Photoshop

Need to Know List

 

Windows

 

Layers window

            Adding layers

            Arranging layers

            Opacity

           

Color Window

            Colors

                        Matching

                        Changing

                        Color palettes

            Swatches

                        Using swatches

                        Adding colors

            Brushes

                        Using brushes

                        Adding Brushes

                        Brush options

 

Navigator Window

            Resizing

            Moving around

 

Options Window

            Variable

 

Info Window

            Spatial Properties

            Color Properties

 

History Window

            Fixing Problems

            Reviewing effects

 

ActionsWindow

            Using default actions

            Creating new actions

                        Repetitive task actions

                        Effect actions

                        Transferring actions

Menu items

 

File

File<New

File<Open

File<Save

File<Save As

File<Revert

File<Import

File<Export

File<Automate

 

Edit

Edit<Undo

Edit<Cut

Edit<Copy

Edit<Paste

Edit<Fill

Edit<Free transform

Edit<Transform<Scale

Edit<Transform<Rotate

Edit<Transform<Skew

Edit<Transform<Distort

Edit<Transform<Rotate

Edit<Transform<Flip

Edit<Define pattern

 

Image

Image<adjust<auto levels
Image<adjust<brightness/contrast

Image<adjust<color balance

Image<adjust<hue/saturation

Image<adjust<invert

Image<adjust<posterize

Image<mode<greyscale

Image<mode<index

Image<mode<RGB

Image<mode<CMYK

Image<Crop

Image<Rotate canvas

Image<image size

 

 

 

 

Layer

Layer<New

Layer<Duplicate

Layer<Delete

Layer<Effects<various

Layer<Group

Layer<Ungroup

Layer<Align

Layer<Distribute

Layer<Flatten

Select

Select<All

Select<Deselect

Select<Inverse

Select<Color range

Select<Feather

Select<Modify<Border

Select<Modify<Smooth

Select<Modify<Expand

Select<Modify<Contract

Select<Grow

Select<Similar

Select<Transform selection

 

Filter

Filter<Various

 

View

View<Zoom out

View<Zoom in

View<Actual Pixels

View<Print Size

View<Show/Hide rulers

View<Show/Hide Guide

View<Show/Hide Grid

View<Snap to guides

View<Lock guides

View<Clear guides

View<Snap to grid

 

Window

Window<Hide/Show ALL WINDOWS, TOOLBAR & STATUS BAR

 

 

Tools

 

Marquee tool—rectangular, eliptical

 

Crop tool

 

Selection tool

 

Lasso tool

 

Polygonal lasso tool

 

Magnetic lasso tool

 

Magic Wand tool

 

Airbrush tool

 

Paintbrush tool

 

Rubber stamp tool

 

Pattern stamp tool

 

History brush tool

 

Eraser tool

 

Pencil tool

 

Line tool

 

Blur tool

 

Sharpen tool

 

Smudge tool

 

Burn tool

 

Dodge tool

 

Sponge tool

 

Pen tools

Text tools

 

Measure tool

 

Gradient tools

 

Paint bucket tool

 

Eyedropper tool

 

Hand tool

 

Magnifier tool

 

Other Elements

Status Bar

 

Color picker

 

Mode chooser

 

Tab key

 

Keystroke shortcuts