ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS3 TUTORIAL

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS3
Adobe Photoshop CS3 is a popular image editing software that provides a work
environment consistent with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Imageead!, and
other products in the Adobe Creative Suite" #his tutorial is an introduction to using
Adobe Photoshop" $ere !ou will learn how to get started, how to use the interface, and
how to modif! images with basic Photoshop tools"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section %& 'etting Started
Section 2& Interface (a!out
Section 3& Palettes
Section )& #oolbo*
Section +& Selection #ools
Section ,& Alteration #ools
Section -& Drawing and Selection #ools
Section .& Assisting #ools
Section /& Color 0o*es and 1odes
Section %2& 0asic Image 3diting
Section %%& Cropping
Section %2& esi4ing
Section %3& Correcting
Section %)& Sharpening5Softening
Section %+& Saving
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GETTING STARTED
OPENING
0egin b! opening Adobe Photoshop CS3"
6n a PC, click Start > Programs > Adobe > Photosho CS3! or click on the shortcut
on the desktop"
6n a 1ac, click "a#$%tosh HD > A&$#at$o%s > Adobe Photosho CS3 >
Photosho CS3 shown in 7igure %, or click the icon in the Dock"
7ig" %" 8avigation to Photoshop CS3 on a 1ac
SETTING UP THE DOCU"ENT
Setting up !our document correctl! from the start will make !our 9ob much easier as !ou
work through !our pro9ect" #his will re:uire some advanced planning" 7or e*ample, if
!our final output will be a brochure, !ou ma! need to set up !our document to be
hori4ontal and double;sided"
#o create a new document, click F$&e > Ne'( #his will open the Do#)me%t Set) dialog
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7ig" 2" Document Setup dialog bo*
$ere !ou will be able to name !our file, set up the correct page si4e, and orientation for
!our document" 6ptions include, but are not limited to&
Page S$*e a%d Or$e%tat$o%
Change the page si4e b! t!ping in new values for width and height" Page si4e
represents the final si4e !ou want after bleeds or trimming other marks outside the page"
In the Preset dropdown menu !ou can find such common si4es as letter, legal, tabloid,
etc" #!ping in e*act values for $eight and >idth gives !ou more control over the si4e
and orientation of !our page"
Reso&)t$o%
esolution is a number of pi*els on a printed area of an image" #he higher the
resolution, the more pi*els there are on the page, the better is the :ualit! of the image"
$owever, high resolution increases the si4e of the file" #he standard recommended
resolution for printed images is %+2 ; 322, for >eb images ; -2"
Co&or "ode
Choose a color mode that will best fit !our pro9ect" 7or e*ample, when making a graphic
for a web site, choose '0" >hen making an image for print, choose C1?@"
Ba#+gro)%d Co%te%ts
Choose the background& white, color, or transparent"
>hen !ou have entered all of !our document settings, click 6@"
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