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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 63 User Guide 4 To save the current list as a library for later use, choose the Save command. Then enter a name for the library file, and click Save. You can specify that a file extension is always appended to a library file by choosing Edit > Preferences > Saving Files, and setting Append File Extension to Always. You should put the extension on a library filename so that you can easily share the libraries across operating systems. To change the display of items in a pop-up palette: 1 Click the triangle ( ) in the upper right corner of the pop-up palette to view the palette menu. 2 Select a view option: Text Only, Small Thumbnail, Large Thumbnail, Small List, and Large List. Using the Info palette The Info palette displays information about the color values beneath the pointer and, depending on the tool in use, other useful measurements. To display the Info palette: Choose Window > Show Info. (Photoshop) The Info palette displays the following information: • When displaying CMYK values, the Info palette displays an exclamation point next to the CMYK values if the color beneath the pointer or color sampler is out of the printable CMYK color gamut. For more information, see "Identifying out-of-gamut colors (Photoshop) in online Help. • When you use the marquee tool, the Info palette displays the x- and y-coordinates of the pointer position and the width (W) and height (H) of the marquee as you drag. • When you use the crop tool or zoom tool, the Info palette displays the width (W) and height (H) of the marquee as you drag. The palette also shows the angle of rotation of the crop marquee. • When you use the line tool, pen tool, or gradient tool or when you move a selection, the Info palette displays the x- and y-coordinates of your starting position, the change in X (DX), the change in Y (DY), the angle (A), and the distance (D) as you drag. • When you use a two-dimensional transformation command, the Info palette displays the percentage change in width (W) and height (H), the angle of rotation (A), and the angle of horizontal skew (H) or vertical skew (V). • When you use any color adjustment dialog box (for example, Curves), the Info palette displays the before and after color values of the pixels beneath the pointer and beneath color samplers. For more information, see "Seeing the color values of pixels (Photoshop)" in online Help. (ImageReady) The Info palette displays the following information: • The RGB numeric values for the color beneath the pointer. • The Opacity value for the pixels beneath the pointer.

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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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0

User Guide

To save the current list as a library for later use,

choose the Save command. Then enter a name for

the library ﬁle, and click Save.

You can specify that a ﬁle extension is always

appended to a library ﬁle by choosing Edit >

Preferences > Saving Files, and setting Append File

Extension to Always. You should put the extension on

a library ﬁlename so that you can easily share the

libraries across operating systems.

To change the display of items in a pop-up palette:

Click the triangle (

) in the upper right corner

of the pop-up palette to view the palette menu.

Select a view option: Text Only, Small

Thumbnail, Large Thumbnail, Small List, and

Large List.

Using the Info palette

The Info palette displays information about the

color values beneath the pointer and, depending

on the tool in use, other useful measurements.

To display the Info palette:

Choose Window > Show Info.

(Photoshop) The Info palette displays the

following information:

•

When displaying CMYK values, the Info

palette displays an exclamation point next to the

CMYK values if the color beneath the pointer or

color sampler is out of the printable CMYK

color gamut.

For more information, see “Identifying

out-of-gamut colors (Photoshop) in

online Help.

•

When you use the marquee tool, the Info palette

displays the

- and

-coordinates of the pointer

position and the width (W) and height (H) of the

marquee as you drag.

•

When you use the crop tool or zoom tool, the

Info palette displays the width (W) and height (H)

of the marquee as you drag. The palette also shows

the angle of rotation of the crop marquee.

•

When you use the line tool, pen tool, or gradient

tool or when you move a selection, the Info palette

displays the

- and

-coordinates of your starting

position, the change in X (DX), the change in

Y (DY), the angle (A), and the distance (D) as

you drag.

•

When you use a two-dimensional transfor-

mation command, the Info palette displays the

percentage change in width (W) and height (H),

the angle of rotation (A), and the angle of

horizontal skew (H) or vertical skew (V).

•

When you use any color adjustment dialog box

(for example, Curves), the Info palette displays the

before and after color values of the pixels beneath

the pointer and beneath color samplers.

For more information, see “Seeing the

color values of pixels (Photoshop)” in

online Help.

(ImageReady) The Info palette displays the

following information:

•

The RGB numeric values for the color beneath

the pointer.

•

The Opacity value for the pixels beneath

the pointer.