To use Photoshop, open the Start menu and click on Adobe. Select Photoshop, which will open a new blank page. Set the page size to 21cm x 29.7cm with a resolution of 300 pixels/inch. Add elements like gradients, images, and text. Edit images using selection tools and the quick mask feature. Copy and paste elements between layers to build a composite image.

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To get to Photoshopyoumustclickon
“windowsstart”
Secondlyyouwill have toclickonall programs
and a variousamountof categorieswill show
on yourscreen,to findPhotoshopyoumust
clickon the file adobe.
Once you have clicked
on adobe a selectionof
programswill show and
one may feature with
the title “Adobe
PhotoshopCS5.1

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Once you have clicked open
Photoshop, the program will
open up as a page likethis.On
this open page in the top left
corner there will bea tool called
“file”.
Once you have clicked on the tab
Tool “file”, you have to click the
option “new…”which will open up to a page likethis
Before opening to a new blank page a tab
likethis one will open up to make the
correct sizingof your pages,for your
width enter “21”, height: “29.7” make
sure both option for height and width are
both “cm” and your resolution is “300”
and your option areon “pixels/inch”.
To assure
these
setting is
applied
click on
the “ok”
button
highlighted
in the
corner

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Clickthisbutton
to add gradient
Picka colour
of your
choice and
click“ok”
Thispop upwill
close after
clicking“ok”and
it will gobackto
the page you
startedwith
then:
To add the
gradientdrag
across from
whereveryou
desire.
To add
another
colourclick
the line
swatchesor
the line of
colours.
S T E P 3
Hold downon
the gradient
icon and apply
gradient tool

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Clickthisiconto
move your
picture around.
To get thisimage Ihave copy a picture of the internetandselected“ctrl v”whichhad pastedit
ontomy backgroundand to create anotherlayer.

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After you have added a title to add more images, edit them of the
internet save an image off the internet, and save it to a file that is
easy to reach then go to your Photoshop tab and click “file”, “open”
To add textclickon the “T” icon
and type whateveryouwould
like asa title or description.

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then go to where you had save it in your documents then click
“open”
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After you have opened up your image, to edit it you can click on the
lasso icon and hold it down to discover the 3 option to choose from
and choose the “magnetic lasso tool”.

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After you have selected the magnetic lasso tool, you must outline
your shape and it does not have to be perfect because you can edit it
after.
After outlining, your photo you will have
to click on the icon shown called “quick
mask mode”

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Once you have clicked on the quick mask tool the background should
turn red.
Use this paintbrush tool iconto
colourin the parts or yourpicture
youwouldlike masked (colouredin
redto be to be detachedfromthe
image)
Use the erasertool to take away any
paintedpartsof your image thatyou do
not wantto remove.
To grab your page whilstzoomedinor
eitheroutandmove it about.
Thisicon isusedto zoominor out

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After you have edited it, you will have to click
off quick mask mode
Your picture will look like this and will be
surrounded by dotted lines, to get it on to
your advert click “ctrl c” to copy it then click
onto the tab with your ad on it and click “ctrl
v” to paste it
And your edited picture will be pasted onto your ad.

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Add you image.
Enlarge it and place it where you would like it.