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102 CHAPTER 2 Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady 3 (Mac OS) Click Show Preview to preview the selected file. This option requires the Apple QuickTime extension. Note: Previews display faster if they are saved with the file. In Photoshop, select Always Save for Image Previews in the Saving Files preferences to always save a preview; select Ask When Saving to save previews on a file-per-file basis. 4 Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears, letting you set format-specific options. (See "Opening and importing PDF files" on page 102 and "Opening PostScript artwork" on page 104.) Note: If a color profile warning message appears, specify whether to convert the pixels based on the file's color profile. (See "Specifying color management policies" on page 128.) For more information on opening and importing Photo CD files, see "Opening Photo CD files,""Opening Raw files (Photoshop)," "Importing anti-aliased PICT files (Mac OS)," and "Importing PICT Resources (Mac OS)" in online Help. To open a recently used file: Choose File > Open Recent, and select a file from the submenu. To specify the number of files that are available in the Open Recent submenu, choose Edit > Preferences > Saving Files, and enter a number in the Recent File List Contains text box. To specify the file format in which to open a file (Photoshop): Do one of the following: • (Windows) Choose File > Open As, and select the file you want to open. Then choose the desired format from the Open As pop-up menu, and click Open. • (Mac OS) Choose File > Open, and choose All Documents from the Show pop-up menu. Then select the file you want to open, choose the desired file format from the Format pop-up menu, and click Open. Important: If the file does not open, then the chosen format may not match the file's true format, or the file may be damaged. Opening and importing PDF files Portable Document Format (PDF) is a versatile file format that can represent both vector and bitmap data and can contain electronic document search and navigation features. PDF is the primary format for Adobe Illustrator 9.0 and Adobe Acrobat. For more information, see "PDF" in online Help. Some PDF files contain a single image. Other PDF files (called Generic PDF files) may contain multiple pages and images. When you open a Generic PDF file, you can choose which page to open and specify rasterization options. If you want to open an image (versus a page) from a PDF file, you can use the File > Import > PDF Image command.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Getting Started	11
Registration	11
Installing Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady	11
Learning Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady	11
Using Web resources	13
Other learning resources	14
Customer support	15
Adobe Photoshop Basics	19
Using tools and palettes	20
Opening images in Photoshop and ImageReady	22
Streamlining your workflow	24
Making tonal and color adjustments	26
Retouching images	27
Making pixel selections	28
Making edits	30
Using layers	32
Compositing images	34
Painting	36
Drawing shapes	37
Creating type	40
Editing type	41
Designing Web graphics	42
Creating animations (ImageReady)	43
Optimizing Web graphics	44
What’s New in Adobe Photoshop 6.0	49
Superb vector support	50
Enhanced vector output	52
Layer styles	52
Interactive image warping	54
Enhanced slicing capabilities	55
Enhanced support for image maps and rollovers	57
Weighted optimization	58
Improved Web workflow	58
Streamlined interface	59
Enhanced layer management	60
Expanded text features	61
Preset Manager	63
Other new and enhanced features	63
Looking at the Work Area	67
Using the toolbox	67
Using the tool options bar	69
Using palettes	70
Using context menus	74
Viewing images	74
Correcting mistakes	78
Reverting to any state of an image	79
Duplicating images	83
Using rulers, the measure tool, guides, and the grid	84
Working with Extras	87
Displaying status information	88
Displaying file and image information	88
Annotating images (Photoshop)	90
Jumping between applications	92
Previewing an image in a browser	94
Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)	95
Setting preferences	96
Resetting all warning dialogs	97
Monitoring operations	98
Closing files and quitting	98
Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady	101
About bitmap images and vector graphics	101
About image size and resolution	102
Changing image size and resolution	105
Scanning images	109
Creating new images	110
Opening and importing images	111
Placing files	114
Managing files with WebDAV	116
Working with Color	119
About color modes and models (Photoshop)	119
Color gamuts (Photoshop)	124
Adjusting the monitor display	124
Channels and bit depth (Photoshop)	126
Converting between color modes (Photoshop)	127
Converting to indexed color (Photoshop)	128
Applying colors	128
Making color and tonal adjustments	128
Producing Consistent Color (Photoshop)	131
Why colors sometimes don’tmatch	131
About color management	131
Do you need color management?	132
Creating a viewing environment for color management	133
Setting up color management	134
Using predefined color management settings	134
Customizing color management settings	136
Specifying working spaces	137
Specifying color management policies	138
Customizing advanced color management settings	140
Saving and loading color management settings	140
Synchronizing color management between applications	141
Soft-proofing colors	141
Changing the color profile of a document	143
Embedding profiles in saved documents	144
Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles	144
Creating an ICC monitor profile	146
Selecting	149
About selections	149
Making pixel selections	149
Adjusting pixel selections	156
Softening the edges of a selection	157
Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers	159
Working with snap	162
Saving and loading selections	163
Deleting selections	163
Removing fringe pixels from a selection (Photoshop)	164
Extracting objects from their background (Photoshop)	164
Drawing and Editing	171
About drawing and painting	171
Drawing shapes and paths	171
Using the shape tools	174
Using the pen tools (Photoshop)	176
Drawing overlapping shapes (Photoshop)	181
Using the Paths palette (Photoshop)	181
Editing paths (Photoshop)	182
Managing paths (Photoshop)	189
Converting between paths and selection borders (Photoshop)	190
Adding color to paths (Photoshop)	192
Transforming and retouching	192
Using Channels and Masks	195
About channels	195
Using the Channels palette (Photoshop)	195
Managing channels (Photoshop)	197
Mixing color channels (Photoshop)	200
Adding spot colors (Photoshop)	201
Using channel calculations to blend layers and channels (Photoshop)	204
About masks (Photoshop)	207
Creating temporary masks in Quick Mask mode (Photoshop)	207
Storing masks in alpha channels	209
Using Layers	215
About layers	215
About layer sets	216
Using the Layers palette	216
Creating a layered image	220
Grouping layers into sets	223
Moving and aligning the contents of layers	224
Editing layers	226
Creating clipping groups	228
Specifying layer properties	229
Using the Layer Style dialog box (Photoshop)	230
Setting layer blending options	231
Using layer styles	236
Customizing layer styles	240
Creating and editing contours (Photoshop)	246
Hiding portions of a layer	247
Using adjustment layers or fill layers (Photoshop)	252
Managing layered images	256
Using Type	261
About type	261
Creating type	261
Working with type layers	264
Formatting characters	268
Formatting paragraphs	275
Controlling hyphenation and justification	277
Working with composition	277
Setting options for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean type (Photoshop)	277
Designing Web Pages	281
About designing Web pages with Photoshop and ImageReady	281
Creating and viewing slices	282
Selecting and modifying slices	286
Specifying slice options	291
Creating and viewing image maps (ImageReady)	296
Selecting and modifying image maps (ImageReady)	298
Specifying image map options (ImageReady)	301
Selecting an image map type (ImageReady)	302
Working with rollovers (ImageReady)	302
Creating Web photo galleries (Photoshop)	307
Creating Animations (ImageReady)	311
About animation	311
Creating animations	311
Working with layers in animations	316
Viewing animations	319
Optimizing animations	319
Viewing animated images in Photoshop	320
Saving animations	320
Opening and importing files as animations	321
Optimizing Images for theWeb	325
About optimization	325
Viewing images during optimization	326
Choosing a file format for optimization	327
Optimizing images	330
Using weighted optimization	337
Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images	340
Working with hexadecimal values for color	347
Making transparent and matted images	349
Previewing and controlling dithering	351
Setting optimization preferences (ImageReady)	355
Using a droplet to automate optimization settings (ImageReady)	356
Saving optimized images	357
Setting output options	358
Creating background images	362
Saving and Exporting Images	367
Saving images	367
About file formats	374
Adding file information (Photoshop)	376
Adding digital copyright information	376
Setting preferences for saving files (Photoshop)	376
Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop)	377
Placing Photoshop images in other applications (Photoshop)	379
Printing (Photoshop)	385
About printing	385
Printing images	386
Positioning and scaling images	387
Setting output options	388
Selecting halftone screen attributes	389
Printing part of an image	392
Choosing a print encoding method	392
Printing vector graphics	392
Using color management when printing	392
Printing with Adobe PressReady	393
Creating color traps	394
Printing duotones	394
Printing color separations	399
Automating Tasks	403
About actions	403
Using the Actions palette	404
Recording actions	404
Playing actions	409
Setting playback options (Photoshop)	410
Editing actions	410
Managing actions in the Actions palette	412
Using the Batch command (Photoshop)	415
Using droplets	416
Using the Automate commands (Photoshop)	420
External automation	421
Index	423

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CHAPTER 2

102

Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady

(Mac OS) Click Show Preview to preview the

selected ﬁle. This option requires the Apple

QuickTime extension.

Note:

Previews display faster if they are saved with

the

ﬁ

le. In Photoshop, select Always Save for Image

Previews in the Saving Files preferences to always

save a preview; select Ask When Saving to save

previews on a

ﬁ

le-per-

ﬁ

le basis.

Click Open. In some cases, a dialog box appears,

letting you set format-speciﬁc options.

(See “Opening and importing PDF ﬁles” on

page 102 and “Opening PostScript artwork” on

page 104.)

Note:

If a color pro

ﬁ

le warning message appears,

specify whether to convert the pixels based on the

ﬁ

’

s color pro

ﬁ

le. (See

“

Specifying color

management policies

”

on page 128.)

For more information on opening and

importing Photo CD files, see “Opening

Photo CD ﬁles,” “Opening Raw ﬁles (Photoshop),”

“Importing anti-aliased PICT ﬁles (Mac OS),”

and “Importing PICT Resources (Mac OS)” in

online Help.

To open a recently used ﬁle:

Choose File > Open Recent, and select a ﬁle from

the submenu.

To specify the number of ﬁles that are available in

the Open Recent submenu, choose Edit > Prefer-

ences > Saving Files, and enter a number in the

Recent File List Contains text box.

To specify the ﬁle format in which to open a ﬁle

(Photoshop):

Do one of the following:

•

(Windows) Choose File > Open As, and

select the ﬁle you want to open. Then choose the

desired format from the Open As pop-up menu,

and click Open.

•

(Mac OS) Choose File > Open, and choose

All Documents from the Show pop-up menu.

Then select the ﬁle you want to open, choose the

desired ﬁle format from the Format pop-up menu,

and click Open.

Important:

If the

ﬁ

le does not open, then the chosen

format may not match the

ﬁ

’

s true format, or the

ﬁ

le may be damaged.

Opening and importing PDF ﬁles

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a versatile

ﬁle format that can represent both vector and

bitmap data and can contain electronic document

search and navigation features. PDF is the

primary format for Adobe Illustrator 9.0 and

Adobe Acrobat.

For more information, see “PDF” in

online Help.

Some PDF ﬁles contain a single image.

Other PDF ﬁles (called Generic PDF ﬁles) may

contain multiple pages and images. When you

open a Generic PDF ﬁle, you can choose which

page to open and specify rasterization options.

If you want to open an image (versus a page) from

a PDF ﬁle, you can use the File > Import > PDF

Image command.