This document provides instructions for editing photos in Adobe Photoshop CS6. It covers how to open photos, customize the Photoshop workspace, use various tools to crop, zoom and navigate photos. It also explains how to save photos for print and web, add borders and text, resize images, and print photos. The document provides step-by-step guidance for completing a photo editing project and accessing Photoshop Help resources.

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

2. • 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
Editing a Photo 2
Objectives

3. • 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
Objectives
Editing a Photo 3

4. Editing a Photo 4
Project – Postcard Graphic

5. • 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
Editing a Photo 5
General Project Guidelines

6. • 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
Editing a Photo 6
Starting Photoshop

7. Editing a Photo 7
Starting Photoshop

8. • 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
Editing a Photo 8
Selecting the Essentials Workspace

9. Editing a Photo 9
Selecting the Essentials Workspace

10. • 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
Editing a Photo 10
Selecting the Default Tool

11. • 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
Editing a Photo 11
Resetting the Options Bar

12. Editing a Photo 12
Resetting the Options Bar

13. • 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
Editing a Photo 13
Resetting the Interface Color

14. Editing a Photo 14
Resetting the Interface Color

15. • 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
Editing a Photo 15
Opening a Photo

16. Editing a Photo 16
Opening a Photo

17. Editing a Photo 17
The Application Bar

18. Editing a Photo 18
The Menu Bar and the Options Bar

19. Editing a Photo 19
The Options Bar

20. Editing a Photo 20
The Document Window

21. Editing a Photo 21
Panels

22. • 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
Editing a Photo 22
Saving a Photo in the PSD Format

23. Editing a Photo 23
Saving a Photo in the PSD Format

24. • 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
Editing a Photo 24
Using the Zoom Tool

25. Editing a Photo 25
Using the Zoom Tool

26. • 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
Editing a Photo 26
Using the Navigator Panel

27. Editing a Photo 27
Using the Navigator Panel

28. • Click the double arrow at the top of the Navigator
panel
Editing a Photo 28
Minimizing the Navigator Panel

29. • 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
Editing a Photo 29
Using the Hand Tool

30. Editing a Photo 30
Using the Hand Tool

31. • 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
Editing a Photo 31
Changing the Magnification

32. • Click View on the Application bar to display the
View menu
• Click Rulers to display the rulers in the document
window
Editing a Photo 32
Displaying Rulers

33. Editing a Photo 33
Displaying Rulers

34. Editing a Photo 34
Editing the Photo

35. • 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
Editing a Photo 35
Cropping a Photo

36. Editing a Photo 36
Cropping a Photo

37. • 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
Editing a Photo 37
Creating a Selection

38. • 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
Editing a Photo 38
Stroking a Selection

39. Editing a Photo 39
Stroking a Selection

40. • 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
Editing a Photo 40
Modifying a Selection

41. Editing a Photo 41
Modifying a Selection

42. • Click the Switch Foreground and Background
Colors button to reverse the colors
Editing a Photo 42
Switching Foreground
and Background Colors

43. • Click Select on the Application bar and then click
Deselect to remove the selection
Editing a Photo 43
Deselecting

44. • Click File on the Application bar and then click
Save to save the photo with the same file name
Editing a Photo 44
Saving a Photo
with the Same File Name

45. • Click the Close button on the document window
tab to close the document window and the image
file
Editing a Photo 45
Closing a Photo

46. • 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
Editing a Photo 46
Opening a Recent File

47. • 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
Editing a Photo 47
Resizing the Image

48. Editing a Photo 48
Resizing the Image

49. • 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
Editing a Photo 49
Selecting the Horizontal Type Tool

50. • 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
Editing a Photo 50
Setting Font Options

51. • 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
Editing a Photo 51
Setting Font Options

52. • 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
Editing a Photo 52
Inserting Text

53. Editing a Photo 53
Inserting Text

54. • 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
Editing a Photo 54
Stroking Text

55. Editing a Photo 55
Stroking Text

56. • Click File on the
Application bar
and then click
Save As to display
the Save As
dialog box
Editing a Photo 56
Saving a Photo with a Different Name

57. • 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
Editing a Photo 57
Printing a Photo

58. Editing a Photo 58
Printing a Photo

59. • 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
Editing a Photo 59
Previewing Using the Save for
Web Dialog Box

60. Editing a Photo 60
Previewing Using the Save for
Web Dialog Box

61. • 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
Editing a Photo 61
Choosing a Download Speed

62. Editing a Photo 62
Choosing a Download Speed

63. • 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
Editing a Photo 63
Previewing a Photo on the Web

64. Editing a Photo 64
Previewing a Photo on the Web

65. • 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
Editing a Photo 65
Saving a Photo for the Web

66. Editing a Photo 66
Saving a Photo for the Web

67. • 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
Editing a Photo 67
Accessing Photoshop Help

68. Editing a Photo 68
Accessing Photoshop Help

69. • 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
Editing a Photo 69
Using the Help Search Box

70. Editing a Photo 70
Using the Help Search Box

71. • 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
Editing a Photo 71
Quitting Photoshop

72. • 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
Editing a Photo 72
Chapter Summary

73. • 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
Chapter Summary
Editing a Photo 73

74. Chapter 1 Complete
Adobe®
Photoshop® CS6