Photoshop CS6 in Simple Steps

Chapter 1 - Getting Started With Adobe Photoshop CS6
1. Adjust Photoshop preferences
2. Understanding Photoshop's layout
3. Use the Tools Panel and Options Bar
4. Use utility panels and the window menu

Chapter 2 - Browse, manage, and show images with Adobe Bridge
1. Use key elements of Bridge
2. Navigate with folders and favourites
3. Browse and select images in the Content panel

Chapter 3 - Pre-edit in Camera Raw
1. Use the slider and preview controls
2. Use presets and snapshots
3. Reset, cancel or save settings without opening Photoshop

Chapter 4 - Manage colours in Photoshop
1. Understanding colour management
2. Calibrate and profile your display
3. Convert colours for sharing
4. Install colour profiles

Chapter 5 - Bring images into Photoshop
1. Open images from Bridge, Mini Bridge, Finder and Windows
2. Set workflow options and open images from Camera Raw
3. Import images from scanners
4. Load files into Photoshop layers

Chapter 6 - Crop, straighten, erase, and undo
1. Trim, crop, or straighten an image
2. Erase three ways
3. Undo, redo and use the history panel

Chapter 7 - Work with layers and groups
1. Use the layers panel
2. Duplicate all or part of a layer
3. Mix layers with opacity and blending modes
4. Reorder layers and use blending options
5. Manage, find and filter layers
6. Select, link, nudge, bump, and align layers with the Move tool
7. Toggle layer visibility and use layer comps
8. Use groups
9. Delete a layer or group
10. Merge, stamp, or flatten layers

Chapter 8 - View, zoom, and navigate
1. Zoom in or out and move around in your image
2. Work with screen modes and composition aids
3. Hide or show extras and calculate your screen resolution

Chapter 9 - Work with brushes
1. Understanding brushes
2. Use the brush preset picker
3. Select and sample colours
4. Use the Brush and Brush Presets panels

Chapter 10 - Adjust colour and tone
1. Use Adjustment layers
2. Adjust saturation and vibrance
3. Adjust colour with RGB channels
4. Colourise a black & white image

Chapter 11 - Work with selections
1. Use the marquee tools
2. Use lasso tools
3. Use the quick selection tool
4. Modify a selection, deselect, and reselect

Chapter 12 - Work with masks
1. Use layer masks
2. Adjust masks in the Properties panel
3. Use the Refine Mask dialogue
4. Evaluate masking and view a mask as an overlay



Chapter 13 - Retouch and manipulate
1. Use the clone stamp
2. Use the healing brush and spot healing brush
3. Patch and fill areas
4. Use free transform

Chapter 14 - Add text
1. Use type tools
2. Make straight-line text
3. Re-edit committed text
4. Make typographic adjustments

Chapter 15 - Resize, resample and sharpen
1. Use the resize option
2. Resample using image size
3. Sharpen with the high pass filter
4. Use smart sharpen

Chapter 16 - Make prints
1. Print with Photoshop colour management
2. Edit and save print settings
3. Set colour management parameters
4. Position, size, and start the print job

Chapter 17 - Save and output from Photoshop and Bridge


1. Save a file as a Photoshop file
2. Save as TIFF
3. Save as JPEG
4. Use the export panel

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