| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. xix |
| Using Photoshop to Prepare for Web and Print Design | |
| Customizing Photoshop for Web Design | p. 2 |
| Check Your Screen Resolution | p. 8 |
| Change Your Default Unit of Measurement to Pixels | p. 9 |
| Customize the Color and Style of Your Ruler Guides | p. 10 |
| Check Your Color Picker | p. 12 |
| Use Web Color Sliders | p. 14 |
| Use Web-Safe Color Swatches | p. 15 |
| Create Your Own Swatch Libraries | p. 16 |
| Customize the Info Palette | p. 17 |
| Make the Color Management Settings Web-Specific | p. 19 |
| Use RGB for the Default Proof Setup | p. 20 |
| Make File Extensions Web-Friendly | p. 21 |
| Determine Whether to Use Image Previews or Thumbnails | p. 22 |
| Save Copyright Information for Files | p. 23 |
| Define and Save Your Preferred Workspace | p. 25 |
| Learn the Keyboard Shortcuts | p. 27 |
| Enable Workgroup Functionality | p. 31 |
| Customizing Photoshop for Print Design | p. 32 |
| Pick a Color Mode | p. 39 |
| Use Grayscale and Bitmap Modes for Black and White Images | p. 41 |
| Set Up Your Swatches Palettes to Be Job-Specific | p. 42 |
| Customize the Display of Your Swatches for Print Design | p. 44 |
| Create a New Swatch in the Swatches Palette | p. 44 |
| Use the Foreground and Background Colors for Quick Color Changes | p. 45 |
| Calibrate Your Monitor | p. 46 |
| Make the Color Management Settings Print-Specific | p. 48 |
| Allocate More Memory to Photoshop | p. 49 |
| Create a New Print Design File in Photoshop | p. 51 |
| Customize Preferences for Print Design | p. 52 |
| Maximize Your Screen Space, Minimize Palette Clutter | p. 53 |
| Use the Rulers, Guides, and Grids | p. 54 |
| Improve Performance by Freeing Memory | p. 57 |
| Getting Content into Photoshop | p. 60 |
| Use the Open Command to Bring an Existing Bitmap File into Photoshop | p. 66 |
| Use the File Browser to Preview and Sort Images | p. 68 |
| Rank Images in the File Browser for Customized Sorting | p. 70 |
| Export Cache from the File Browser for Speedy Image Previews | p. 72 |
| Dealing with Mismatching Color Profiles When Opening Images | p. 72 |
| Create a New File in Photoshop | p. 74 |
| Import a File into Photoshop Using the TWAIN Interface | p. 76 |
| Capture Images Larger than You Plan to Use in Photoshop | p. 78 |
| Adjust an Image's Resolution in Photoshop | p. 79 |
| Use the Clipboard to Transfer Files Between Applications | p. 80 |
| Use the Open Command to Open an Existing Vector File in Photoshop | p. 81 |
| Use the Place Command to Import an Existing Vector File into Another File in Photoshop | p. 82 |
| Trim Away White Space Around an Image | p. 84 |
| Using Photoshop as a Web Page Layout Tool | p. 88 |
| Create Sketches with Accurate Proportions | p. 92 |
| Begin Designing with the Appropriate Page Size | p. 94 |
| Use Guides to Plan Page Layout | p. 96 |
| Customize Your Page for MSN TV and Other Set-Top Devices | p. 97 |
| Create a Seamless Photographic Background Tile | p. 98 |
| Create a Nonrepeating Photographic Background Tile | p. 101 |
| Create a Seamless Graphical Background Tile | p. 106 |
| Create Your Own (Hybrid) Web-Safe Colors | p. 111 |
| Preview a Browser Tile in Photoshop | p. 112 |
| Use Annotations to Ease Maintenance | p. 113 |
| Save a Copy as a High-Quality JPEG for Client Approval | p. 114 |
| Use Actions to Automate Common Processes | p. 116 |
| Using Photoshop to Design Web and Print Graphics | |
| Using Selections and Masks | p. 122 |
| Use Quick Mask Mode for Quick Paint-by-Number Selections | p. 133 |
| Feather Selections for Soft Edges | p. 135 |
| Use the Inverse Command to Select the Opposite | p. 136 |
| Use Keyboard Commands to Quickly Add to and Delete from Existing Selections | p. 138 |
| Use Multiple Tools Together for Quick Complex Selections | p. 138 |
| Use the Magic Eraser to Remove Areas of Color with a Single Click | p. 140 |
| Remove Fringe Areas to Clean Up Selections | p. 140 |
| Use the Single Row and Single Column Marquee Tools to Create Quick Borders | p. 141 |
| Stroke Selections to Create Quick Borders | p. 142 |
| Save Selections for Future Use | p. 143 |
| Use the "Snap To" Feature to Assist in Drawing Selections | p. 144 |
| Copy Selections from One Image/Application to Another | p. 146 |
| Export Paths to Illustrator | p. 147 |
| Transform Selections with the Transform Command | p. 147 |
| Use the Pen Tools to Make Detailed, Easily Changeable Selections | p. 149 |
| Use the Magnetic Tools to Assist in Drawing Selections | p. 151 |
| Save Selections as Clipping Paths to Define Transparent Sections of an Image | p. 153 |
| Use the Color Range Command to Select Precise Areas of Color | p. 155 |
| Use the Extract Command to Remove Objects from Complex Backgrounds | p. 156 |
| Using Layers | p. 162 |
| Turn On Thumbnail Views to Help Layer Recognition | p. 171 |
| Name Layers for Easy Recognition | p. 172 |
| Group Related Layers into Sets | p. 174 |
| Link Layers to Transform Multiple Layers at Once | p. 177 |
| Merge Layers to Reduce File Size | p. 178 |
| Align and Distribute Elements on Multiple Layers | p. 180 |
| Right-Click (CTRL-Click) to Jump to the Target Layer | p. 183 |
| Lock Layers to Protect Their Contents | p. 184 |
| Adjust Opacity to Allow Layers Beneath to Show Through | p. 186 |
| Use Layer Styles to Customize Special Effects | p. 186 |
| Add Adjustment and Fill Layers to Adjust Color on Single Layers Instead of Entire Images | p. 189 |
| Use Clipping Groups to Mask One Layer with the Contents of Another | p. 193 |
| Use Masks to Temporarily Hide Parts of Layers | p. 196 |
| Using Text | p. 200 |
| Create a Single Line of Text along a Horizontal Axis | p. 206 |
| Create a Single Line of Text along a Vertical Axis | p. 207 |
| Use the Type Mask Tool to Create Selections of Text | p. 209 |
| Create and Modify Multiple Lines of Text | p. 210 |
| Add Anti-Aliasing to Smooth Edges | p. 212 |
| Change Text Color | p. 213 |
| Spell-Check Photoshop Text | p. 214 |
| Control How Words Wrap Across Lines in Paragraphs | p. 216 |
| Control How Words Break Across Lines in Paragraphs | p. 217 |
| Use the Appropriate Composition Method for Paragraphs of Text | p. 219 |
| Find and Replace Words or Characters in Photoshop | p. 219 |
| Align Text on Multiple Layers | p. 220 |
| Use the Free Transform Command to Scale, Skew, Rotate, Distort, or Change the Perspective of Text | p. 222 |
| Use the Warp Text Command for Curved Lines of Text | p. 224 |
| Apply Gradients to Text | p. 226 |
| Fill Text with Patterns | p. 227 |
| Fill Text with Photos or Other Images | p. 229 |
| Add Layer Styles to Create Easy Drop Shadows and Other Special Effects | p. 230 |
| Simulate HTML Text in Web Mockups | p. 233 |
| Rasterize Type Layers to Apply Photoshop Filters | p. 235 |
| Save Type Settings for Customized "Style Sheets" | p. 235 |
| Create Text along a Path | p. 237 |
| Drawing and Painting | p. 240 |
| Use Brush Presets | p. 257 |
| Load Additional Shapes | p. 261 |
| Load Additional Patterns | p. 263 |
| Create and Save Custom Brush Tips, Shapes, and Patterns | p. 264 |
| Create and Save Custom Brushes | p. 266 |
| Create and Save Custom Tool Settings | p. 267 |
| Use the Preset Manager to Manage Saved Tool Settings | p. 268 |
| Use Photoshop's Pattern Maker | p. 271 |
| Paint with Patterns | p. 274 |
| Paint with Texture | p. 275 |
| Paint with Two Brushes at Once | p. 278 |
| Scatter Brush Strokes to Achieve Unique Paint Textures | p. 279 |
| Vary Paint Settings According to Pen Pressure | p. 281 |
| Change the Brush Size with One Click | p. 283 |
| Use the Blur and Sharpen Tools to Adjust the Focus Within Small Areas of an Image | p. 284 |
| Use the Smudge Tool to Enlarge an Image's Canvas Size | p. 285 |
| Use the Dodge and Burn Tools to Adjust the Exposure of an Image | p. 287 |
| Change the Blending Mode to Paint Highlights and Shadows | p. 290 |
| Duplicate Part of an Image with the Clone Stamp | p. 291 |
| Remove Blemishes with the Patch and Healing Brush Tools | p. 292 |
| Restore Part of an Image to the Previously Saved Version | p. 295 |
| Use the History Brushes to Combine Creative Effects | p. 296 |
| Add Layer Styles to Shapes for Quick and Easy Buttons | p. 300 |
| Use Font Dingbats for Easy Icons | p. 302 |
| Using Favorite Creative Effects | p. 306 |
| Create a Fake Duotone | p. 308 |
| Add Noise to an Image | p. 308 |
| Add Motion to an Image | p. 309 |
| Apply a Gaussian Blur to Bring an Object into Focus | p. 310 |
| Use Bitmap Mode to Create Interesting Effects | p. 312 |
| Create a Drop Shadow that Will Remain Transparent When Exported into Other Page Layout Programs | p. 314 |
| Apply Preset Styles for Quick Special Effects | p. 317 |
| Remove Blemishes from Human Faces | p. 319 |
| Make the Color of Human Faces More Vivid | p. 320 |
| Quickly Remove Common Color Casts | p. 321 |
| Remove Red-Eye from Photographs | p. 322 |
| Create a Perspective Cast Shadow | p. 323 |
| Change the Color of Someone's Shirt, Shoes, Bag, or Any Other Object in a Photo | p. 326 |
| Add Objects or People to Existing Images | p. 327 |
| Adjust the Color of a Pasted Object to Match Its New Surroundings | p. 330 |
| Straighten a Crookedly Scanned Image | p. 332 |
| Remove the Dot Grain from a Scanned Image | p. 334 |
| Add Color to Black and White Images | p. 336 |
| Quickly Add Clouds to an Image | p. 337 |
| Turn Clouds into Water | p. 338 |
| Make Flat Objects Appear Spherical | p. 340 |
| Transform Objects into Three Dimensions | p. 341 |
| Add Lighting Effects | p. 345 |
| Retouch an Old Photograph | p. 347 |
| Add Frames to Photographs | p. 348 |
| Using Photoshop to Produce Web and Print Graphics | |
| Slicing and Optimizing Web Graphics | p. 352 |
| Slice Web Designs According to Page Layout | p. 357 |
| Customize Output Settings | p. 360 |
| Select the Best File Format for the Job | p. 362 |
| Optimize GIFs | p. 364 |
| Optimize JPEGs | p. 368 |
| Optimize PNGs | p. 370 |
| Optimize WBMPs | p. 373 |
| Use Dithering to Smooth Edges in GIF and PNG-8 Files | p. 374 |
| Manipulate the Colors in GIF and PNG-8 Files | p. 376 |
| Optimize Transparent Web Graphics | p. 378 |
| Use Transparency Dithering When Placing a Transparent GIF or PNG-8 on a Patterned Background | p. 378 |
| Use Weighted Optimization | p. 380 |
| Optimize by File Size | p. 382 |
| Link Slices to Optimize Multiple Slices at Once | p. 382 |
| Use Photoshop/ImageReady to Preview in a Browser | p. 383 |
| Use Photoshop/ImageReady to Build HTML Code | p. 384 |
| Import Sliced Photoshop Files into GoLive to Build HTML Code | p. 385 |
| Import Layered Photoshop Files into GoLive to Build DHTML Code | p. 387 |
| Use Photoshop Mockups as Tracing Images When Building Pages in GoLive | p. 388 |
| Animated, Interactive, and Data-Driven Graphics | p. 390 |
| Jump to ImageReady for Animation and Rollovers | p. 394 |
| Use Layers to Build Animation | p. 395 |
| Use the Animation Palette to Build Animation | p. 398 |
| Copy and Paste the Contents of Frames | p. 400 |
| Preview an Animation and Adjust the Timing | p. 401 |
| Tween Frames for Instant Animation | p. 401 |
| Optimize GIF Animations | p. 403 |
| Preview Animation in a Browser | p. 404 |
| Animate with the Liquify Command | p. 405 |
| Place Layered Photoshop Files into LiveMotion when Creating Flash (SFW) or QuickTime (MOV) Content | p. 408 |
| Use the Rollovers Palette to Build Rollovers | p. 409 |
| Add Layer Styles for Quick and Easy Rollover Effects | p. 412 |
| Create Rollover Styles to Speed Development of Navigation Systems | p. 413 |
| Preview Rollovers | p. 414 |
| Optimize Rollovers | p. 415 |
| Combine Animation and Rollovers | p. 416 |
| Create an Image Map | p. 417 |
| Preview and Optimize an Image Map | p. 419 |
| Combine Image Maps and Rollovers | p. 419 |
| Create a Template Used to Bulk-Produce Multiple Graphics with Adobe AlterCast | p. 421 |
| Create a Web Photo Gallery | p. 423 |
| Create High-Resolution, Web-Friendly Images | p. 425 |
| Optimizing Print Graphics | p. 428 |
| Make All Adjustments in RGB Mode, then Convert to CMYK | p. 429 |
| Create a Duotone Image | p. 430 |
| Edit a Duotone Curve | p. 431 |
| Use Variations to Quickly Alter Color and Tone | p. 432 |
| Use Levels to Correct Color and Tone | p. 433 |
| Adjust Images for Perfect Skin Tone | p. 435 |
| Make Sure Your Whites Are Really White | p. 435 |
| Pay Attention to the Gamut Warning in the Color Picker | p. 436 |
| Add Noise to Drop Shadows for Better Results on Press | p. 437 |
| Colorize Grayscale TIFFs in Page-Layout Programs | p. 438 |
| Rasterize EPS Files Created in Other Programs in Photoshop | p. 439 |
| Drag and Drop Graphics from Other Programs into Photoshop | p. 440 |
| Drag and Drop Graphics from Photoshop into Other Programs | p. 441 |
| Save as EPS or TIFF for Placement in Page-Layout Programs | p. 442 |
| Save Your Document as a PDF for Easy File Sharing | p. 445 |
| Print Files Directly from Photoshop | p. 447 |
| Specify Accurate Halftone Screen Options | p. 450 |
| Index | p. 453 |
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