and correct graphics................................................ 116

Work with layers ...................................................................... 125

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Photoshop Basics

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

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Create GIFs

•

Create JPEGs

•

Resize graphics

•

Flip and rotate graphics

PHOTOSHOP BASICS

1. Open a web browser, then go to:

www.visibooks.com/books/pcs2

2. Right click the Download Photoshop Practice Files link.

3. When the menu appears, click Save Target As .

4. When the Save As window appears, navigate to the My

Documents folder.

Then click the icon.

PHOTOSHOP BASICS