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 How to separate items that are grouped on one page using Photoshop, PSE or other image editing software
Designers sometimes group alphabets or elements on one page for your convenience. I like pages of grouped elements because it means I only have to open one file, but I have all of the letters or elements available to use on my digital project. When you download a file with elements that are ...
- How to store and open your favorite folders in Photoshop and PSE
Everyone has their favorites – comfort items we turn to over and over again. In Photoshop and Elements, you can identify your favorite folders – the ones you tend to use each time you open the software. Just choose File > Open to enter the Open dialog and navigate to a folder ...
- Using a shortcut to change the numbers in a field
Spring has arrived and with it, my favorite sport: baseball. The kids in our area are already busy practicing in the fields, dotting them with color like so many wildflowers rustling in the spring breeze. When you are filling fields in Photoshop and Elements, clicking on the field name is a ...
- How to move layers with transparency in Photoshop and PSE
When you are working with digital overlays, word art and other images that are primarily transparent, it can be difficult to “grab” those layers to move them. Positioning your cursor over an opaque area will allow you to move the layer. When the opaque areas are particularly f ...
- How to rename layers in Photoshop and PSE
What’s in a name? In Photoshop and Elements, a name can help you easily locate a layer when the thumbnail image is too small to be seen. When you are working on a layered document with many layers, it’s easy to get confused about which layer contains which image. Small elements ...
- How to open up to 30 recently edited files in Photoshop and Elements
These days, our lives are so full of activities and distractions, it’s difficult to carve out large chunks of time to work on our Photoshop projects. When you do have some time to work, it’s nice that Photoshop and Elements automatically remember the last ten projects you edited. ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: March 6, 2010: How to change the thumbnail size in the Layers Panel
One of the things I like most about Photoshop and Elements is the ability to customize the interface to suit your project or computer screen. One of the changes you can make is to increase or decrease the size of the thumbnail in the Layers Panel. It’s easy to do – simply open a ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: February 27, 2010: How to choose the unit of measurement for Photoshop and Elements rulers
Where I live, we get very little snow. But this week, the children in our town were very excited to get a big snow storm. Where we can usually measure our snowballs in inches, this year, we had so much snow, our snowballs were measured in feet instead! When you are working in Photoshop an ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: February 20, 2010: How to save a layer as a new document
When you are working on a multi-layered project, you occasionally run across layers you’d like to save to use on another project. This is especially true when you have purchased layered templates where you’d like to save a title, text path or other element for use on subsequent ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: February 13, 2010: How to swap tools on the fly with Alt/Opt
What a fun week this has been – swapping Valentine cards and treats with our friends and loved ones. As a child, I eagerly anticipated the card exchange and was impatient to find out what each card looked like. As an adult, I’m still impatient to see how things will turn out ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: February 6, 2010: Strike a Match: How to color match two digital images in Photoshop
Valentine’s day is just a few days away – a day for celebrating perfect matches. If you have Photoshop (full version), you don’t have to wait to celebrate a perfect match! It’s just a few clicks away and that’s something we can all fall in love with! There ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: January 30, 2010: Reflection: How to create a mirror image
January 2010 is coming to a close. It has been a month for both reflection on the past year and looking ahead to the coming months. Reflecting in Photoshop and Elements is easy to do. You can create a mirror image with just a few clicks. When you want to create a mirror image of a photo in P ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: January 23, 2010: How to Round the Corners of Photos and Mats
In Photoshop and Elements, there is more than one way to do almost everything, so if one way doesn’t feel natural to you, there’s usually another workaround. Last week’s tip showed one way to create a mat around your photos (or other page elements) using the Stroke function. ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: January 16, 2010: How to Digitally Mat a Photo in Photoshop or PSE
Some skills are basic to the art of scrapbooking. Matting photos is one of those essential skills. In traditional scrapbooking, mats are created by cutting a piece of cardstock slightly larger than a photo, then mounting the photo in the center of the mat. This helps define the picture as the ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: January 9, 2010: How to fade filters in Photoshop and PSE
We all have a pair of favorite jeans – the comfy ones that started out with a deep blue hue, but each memory you’ve made in them has faded them just a bit. A family picnic, a trip to the museum, pizza and movie nights have rendered them the perfect shade of blue. Like the color of y ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: January 2, 2010: How to re-run filters in Photoshop and Elements
What fun I’ve had with my family during the holidays, snuggling up on the couch and watching re-runs of all of our favorite Christmas shows. It’s fun to watch Photoshop re-runs, too. When you are working with filters, you can run the filter again using an easy shortcut. To begin, ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: December 26, 2009: Shortcuts for creating new layers in Photoshop and PSE
As 2009 comes to a close, we are celebrating the start of a brand new year this week. I love having the chance to start fresh with a clean slate each January. When you are working in Photoshop and Elements, you can start fresh with a new canvas or layer, too. Pressing Ctrl N (Mac: Cmd N) on you ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: December 19, 2009: How to adjust the leading in lines of text
Are you making your list and checking it twice? With only a few days until Christmas, I hope you have completed your own “to do” list and that you’ve stayed on Santa’s “good” list this year. Why not include one of those lists on your next digital project? Pre ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: December 12, 2009: How to use clipping masks
Will you be listening for the clippity clop of reindeer hooves on your roof this year? I know at least one little boy who will desperately try to stay awake on Christmas Eve, just listening for Dancer and Prancer! Even if you can’t stay awake to witness the visit from that Jolly Old Elf, ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: December 5, 2009: How to use the Warp Tool in Photoshop or the Liquify Filter in PSE
If you are looking for a fun way to add a little magic to your holiday photos, try playing dress up in Photoshop! Adding fun elements like hats to your favorite subjects is quick and easy, but gives your pictures a dramatic punch. Learning to use the Warp tool will help you make the hats fit on ...
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