Photoshop CS2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies- P2:Barbara Obermeier is principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in Ventura, California. She’s the author of Photoshop Album For Dummies, coauthor of Adobe Master Class: Illustrator Illuminated, Photoshop 7 For Dummies, and Illustrator 10 For Dummies. She has contributed as coauthor, technical editor, or layout designer for numerous books. Barb also teaches computer graphics at Brooks Institute; the University of California, Santa Barbara; and Ventura College | on t know where to start Well unless you have a burning question on something very specific this is a great place to dive in. And I promise you won t flounder. There s nothing like a general overview to get you feeling confident enough to tackle more sophisticated features. In this book I introduce you to the Photoshop environment with all its components from the desktop to the many palettes. I show you each of the 58 tools and briefly explain what each tool does. From there I show you how to open existing files or create new ones and then how to save and print those files as well as how to view and navigate around your image window. In that same chapter I give you details on using the new Adobe Bridge a powerful browser and file management tool. Finally I explain how to customize your workspace and preferences so you can tailor Photoshop to better suit your personal image-editing needs and interests. I guarantee you won t find a more accommodating image editor around. Chapter 1 Examining the Photoshop Environment ỉn This Chapter Starting Photoshop Working with palettes Examining the Photoshop desktop Investigating the menu bar Discovering the Options bar s environments go the Photoshop working environment is pretty cool as inviting as a landscaped backyard and not nearly as likely to work you into a sweat. Each of the many tools in Photoshop is custom-designed for a specific chore and chock-full of more options than a Swiss Army knife. When you re familiar with your surroundings you ll be eager to make like Monet in his garden surrounded by palettes brushes buckets of paint and swatches of color ready to tackle the canvas in front of you. Getting a Warm Welcome When you launch Photoshop CS2 for the first time you re greeted by Photoshop s rendition of the friendly neighborhood welcome wagon. The handy Welcome Screen shown in Figure 1-1 provides a virtual plethora of goodies for everyone from the beginner to the advanced user. New feature descriptions tutorials .
