This document provides instructions for editing photos in Adobe Photoshop CS6. It outlines objectives for customizing the workspace, opening photos, saving in different formats, using tools like the zoom and cropping. It also details how to perform edits like resizing images, adding text and borders, printing and saving for web. The document concludes with instructions for accessing help and quitting the program.

1. Adobe®
Photoshop® CS6
Chapter 1
Editing a Photo

2. Objectives
• Start Photoshop and customize the Photoshop
workspace
• Open a photo
• Identify parts of the Photoshop workspace
• Explain file types
• Save a photo for both print and the Web
• View a photo using the Zoom Tool, Navigator
panel, and the Hand Tool
• Display rulers
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3. Objectives
• Crop a photo using the rule of thirds overlay
• Save a photo for both print and the Web
• Create a border
• Open a recent file
• Resize a photo
• Insert text and stroke
• Print a photo
• Access Photoshop Help
• Close a file and quit Photoshop
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4. Project – Postcard Graphic
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5. General Project Guidelines
• Find an appropriate image or photo
• Determine how to edit the photo to highlight the
theme
• Identify finishing touches that will further
enhance the photo
• Prepare for publication
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6. Starting Photoshop
• Click the Start button on the Windows 7 taskbar to
display the Start menu
• Type Photoshop CS6 as the search text in the
‘Search programs and files’ text box, and watch the
search results appear on the Start menu
• Click Adobe Photoshop CS6 in the search results on
the Start menu to start Photoshop
• After a few moments, when the Photoshop window is
displayed, if the window is not maximized, click the
Maximize button next to the Close button on the
Application bar to maximize the window
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7. Starting Photoshop
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8. Selecting the Essentials Workspace
• Click Window on the Application bar to display the
Window menu
• Point to Workspace on the Window menu to display
the Workspace submenu
• Click Essentials (Default) on the Workspace submenu
to select the default workspace panels
• Click Window on the Application bar and then point
to Workspace again to display the submenu
• Click Reset Essentials to restore the workspace to its
default settings and reposition any panels that may
have been moved
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9. Selecting the Essentials Workspace
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10. Selecting the Default Tool
• If the tools on the Tools panel appear in two columns, click the
double arrow at the top of the Tools panel
• If necessary, click the second button from the top on the Tools
panel to select it
• If the button does not display a square icon, right-click the button
and then click Rectangular Marquee Tool on the context menu
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11. Resetting the Options Bar
• Right-click the Rectangular Marquee Tool icon on
the options bar to display its context menu
• Click Reset All Tools to display a confirmation
dialog box
• Click the OK button to restore the tools to their
default settings
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12. Resetting the Options Bar
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13. Resetting the Interface Color
• Click Edit on the Application bar, and then point to
Preferences to display the Preferences submenu
• Click Interface on the Preferences submenu to
display the Preferences dialog box
• In the Appearance area, click the third button,
Medium Gray, to change the interface color
• Click the OK button in the Preferences dialog box
to close the dialog box and return to the
Photoshop workspace
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14. Resetting the Interface Color
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15. Opening a Photo
• Click File on the Application bar to display the File
menu
• Click Open on the File menu to display the Open
dialog box
• Click the Look in box arrow to display a list of
available storage locations, and then select the
desired storage location
• Navigate to the location of the photo you wish to
open, and then click the file to select it
• Click the Open button to open the selected file and
display the open photo in the Photoshop workspace
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16. Opening a Photo
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17. The Application Bar
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18. The Menu Bar and the Options Bar
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19. The Options Bar
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20. The Document Window
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21. Panels
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22. Saving a Photo in the PSD Format
• Click File on the Application bar to display the File
menu
• Click Save As to display the Save As dialog box
• Type the desired file name in the File name text box
• Navigate to the desired save location
• Click the Format button to display the list of available
file formats
• Click Photoshop (*.PSD, *.PDD) to select it
• Click the Save button to save the document
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23. Saving a Photo in the PSD Format
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24. Using the Zoom Tool
• Click the Zoom Tool button on the Tools panel to
select the Zoom Tool
• Move the mouse pointer into the document
window to display the magnifying glass mouse
pointer
• Click the location of the photo on which you wish
to zoom in until the photo is zoomed to the
desired level
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25. Using the Zoom Tool
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26. Using the Navigator Panel
• Click Window on the Application bar to display
the Window menu
• Click Navigator on the Window menu to display
the Navigator panel
• Drag the proxy view area on the Navigator Panel
to display the desired portion of the photo
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27. Using the Navigator Panel
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28. Minimizing the Navigator Panel
• Click the double arrow at the top of the Navigator
panel
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29. Using the Hand Tool
• Click the Hand Tool button on the Tools panel to
select the Hand Tool
• Drag in the document window to display the
center portion of the photo
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30. Using the Hand Tool
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31. Changing the Magnification
• Double-click the Magnification box on the status
bar to select the current magnification
• Type the desired magnification and then press the
ENTER key to change the magnification
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32. Displaying Rulers
• Click View on the Application bar to display the
View menu
• Click Rulers to display the rulers in the document
window
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33. Displaying Rulers
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34. Editing the Photo
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35. Cropping a Photo
• Click the Crop Tool button on the Tools panel to
select the Crop Tool
• Click the photo to display the rule of thirds grid
• If necessary, click the Delete Cropped Pixels check
box on the options bar, so that it displays a check
mark
• Drag the cropping handles to their desired
locations
• Press the ENTER key to complete the crop
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36. Cropping a Photo
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37. Creating a Selection
• On the Application bar, click Select to display the
Select menu
• On the Select menu, click All to display the
selection marquee around the entire photo
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38. Stroking a Selection
• With the photograph selected, click Edit on the
Application bar to display the Edit menu
• Click Stroke to display the Stroke dialog box
• Type the desired width in the Width box
• Click the OK button to apply the stroke
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39. Stroking a Selection
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40. Modifying a Selection
• On the Application bar, click Select, and then
point to Modify to display the Modify submenu
• Click Border on the Modify submenu to display
the Border Selection dialog box
• Type the desired width in the Width box to create
a border selection on each side of the photo
• Click the OK button in the Border Selection dialog
box to define the selection
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41. Modifying a Selection
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42. Switching Foreground
and Background Colors
• Click the Switch Foreground and Background
Colors button to reverse the colors
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43. Deselecting
• Click Select on the Application bar and then click
Deselect to remove the selection
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44. Saving a Photo
with the Same File Name
• Click File on the Application bar and then click
Save to save the photo with the same file name
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45. Closing a Photo
• Click the Close button on the document window
tab to close the document window and the image
file
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46. Opening a Recent File
• Click File on the Application bar and then point to
Open Recent to display the Open Recent submenu
• Click the desired file on the Open Recent
submenu to open the file
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47. Resizing the Image
• Click Image on the Application bar to display the
Image menu
• Click Image Size to display the Image Size dialog
box
• In the Document Size area, set the desired width
and height
• Click the OK button to finish resizing the image
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48. Resizing the Image
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49. Selecting the Horizontal Type Tool
• Click the Horizontal Type Tool on the Tools panel
to select it
• If the solid T icon does not appear on the button,
right-click the button to display its context menu,
then click Horizontal Type Tool in the list
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50. Setting Font Options
• On the options bar, click the ‘Set the font family’
box arrow to display the list of font families
• Scroll in the list and then click the desired font
family
• Click the ‘Set the font style’ box arrow to display
the list of font styles
• Click the desired font style
• Select the value in the ‘Set the font size’ box, and
then type desired size
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51. Setting Font Options
• Click the ‘Set the text color’ box to open the Color
Picker (Text Color) dialog box
• Click the desired color
• Click the OK button in the Color Picker (Text Color)
dialog box to apply the text color
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52. Inserting Text
• With the Horizontal Type Tool selected, drag a
bounding box in the desired location
• Type the desired text
• On the options bar, click the ‘Commit any current
edits’ button to finish the new layer
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53. Inserting Text
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54. Stroking Text
• With the new layer still selected on the Layer’s
panel, click the ‘Add a layer style’ button on the
Layers panel status bar
• Click Stroke in the list of layer styles to display the
Layer Style dialog box
• Type the desired stroke size in the Size box
• Click the OK button in the Layer Style dialog box
to accept the settings and add the stroke
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55. Stroking Text
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56. Saving a Photo with a Different Name
• Click File on the
Application bar
and then click
Save As to display
the Save As
dialog box
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57. Printing a Photo
• Ready the printer according to the printer instructions
• Click File on the Application bar and then click Print to
display the Print dialog box
• If necessary, click the Printer box arrow and then select
your printer from the list. Do not change any other settings
• In the Print dialog box, click the Print button to start the
printing process. If your system displays a second Print
dialog box or a Print Settings dialog box, unique to your
printer, click its Print button
• When the printer stops, retrieve the hard copy of the photo
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58. Printing a Photo
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59. Previewing Using the Save for
Web Dialog Box
• Click File on the Application bar to display the File
menu and then click Save for Web to display the
Save for Web dialog box
• Click the 4-Up tab to display four versions of the
photo
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60. Previewing Using the Save for
Web Dialog Box
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61. Choosing a Download Speed
• Click the upper-right preview, if necessary, to
choose a high quality version of the photo
• In the annotation area below the upper-right
preview, click the ‘Select download speed’ button
to display the list of connection speeds
• In the list, click the desired download speed
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62. Choosing a Download Speed
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63. Previewing a Photo on the Web
• Click the Preview button to display the photo in a
Web browser
• If necessary, double-click the browser’s
application bar to maximize the browser window
• Click the Close button on the browser’s
application bar to close the browser window
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64. Previewing a Photo on the Web
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65. Saving a Photo for the Web
• In the Save for Web dialog box, click the Save
button to display the Save Optimized As dialog
box
• Type the desired file name in the File name text
box
• Navigate to the desired save location
• Click the Save button in the Save Optimized As
dialog box to save the file
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66. Saving a Photo for the Web
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67. Accessing Photoshop Help
• With Photoshop open on your system, press the
F1 key to access Photoshop Help / Help and
tutorials page
• If necessary, double-click the application bar to
maximize the window
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68. Accessing Photoshop Help
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69. Using the Help Search Box
• Click the Search box and then type the desired
search topic
• Press the ENTER key to display the relevant links
• Click the desired link to display the contents
• Scroll as necessary to read the information
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70. Using the Help Search Box
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71. Quitting Photoshop
• Click the Close button on the right side of the
Application bar to close the window
• If Photoshop displays a dialog box asking you to
save changes, click the No button
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72. Chapter Summary
• Start Photoshop and customize the Photoshop
workspace
• Open a photo
• Identify parts of the Photoshop workspace
• Explain file types
• Save a photo for both print and the Web
• View a photo using the Zoom Tool, Navigator
panel, and the Hand Tool
• Display rulers
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73. Chapter Summary
• Crop a photo using the rule of thirds overlay
• Save a photo for both print and the Web
• Create a border
• Open a recent file
• Resize a photo
• Insert text and stroke
• Print a photo
• Access Photoshop Help
• Close a file and quit Photoshop
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74. Adobe®
Photoshop® CS6
Chapter 1 Complete