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 Adobe Photoshop Tips: September 26th, 2009: Size Matters; How to Determine and Change the Document Size
In Photoshop and PSE, sometimes size does matter. When you have opened a photo or document and need to know the size, press Ctrl + Alt + I (Mac: Cmd + Opt + I) to activate the Image Size Dialog box. This box gives you the current dimensions of your document and allows you to change the size on ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: September 19th, 2009: The I’s Have It; How to switch between the Brush and Eyedropper tools
Do you have an I for design? You do if you are using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements! The Eyedropper tool is a quick way to pick up a color from your photo or project. Just press the letter I on your keyboard to activate the Eyedropper tool. Then click once on your layout or photo to pick up a ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: September 12th, 2009: Cascading: Three Ways to View Multiple Documents at Once
When you visit Niagara Falls, you can choose to view it from the New York side or the Canadian side. Each side has a different perspective, but both are equally magnificent. When you open documents in Photoshop Elements, the default view allows you to see one large document filling the Editing ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: September 5th, 2009: Multitasking; How to make adjustments to more than one layer at a time
With today’s hectic lifestyles, we are all looking for ways to get more done in less time. When you are working in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, you can multitask by making changes to several layers at one time. Begin by holding the Ctrl key (Mac: Cmd key) as you select all of the lay ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: August 29th: How to Organize Layers into Folders
It’s back to school time - time for seeing old friends and buying new school supplies. Notebooks, backpacks, pencil cases and file folders – it’s an organizer’s dream! If you have Photoshop, you don’t have to feel left out. You have your own set of file folders f ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: August 22nd: Photoshop Ups and Downs: How to Move Layers in the Layers Palette
On a recent trip to an amusement park, I rode the beautiful, old-fashioned carousel with my son. After a few rounds I found myself asking what was so appealing about the repetitive up and down, round and round motion. Thankfully the ride ended before I turned green. And fortunately, there are s ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: August 15th: Close to You: How to Close Multiple Open Files
When I’m working on a project or editing my photos in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, I often have a number of images open at once. When I am ready to move onto a new project, there are several ways for me to close the files. There’s not a right way or a wrong way to do this – ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: August 8th: There’s No Place Like Home, (Except the End)
Using Shortcuts to Navigate to the Corners of Your Project There’s no place like home … there’s no place like home. As much as I enjoy traveling in the summer, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of coming back home to my comfort spot. When you are working on a digi ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: August 1st: O - O - O - It's Magic!
The functions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements are so amazing, it's almost like magic! Here's a magical way to quickly re-size your document. When you want to view your document in the editing window as large as possible, press Ctrl + 0 (Mac: Cmd + 0) on the keyboard. This fills the editing ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: July 25: A Piece of Cake with Layers
My favorite foodie shows are the cake decorating reality television shows. The multi-layer confections the pastry chefs create just amaze me. I’ve noticed that the chefs design each layer and embellishment separately and then stack them on a new platform. This is not so different from the ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: July 18: A Square Deal
As the song goes, sometimes it’s hip to be square. This is especially true when you are navigating your way around a digital project in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. When you need to zoom in to a specific spot on your project, activate the Navigator Palette by selecting Window > Nav ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: July 11: + Marks the Spot
When a pirate wanted to mark the exact location of his treasure on a map, he marked it with a red X. Photoshop has a similar function. When you need to mark an exact spot on your Photoshop or PSE document, just set the Caps Lock. Doing this will change your cursor into a cross hairs (like a +) ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: July 4: Open for Business!
One of my favorite things about shopping online is that the stores are always open. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, I can satisfy my need for instant gratification. No need to call ahead to see what’s open and what’s not. Photoshop makes it easy to see what’s open, too. When yo ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: June 27: Photoshop: The Final Frontier
Captain’s Log: Stardate 2009. We have entered the Scrapping Zone on an assignment to preserve memory units. Our dilemma: we find ourselves needing to apply the cloak of invisibility to a number of layers in our document. We know that we can hide one layer by clicking on the Layer Visibili ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: June 20: A Scale You Can Love
I have a love-hate relationship with my scale. I love it when it decreases and hate it when it increases. *sigh* Here’s a scale that I like all the time: the Photoshop & PSE font scale shortcut. Select the text that you want to increase or decrease in size by clicking at the beginning or ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: June 13: What a Drag!
If you've ever made a selection and then realized it isn’t in exactly the right spot, you’ll love this tip! It’s a real drag to have to try making the selection over and over again until you get it right! Here’s how to make Photoshop and PSE work with you instead. When y ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: June 6: Abandon the Confirmation Checkmark All Ye Who Enter Here
I’m not sure how amused my English Literature professor would be with my take on Dante’s Divine Comedy, but I think you’ll like this text tip. When you are typing a line of text in Photoshop and PSE, pressing the Enter key takes you to a new line. But pressing Ctrl + Enter ( ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: May 31: It’s a Scrapbooker’s Prerogative to Change Their Mind
When I am scrapbooking, I turn into an indecisive mess. I try this and try that. Move this and move it back. Select something and deselect it. It’s a wonder I ever finish a page! Good thing for me, Photoshop and PSE have shortcuts that enable my indecision: Pressing Ctrl + D (Mac Cmd + D) ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: May 24: Marqeeing Time
The Marquee tools in Photoshop and PSE allow you to create rectangular, square, circular and elliptical selections. Find the Marquee Tools by pressing the letter M on your keyboard or locating the Marquee tool icon near the top of the Toolbar. When you are using the Rectangular Marquee tool, ho ...
- Adobe Photoshop Tips: May 17: Free Refills
I’m a sucker for the free refill cups. All winter I enjoy free refills of coffee from the local coffee shop, while during the summertime, I’m all about free diet soda refills. Maybe that’s why I like these color-fill tricks in Photoshop and PSE: Alt + Backspace (Mac: Opt + Ba ...
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