User manual ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0

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Part Number: 90024592 (09/00) iii Contents Getting Started Registration ............................................ 1 ........... 1 ........... 1 Installing Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady Learning Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady Using Web resources Customer support Other learning resources ................................... 3 ............................... 4 ...................................... 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Adobe Photoshop Basics Using tools and palettes Opening images in Photoshop and ImageReady Streamlining your workflow Retouching images Making edits Using layers Painting Making tonal and color adjustments Making pixel selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Compositing images Drawing shapes Creating type Editing type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . 47 Designing Web graphics Optimizing Web graphics Creating animations (ImageReady) What's New in Adobe Photoshop 6.0 Superb vector support Enhanced vector output Layer styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Interactive image warping Enhanced slicing capabilities Weighted optimization Improved Web workflow Streamlined interface Enhanced support for image maps and rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 iv CONTENTS Enhanced layer management Expanded text features Preset Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Other new and enhanced features Looking at the Work Area Chapter 1 Using the toolbox Using palettes Viewing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Using the tool options bar Using context menus Correcting mistakes Duplicating images Working with Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 . . . . . 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Reverting to any state of an image Using rulers, the measure tool, guides, and the grid Displaying status information Displaying file and image information Annotating images (Photoshop) Jumping between applications Previewing an image in a browser Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Setting preferences Monitoring operations Closing files and quitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Resetting all warning dialogs Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady Chapter 2 About bitmap images and vector graphics About image size and resolution Scanning images Changing image size and resolution Creating new images Placing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Opening and importing images Managing files with WebDAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 v Working with Color Chapter 3 About color modes and models (Photoshop) Color gamuts (Photoshop) Adjusting the monitor display . . . . . . . . . . 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 . . . . . . . . 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Channels and bit depth (Photoshop) Converting between color modes (Photoshop) Converting to indexed color (Photoshop) Applying colors Making color and tonal adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Producing Consistent Color (Photoshop) Chapter 4 Why colors sometimes don't match About color management Do you need color management? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Creating a viewing environment for color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Setting up color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 . . . . . . . . . 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 . . . 130 . . . . . . . 130 Using predefined color management settings Customizing color management settings Specifying working spaces Specifying color management policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Customizing advanced color management settings Saving and loading color management settings Synchronizing color management between applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Soft-proofing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 . . . . . . 134 Changing the color profile of a document Embedding profiles in saved documents Creating an ICC monitor profile Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Selecting Chapter 5 About selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 . . . . 149 Making pixel selections Adjusting pixel selections Softening the edges of a selection Working with snap Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 vi CONTENTS Saving and loading selections Deleting selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Removing fringe pixels from a selection (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Extracting objects from their background (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Drawing and Editing Chapter 6 About drawing and painting Drawing shapes and paths Using the shape tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Using the pen tools (Photoshop) Drawing overlapping shapes (Photoshop) Using the Paths palette (Photoshop) Editing paths (Photoshop) Managing paths (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Converting between paths and selection borders (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Adding color to paths (Photoshop) Transforming and retouching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Using Channels and Masks Chapter 7 About channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Using the Channels palette (Photoshop) Managing channels (Photoshop) Mixing color channels (Photoshop) Adding spot colors (Photoshop) Using channel calculations to blend layers and channels (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 About masks (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Creating temporary masks in Quick Mask mode (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Storing masks in alpha channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Using Layers Chapter 8 About layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 About layer sets Using the Layers palette Creating a layered image vii Grouping layers into sets Editing layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Moving and aligning the contents of layers Creating clipping groups Specifying layer properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 . . . . . . . . . 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Using the Layer Style dialog box (Photoshop) Setting layer blending options Using layer styles Customizing layer styles Hiding portions of a layer Managing layered images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 . . . . . . . . . . . 236 . . . . . . 242 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Creating and editing contours (Photoshop) Using adjustment layers or fill layers (Photoshop) Using Type Chapter 9 About type Creating type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Working with type layers Formatting characters Formatting paragraphs Controlling hyphenation and justification Working with composition Setting options for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean type (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Designing Web Pages Chapter 10 About designing Web pages with Photoshop and ImageReady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Creating and viewing slices Specifying slice options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 . . . . . . 286 . . . 288 Selecting and modifying slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Creating and viewing image maps (ImageReady) Specifying image map options (ImageReady) Selecting an image map type (ImageReady) Working with rollovers (ImageReady) Creating Web photo galleries (Photoshop) Selecting and modifying image maps (ImageReady) . . . . . . . . . 291 . . . . . . . . . . . 292 . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 viii CONTENTS Creating Animations (ImageReady) Chapter 11 About animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Creating animations Viewing animations Working with layers in animations Optimizing animations Saving animations Viewing animated images in Photoshop Opening and importing files as animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Optimizing Images for the Web Chapter 12 About optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Viewing images during optimization Choosing a file format for optimization Optimizing images Using weighted optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 . . . . . . . . . . . 330 . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images Working with hexadecimal values for color Making transparent and matted images Previewing and controlling dithering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 . . . . . . . 345 Setting optimization preferences (ImageReady) Using a droplet to automate optimization settings (ImageReady) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Saving optimized images Setting output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Creating background images Saving and Exporting Images Chapter 13 Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 . . . . . . . 366 . . . . . . . . . 367 About file formats Adding file information (Photoshop) Adding digital copyright information Setting preferences for saving files (Photoshop) Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop) Placing Photoshop images in other applications (Photoshop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 ix Printing (Photoshop) Chapter 14 About printing Printing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Positioning and scaling images Setting output options Printing part of an image Printing vector graphics Selecting halftone screen attributes Choosing a print encoding method Using color management when printing Printing with Adobe PressReady Creating color traps Printing duotones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Printing color separations Automating Tasks Chapter 15 About actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 . . . . . . . . . 410 Using the Actions palette Recording actions Playing actions Editing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Setting playback options (Photoshop) Managing actions in the Actions palette Using the Batch command (Photoshop) Using droplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Using the Automate commands (Photoshop) External automation Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 1 Getting Started elcome to the Adobe® Photoshop® 6.0 application, the world-standard image-editing, photo-retouching, and Web-graphics solution. With its integrated Web tool application, Adobe ImageReadyTM 3.0, Photoshop delivers a comprehensive environment for professional designers and graphics producers to create sophisticated images for both print and the Web. Moreover, Photoshop 6.0 expands the definition of desktop image-editing by adding new support for vector-based drawing and editing, improved tools for producing Web graphics, and an enhanced user interface, all to your creative advantage. W Installing Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady You must install the Photoshop and ImageReady applications from the Adobe Photoshop CD onto your hard drive; you cannot run the program from the CD. Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For more detailed information, see the InstallReadMe file on the CD. The single installer installs both the Photoshop and ImageReady applications. Learning Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady Adobe provides a variety of options for you to learn Photoshop, including printed guides, online Help, and tool tips. Using the Adobe Online feature, you can easily access a host of continually updated Web resources for learning Photoshop, from tips and tutorials to tech support information. Adobe Acrobat® ReaderTM software, included on the Photoshop CD, lets you view PDF files. Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat is required to view many documents included on this CD. Registration Adobe is confident you will find that its software greatly increases your productivity. So that Adobe can continue to provide you with the highest quality software, offer technical support, and inform you about new Photoshop software developments, please register your application. When you first start the Photoshop or ImageReady application, you're prompted to register online. You can choose to submit the form directly or fax a printed copy. You can also register by filling out and returning the registration card included with your software package. Using the printed documentation Two printed documents are included with the application. 2 Getting Started Using online Help The Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady applications include complete documentation in an HTML-based help system. The help system includes all of the information in the Adobe Photoshop 6.0 User Guide plus information on additional features, keyboard shortcuts, and fullcolor illustrations. For more detailed information about using online Help, click the Help on Help button next to the Content tab. To properly view online Help topics, you need Netscape Communicator 4.0 (or later) or Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later). You must also have JavaScript active. To start online Help: The user guide assumes you have a working knowledge of your computer and its operating conventions, including how to use a mouse and standard menus and commands. It also assumes you know how to open, save, and close files. For help with any of these techniques, please see your Microsoft Windows® or Mac® OS documentation. Adobe Photoshop Quick Reference Card Contains basic information about the Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady tools and palettes, and shortcuts for using them. Shortcuts are also included in the online Help. Using tool tips The tool tips feature lets you display the name of tools, or buttons and controls in palettes. To identify a tool or control: Do one of the following: · Choose Help > Help Contents (Photoshop) or Help > Help Topics (ImageReady). · Press F1 (Windows). Adobe Photoshop 6.0 User Guide Contains essential information on using Photoshop and ImageReady commands and features. Complete information on all topics is available in online Help. The printed guide and help also indicate when a topic, procedure, or command pertains specifically to Photoshop or ImageReady, for example, "Choose View > Actual Pixels (Photoshop) or View > Actual Size (ImageReady)." Position the pointer over a tool or control and pause. A tool tip appears showing the name and keyboard shortcut (if any) for the item. If tool tips don't appear, the preference for displaying them may be turned off. To display tool tips: 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General. 2 Select Show Tool Tips, and click OK. Note: Tool tips are not available in most dialog boxes. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 3 User Guide Using Web resources If you have an Internet connection and a Web browser installed on your system, you can access additional resources for learning Photoshop and ImageReady located on the Adobe Systems home page on the World Wide Web. These resources are continually updated. To access the Adobe home page for your region: When you set up Adobe Online to connect to your Web browser, Adobe can either notify you whenever new information is available through the Downloadables feature or automatically download that information to your hard disk. If you choose not to use the automatic download feature, you can still view and download new files whenever they are available using the Downloadables command in the Help menu. To use Adobe Online: 1 Open the Adobe U.S. home page at www.adobe.com. 2 From the Adobe Sites menu, choose your geographical region. The Adobe home page is customized for several geographical regions. 1 In Photoshop or ImageReady, choose Help > Adobe Online, or click the icon at the top of the toolbox. About Adobe Online Adobe Online provides access to the latest tutorials, quicktips, and other Web content for Photoshop and other Adobe products. Using Adobe Online, you can also download and view the current version of the Photoshop Top Issues document containing the latest Photoshop technical support solutions. Bookmarks are also included to take you quickly to noteworthy Adobe- and Photoshop-related sites. Note: You must have an Internet connection and an Internet browser installed. Adobe Online will launch your browser using your default Internet configuration. 2 Do any of the following: · Click Refresh to make sure you have the latest Using Adobe Online Adobe Online is constantly changing, so you should refresh before you use it. Refreshing through Adobe Online updates bookmarks and buttons so you can quickly access the most current content available. You can use preferences to automatically refresh Adobe Online daily, weekly, or monthly. version of the Adobe Online window and its buttons, as well as the latest bookmarks. It is important to refresh the screen so that the current options are available for you to choose from. · Click Preferences to specify connection options. General preferences affect how Adobe Online interacts with all Adobe products installed on your system, and Application preferences affect how 4 Getting Started Adobe Online interacts with Photoshop and ImageReady. To see an explanation of each preference option, click Setup and follow the prompts. You also can set up an automatic refresh using the Update Options. Note: You can also set Adobe Online preferences by choosing Edit > Preferences > Adobe Online. · Click any button in the Adobe Online window to open the Web page to which the button is linked. · Click the bookmark button ( ) to view suggested Web sites related to Photoshop and Adobe. These bookmarks are automatically updated as new Web sites become available. · Click Close to return to Photoshop or ImageReady. · Select Show All Files to view all the files on the Adobe Web site that are currently available for download. 3 Select Download Options: · Select Auto Install Downloaded Components if you want Adobe to start the component's installer (if available) as soon as the download is complete. You can then follow the prompts to install the files. · Select Download in Background if you want to continue working in Photoshop, ImageReady, and other applications while the file downloads. · Select Notify When Download Complete if you want Adobe to display a message when the files have been transferred to your computer. 4 To view a list of files, open the Downloadables folder and any other folder listed. Accessing Adobe Online through the Help menu The Help menu includes options to view and download information from the Adobe Web site. To view updated articles or documents: 5 To see a description of a file, position the mouse cursor over a filename and view its description in the Item Description section. 6 To see the location where a file will be installed if downloaded, select a file and view its location in the Download Directory section. To change the location, click the Folder button ( ). 7 To download a file, select it and click Click Help and choose the topic you want to view. To view and download information from the Adobe Web site using the Help menu: Download. 8 To close the Downloadables dialog box, click Close. 1 In Photoshop or ImageReady, choose Help > Downloadables. 2 Select a View Option: · Select Show Only New Files to view only the files Other learning resources Other Adobe learning resources are available but are not included with your application. that are new since the last time you viewed downloadable files or were notified of them. ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 5 User Guide Classroom in a Book Is the official training series for Adobe graphics and publishing software. This book is developed by experts at Adobe and published by Adobe Press. The Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book includes lessons about using Photoshop. For information on purchasing Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com, or contact your local book distributor. Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide available for several different geographical regions. Visit the Partnering with Adobe Web site at www.partners.adobe.com to learn how you can become certified. Customer support When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support for up to 90 days from the date of your first call. Terms may vary depending on the country of residence. For more information, refer to the technical support card provided with the Photoshop documentation. Provides in-depth information on successful print production, including topics such as color management, commercial printing, constructing a publication, imaging and proofing, and project management guidelines. For information on purchasing the Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com. Official Adobe Electronic Publishing Guide Customer support on Adobe Online Adobe Online provides access to FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and troubleshooting information that provides solutions to common problems. Tackles the fundamental issues essential to ensuring quality online publications in HTML and PDF. Using simple, expertly illustrated explanations, design and publishing professionals tell you how to design electronic publications for maximum speed, legibility, and effectiveness. For information on purchasing the Official Adobe Electronic Publishing Guide, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com. The Adobe Certification program Offers users, Additional customer support resources Adobe Systems provides several forms of automated technical support: · See the ReadMe and ReadMe First! files installed with the program for information that became available after this guide went to press. · Explore the extensive customer support infor- instructors, and training centers the opportunity to demonstrate their product proficiency and promote their software skills as Adobe Certified Experts, Adobe Certified Instructors, or Adobe Authorized Learning Providers. Certification is mation on Adobe's World Wide Web site (www.adobe.com). To access the Adobe Web site from Photoshop, choose Help > Adobe Online or click the icon at the top of the toolbox. (See "Using Web resources" on page 3.) · Read the Top Issues PDF that is available from the Help menu. Adobe Photoshop Basics This interactive overview of Adobe Photoshop offers a number of short lesson modules designed to introduce the key features of the program. You can complete the modules in sequence, or select individual ones to design your own program introduction. If you are an experienced Photoshop user, you may want to quickly review sections of this overview and then skip to "What's New in Adobe Photoshop 6.0." 10 Adobe Photoshop Basics Setting up the work area Using tools and palettes The Photoshop or ImageReady work area consists of the image window, the toolbox, the options bar, and a set of floating palettes. This module shows you the basics of navigating the work area, from selecting tools and tool options to customizing the display and arrangement of palettes. Select a tool To select a tool, click its icon in the toolbox. Some tools in the toolbox have additional hidden tools, as indicated by the small triangle to the lower right of the tool icon. To select a hidden tool, position the pointer on the visible tool and hold down the mouse button until the tools list appears. Then, click the tool you want. Choose tool options When you first start the application, the options bar appears docked to the top of your screen. This options bar contains option settings for the currently selected tool. · · To display the options bar if it is hidden, click a tool in the toolbox, or choose Window > Show Options. To move the options bar to a different location, drag the title bar on the left edge of the bar. You can move the options bar anywhere in the work area and dock it to the top or bottom of the screen. Options bar