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Introduction

Welcome

Registration

Installing Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady

Getting started

If you are new to Photoshop:

If you are an experienced Photoshop user:

If you want to focus on Web features:

If you want to concentrate on photo editing and retouching:

If you want to focus on productivity features:

Using the printed documentation

Using online Help

Using tool tips

Using Web resources

About Adobe Online

Using Adobe Online

Accessing Adobe Online through the Help menu

Other learning resources

Customer support

Customer support on Adobe Online

Additional customer support resources

An Overview of Adobe Photoshop

Explore state-of-the-art tools

Work more efficiently

Edit images with ease

Enjoy unlimited creative options

Create compelling Web designs

Enjoy precise typographic control

Stay ahead of deadlines

Automate repetitive tasks

Develop a reliable workflow

Maintain color precisely

What's New in Photoshop 7.0

Meet every challenge

Stay competitive

Work with confidence

Take advantage of tighter-than-ever integration

Looking at the Work Area

Getting familiar with the work area

About the work area

Using the toolbox

Toolbox overview (1 of 3)

Toolbox overview (2 of 3)

Toolbox overview (3 of 3)

Using the tools

Using the tool pointers

Using the tool options bar

Using the palette well (Photoshop)

Using tool presets (Photoshop)

Using palettes

Changing the palette display

Docking palettes together

Customizing your workspace

Using pop-up sliders

Using pop-up palettes

Using the Info palette (Photoshop)

Using context menus

Viewing images

Changing the screen display mode

Using the document window

Navigating the view area

Magnifying and reducing the view

Correcting mistakes

Reverting to a previous version of an image

About the History palette

Using the History palette

Setting history options (Photoshop)

Making a snapshot of an image (Photoshop)

Painting with a state or snapshot of an image (Photoshop)

Duplicating images

Using rulers, columns, the measure tool, guides, and the grid

Using rulers

Using columns (Photoshop)

Using the measure tool (Photoshop)

Using guides and the grid

Working with Extras

Displaying status information (Photoshop)

Displaying file and image information

Annotating images (Photoshop)

Adding notes and audio annotations

Opening and editing annotations

Jumping between applications

Jumping between Photoshop and ImageReady

Jumping to other applications (ImageReady)

Previewing an image in a browser

Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)

Setting preferences

Resetting all warning dialogs

Monitoring operations

Closing files and quitting

Using plug-in modules

Assigning scratch disks

Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady

About bitmap images and vector graphics

About image size and resolution

Changing image size and resolution

Displaying image size information

About resampling

Choosing an interpolation method

Changing the pixel dimensions of an image

Changing the print dimensions and resolution of an image (Photoshop)

Determining a recommended resolution for an image (Photoshop)

Scanning images

Importing scanned images

Importing an image using the TWAIN interface

Importing images using WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) Support

Scanning using the resolution setting (Photoshop)

Scanning using the file size setting (Photoshop)

Optimizing the dynamic range of the scan (Photoshop)

Eliminating unwanted color casts (Photoshop)

Creating new images

Opening and importing images

Opening files

Opening and importing PDF files

Opening PostScript artwork

Turning off anti-aliasing for PDF and EPS files (ImageReady)

Opening Photo CD files

Opening Raw files (Photoshop)

Importing anti-aliased PICT files (Mac OS)

Importing PICT resources (Mac OS)

Using the File Browser (Photoshop)

Placing files

Managing files with WebDAV (Photoshop)

About workgroup management

Getting started with workgroup management

Logging on and off WebDAV servers

Opening managed files

Checking files out and in

Saving changes to the server

Adding files to the server

Working with Color

About color modes and models (Photoshop)

HSB model

RGB model

RGB mode

CMYK model

CMYK mode

L*a*b model

Lab mode

Bitmap mode

Grayscale mode

Duotone mode

Indexed Color mode

Multichannel mode

Color gamuts (Photoshop)

Adjusting the monitor display

Specifying 8-bit color display (Photoshop)

Making previews display more quickly (Photoshop)

Adjusting color display for cross-platform variations

Channels and bit depth (Photoshop)

About color channels

About bit depth

Converting between bit depths

Converting between color modes (Photoshop)

Converting between Grayscale and Bitmap modes (Photoshop)

Making Grayscale and Bitmap mode conversions

Specifying predefined Bitmap conversion methods

Specifying halftone screens for Bitmap-mode images

Specifying custom halftone screens for Bitmap-mode images

Converting to indexed color (Photoshop)

Conversion options for indexed-color images (Photoshop)

Palette type

Number of colors

Color inclusion and transparency

Dithering

Customizing indexed color tables (Photoshop)

Using the color table to edit colors and assign transparency

Using predefined color tables

Saving and loading color tables

Producing Consistent Color (Photoshop)

Why colors sometimes don't match

About color management

Do you need color management?

Creating a viewing environment for color management

Setting up color management

Using predefined color management settings

About working spaces

About color management policies

Working with policy warnings and messages

Customizing color management settings

Specifying working spaces

Specifying color management policies

Customizing advanced color management settings

Specifying a color management engine

Specifying a rendering intent

Using black-point compensation

Using dither

Desaturating monitor colors

Blending RGB colors

Saving and loading color management settings

Synchronizing color management between applications

Soft-proofing colors

Changing the color profile of a document

Embedding profiles in saved documents

Obtaining, installing, and updating color profiles

Adding device profiles to the color management system

Updating profiles

Creating an ICC monitor profile

Calibrating versus characterizing a monitor

About monitor calibration settings

Guidelines for creating an ICC monitor profile

Calibrating with Adobe Gamma (Windows)

Saving and loading working space profiles

Creating custom RGB profiles

Creating custom CMYK profiles

Entering custom CMYK settings

Specifying ink colors

Specifying dot gain

Adjusting the separation type and black generation

Creating custom grayscale and spot-color profiles

Compensating for dot gain in film using transfer functions

Printing a hard proof

Making Color and Tonal Adjustments

Basic steps for correcting images

1. Calibrate your monitor.

2. Check the scan quality and tonal range.

3. Adjust the tonal range.

4. Adjust the color balance.

5. Make other special color adjustments.

6. Sharpen the edges of the image.

Checking scan quality and tonal range (Photoshop)

Using the color adjustment tools

Making color adjustments

Seeing the color values of pixels (Photoshop)

Saving and reapplying settings

Comparing corrections in CMYK and RGB (Photoshop)

Identifying out-of-gamut colors (Photoshop)

Using the Levels dialog box

Using Levels to set highlights, shadows, and midtones

Using Levels to adjust color (Photoshop)

Using the Curves dialog box (Photoshop)

Using target values to set highlights and shadows (Photoshop)

Setting auto correction options (Photoshop)

Adjusting the gamma value of an image (ImageReady)

About the color wheel

Using the Color Balance command (Photoshop)

Using the Hue/Saturation command

Using the Replace Color command (Photoshop)

Using the Selective Color command (Photoshop)

Making quick overall adjustments to an image

Using the Brightness/Contrast command

Using the Auto Levels command

Using the Auto Contrast command

Using the Auto Color command (Photoshop)

Using the Variations command

Applying special color effects to images

Using the Desaturate command

Using the Invert command

Using the Equalize command (Photoshop)

Using the Threshold command (Photoshop)

Using the Posterize command (Photoshop)

Using the Gradient Map command (Photoshop)

Sharpening images

Selecting

About selections

Making pixel selections

Using the Select menu

Using the marquee tools

Using the lasso, polygonal lasso, and magnetic lasso tools

Setting options for the lasso, polygonal lasso, and magnetic lasso tools

Using the magic wand tool

Using the Color Range command (Photoshop)

Creating selections from slices (ImageReady)

Adjusting pixel selections

Moving, hiding, or inverting a selection

Adjusting selections manually

Adjusting selections numerically

Softening the edges of a selection

Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers

Moving selections and layers within an image

Copying selections or layers

Using drag and drop to copy between applications

Using the Clipboard to copy between applications

Using the Snap command

Saving and loading selections

Deleting selections

Removing fringe pixels from a selection (Photoshop)

Extracting objects from their background (Photoshop)

Transforming and Retouching

Changing the size of the work canvas

Rotating and flipping entire images

Cropping images

Transforming perspective while cropping (Photoshop)

Transforming objects in two dimensions

Specifying what to transform

Setting the reference point

Applying transformations

Using the Free Transform command

Transforming objects in three dimensions

Transforming and manipulating objects

Modifying the preview image

Setting 3D rendering options

Cloning and repairing images

Using the clone stamp tool

Using the pattern stamp tool

Using the healing brush tool (Photoshop)

Using the patch tool (Photoshop)

Retouching images

Using the smudge tool

Using the focus tools

Using the toning tools

Using the sponge tool

Using the Liquify command

Using the Liquify dialog box

Distorting images

Freezing and thawing areas

Reconstructing distortions

Saving and loading distortions

Drawing

About drawing and painting

Drawing shapes and paths

About the drawing tools

Creating shape layers

Creating a work path (Photoshop)

Creating rasterized shapes

Using the shape tools

Setting shape tool options

Using preset shapes (Photoshop)

Controlling a shape as you draw it

Using the pen tools (Photoshop)

Drawing with the pen tool

Drawing straight segments with the pen tool

Drawing curves with the pen tool

Drawing with the freeform pen tool

Editing shape layers

Using the Paths palette (Photoshop)

Editing paths (Photoshop)

About anchor points, direction lines, direction points, and components

Selecting paths (Photoshop)

Moving, reshaping, and deleting path segments

Moving, reshaping, copying, and deleting path components

Aligning and distributing path components

Adding, deleting, and converting anchor points

Managing paths (Photoshop)

Converting between paths and selection borders (Photoshop)

Converting paths to selection borders

Converting selection borders to paths

Adding color to paths (Photoshop)

Filling paths with color

Stroking to paint path borders

Painting

Using the painting tools (Photoshop)

Using the painting tools (ImageReady)

Erasing

Using the eraser tool

Using the magic eraser tool

Using the background eraser tool (Photoshop)

Using the Auto Erase option

Using the art history brush tool (Photoshop)

Working with brushes

Using the Brushes palette (Photoshop)

Selecting preset brushes

Customizing brush tips (Photoshop)

About brush dynamics (Photoshop)

Specifying brush shape dynamics (Photoshop)

Specifying brush scattering (Photoshop)

Creating textured brushes (Photoshop)

Creating dual brushes (Photoshop)

Specifying color dynamics (Photoshop)

Specifying paint dynamics (Photoshop)

Adding noise to brush strokes (Photoshop)

Using wet brush edges (Photoshop)

Creating airbrush effects (Photoshop)

Smoothing brush strokes (Photoshop)

Protecting texture in brush strokes (Photoshop)

Copying textures between tools (Photoshop)

Clearing brush options (Photoshop)

Creating and managing preset brushes (Photoshop)

Setting options for painting and editing tools

Selecting a blending mode

Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure

Using the gradient tool (Photoshop)

Applying a gradient fill

Creating smooth gradient fills

Specifying the gradient transparency

Creating noise gradient fills

Managing gradients

Using the paint bucket tool

Filling and stroking selections and layers

Filling a selection or layer with colors or patterns

Stroking a selection or layer with color

Creating and managing patterns

Defining patterns

Managing patterns (Photoshop)

Using the Pattern Maker

Generating patterns

Previewing patterns

Reviewing tiles and pattern previews

Specifying pattern smoothness and detail

Choosing foreground and background colors

Using color settings in the toolbox

Using the eyedropper tool

Using the Color palette

Using the Swatches palette

Using the Adobe Color Picker

Specifying a color using the color field and color slider

Specifying a color using numeric values

Using Web-safe colors

Recognizing nonprintable colors (Photoshop)

Choosing custom colors (Photoshop)

Choosing a custom color system (Photoshop)

Using other color pickers

Using Channels and Masks

About channels

Using the Channels palette (Photoshop)

Viewing channels

Changing the display of the palette

Selecting and editing channels

Managing channels (Photoshop)

Rearranging and renaming channels

Duplicating channels

Splitting channels into separate images

Merging channels

Deleting channels

Mixing color channels (Photoshop)

Adding spot colors (Photoshop)

About spot colors

Creating spot channels

Modifying spot channels

Adjusting overlapping spot colors

Using channel calculations to blend layers and channels (Photoshop)

Using the Apply Image command

Using the Calculations command

About the Add and Subtract blending modes

About masks (Photoshop)

Creating temporary masks in Quick Mask mode (Photoshop)

Storing masks in alpha channels

About alpha channels (Photoshop)

Creating alpha channels (Photoshop)

Saving a mask selection

Modifying alpha channels (Photoshop)

Loading a selection into an image

Using Layers

About layers

Using the Layers palette

Creating layers and layer sets

About the background layer

Adding layers and layer sets

Working with layered images

Selecting layers

Displaying the contents of layers

Duplicating layers

Changing the stacking order of layers

Linking layers

Repositioning the contents of layers

Locking layers

Unifying layers (ImageReady)

Sampling from layers

Managing layers

Renaming layers

Color coding layers

Rasterizing layers

Deleting layers

Merging layers

Flattening all layers

Tracking file size

Setting opacity and blending options

Setting layer opacity

Choosing a blending mode

Filling new layers with a neutral color

Specifying fill opacity

Specifying knockout options

Restricting blending to channels (Photoshop)

Grouping blend effects

Specifying a range for blending layers (Photoshop)

Using layer effects and styles

About layer effects and styles

Applying preset styles

Creating custom styles

Displaying layer styles

Editing styles

Modifying layer effects with contours (Photoshop)

Applying global lighting

Creating and managing preset styles

Copying and pasting styles

Scaling layer effects (Photoshop)

Removing layer effects

Converting layer styles to layers

Using adjustment layers and fill layers (Photoshop)

About adjustment layers and fill layers

Creating adjustment layers or fill layers

Editing adjustment layers or fill layers

Merging adjustment layers or fill layers

Masking layers

About masking layers

Creating and editing layer masks

Creating and editing vector masks

Unlinking layers and masks

Applying and discarding layer masks

Selecting opaque areas on a layer

Creating clipping groups

Applying Filters for Special Effects

About plug-in filters

Using filters

Previewing and applying filters

Blending filter effects (Photoshop)

Loading images and textures

Defining undistorted areas

Using texture and glass surface controls

Tips for creating special effects

Improving performance with filters

Choosing a filter effect

Artistic filters

Blur filters

Brush Stroke filters

Distort filters

Noise filters (Photoshop)

Pixelate filters

Render filters

Sharpen filters

Sketch filters

Stylize filters

Texture filters

Video filters

Other filters

Digimarc filters

Lighting Effects filter

Using the Lighting Effects filter

Choosing a Lighting Effects type

Choosing a Lighting Effects style

Using a Lighting Effects texture

Using Type

About type

Creating type

About using the type tools (Photoshop)

Entering point type

Entering paragraph type

Creating a type selection border (Photoshop)

Working with type layers

Editing text in type layers

Rasterizing type layers

Changing type layer orientation

Specifying anti-aliasing

Converting between point type and paragraph type

Warping type layers

Creating a work path from type (Photoshop)

Converting type to shapes (Photoshop)

Formatting characters

Selecting characters

Using the Character palette

Choosing a font

Choosing a type size

Changing the type color

Specifying leading

Specifying kerning and tracking

Adjusting horizontal or vertical scale

Specifying baseline shift

Changing case

Making characters superscript or subscript

Applying underline and strikethrough

Using ligatures and old style numerals

Using fractional character widths

Viewing text using the operating system layout

Rotating vertical type

Checking for spelling errors (Photoshop)

Finding and replacing text (Photoshop)

Formatting paragraphs

Selecting paragraphs and showing the Paragraph palette

Aligning and justifying type

Indenting paragraphs

Changing space above or below paragraphs

Specifying hanging punctuation

Controlling hyphenation and justification

Adjusting hyphenation

Preventing unwanted word breaks

Adjusting spacing

Working with composition

About composition methods

Choosing a composition method

Setting options for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean type (Photoshop)

Displaying CJK type options

Adjusting tsume

Specifying how leading is measured

Using tate-chuu-yoko

Specifying left and right underlining

Working with Japanese composition

Using burasagari

Designing Web Pages

About designing Web pages with Photoshop and ImageReady

Creating and viewing slices

About slices

Types of slices

Creating user slices

Creating layer-based slices

Converting auto slices to user slices

Converting layer-based slices to user slices

Viewing slices

Selecting and modifying slices

Using the Slice palette (ImageReady)

Selecting slices

Moving and resizing user slices

Dividing user slices and auto slices

Duplicating slices

Combining slices (ImageReady)

Arranging user slices and layer-based slices

Aligning user slices (ImageReady)

Distributing user slices (ImageReady)

Deleting user slices and layer-based slices

Locking slices (Photoshop)

Specifying slice options

Viewing slice options

Choosing a content type

Specifying slice names

Specifying slice background colors

Assigning a URL to an Image slice

Resizing and moving slices using numeric coordinates

Specifying browser messages

Adding HTML text to a slice

Optimizing slices

Linking slices (ImageReady)

Creating and viewing image maps (ImageReady)

Creating image maps

Converting layer-based image maps to tool-based image maps

Viewing image maps

Selecting and modifying image maps (ImageReady)

Using the Image Map palette (ImageReady)

Selecting image maps

Moving and resizing tool-based image maps

Changing the shape of layer-based image maps

Duplicating image maps

Arranging image maps

Aligning tool-based image maps

Distributing tool-based image maps

Deleting image maps

Specifying image map options (ImageReady)

Selecting an image map type (ImageReady)

Creating Web photo galleries (Photoshop)

Customizing and creating Web photo gallery styles (Photoshop)

About Web photo gallery styles

Customizing Web photo gallery styles

Creating new Web photo gallery styles

Using tokens in Web photo gallery styles

Creating Rollovers and Animations (ImageReady)

About working with layers in rollovers and animations

Editing layers in rollover states and animation frames

Unifying and matching layers rollovers and animations

Using the Rollovers palette

Creating and editing rollovers

About rollovers

Creating slices for rollovers

Creating rollover states

Editing rollover states

Previewing rollover states

Adding animation to rollover states

Applying and creating rollover styles

Copying and pasting rollover states

Duplicating rollover states

Rearranging and deleting rollover states

Creating and editing animations

About animation

Using the Animation palette

Adding frames

Selecting frames

Editing frames

Rearranging and deleting frames

Copying and pasting frames

Tweening frames

Specifying looping

Specifying delay for frames

Adding layers to frames

Setting the frame disposal method

Flattening frames into layers

Viewing animations

Optimizing animations

Viewing animated images in Photoshop

Saving animations

Saving animations as animated GIFs

Saving animations as QuickTime movies

Opening and importing files as animations

Opening animated GIFs

Opening Photoshop files as animations

Opening QuickTime movies as animations

Preparing Graphics for the Web

About optimization

Optimizing images

Using the Save for Web dialog box (Photoshop)

Working with slices in the Save for Web dialog box (Photoshop)

Using the Optimize palette (ImageReady)

Viewing optimized images (ImageReady)

Applying optimization settings

Optimization options for GIF and PNG-8 formats

Optimization options for JPEG format

Optimization options for PNG-24 format

Optimization options for WBMP format

Saving and resetting optimization settings

Resizing the image during optimization (Photoshop)

Controlling optimization (ImageReady)

Setting optimization preferences (ImageReady)

Using weighted optimization

About masks and weighted optimization

Using masks to modify JPEG quality

Using masks to modify GIF lossiness

Using masks to modify dithering

Using masks to modify color reduction

Optimizing colors in GIF and PNG-8 images

Viewing a color table

Generating a color table

Changing the display of the color table

Adding new colors to the color table

Including black and white in a color table

Selecting colors

Shifting colors

Shifting to Web-safe colors

Mapping colors to transparency

Locking colors in the color table

Deleting colors from the color table

Loading and saving color tables

Using master palettes (ImageReady)

Working with hexadecimal values for color

Viewing hexadecimal values for colors in the Info palette

Copying colors as hexadecimal values

Using a droplet to automate optimization settings (ImageReady)

Saving optimized images

Setting output options

Using the Output Settings dialog box

Setting HTML output options

Setting slice output options

Setting image map output options (ImageReady)

Setting background options

Setting file saving options

Adding title and copyright information to Web pages

Saving and Exporting Images

Saving images

Saving files

Setting file saving options (Photoshop)

Saving files in Photoshop EPS format (Photoshop)

Saving files in Photoshop DCS format (Photoshop)

Saving files in GIF format (Photoshop)

Saving files in JPEG format (Photoshop)

Saving files in Photoshop PDF format (Photoshop)

Saving files in PNG format (Photoshop)

Saving files in TIFF format

Exporting images in ZoomView format (Photoshop)

About file formats

About file compression

Photoshop format

Photoshop 2.0 (Photoshop)

AVI (ImageReady)

BMP

Photoshop EPS

Photoshop DCS 1.0 and 2.0 (Photoshop)

EPS TIFF or EPS PICT Preview (Photoshop)

Filmstrip

GIF

JPEG

PCX

PDF

PICT File

PICT Resource

Pixar

PNG

QuickTime Movie (ImageReady)

Raw (Photoshop)

Scitex CT (Photoshop)

Targa

TIFF

Adding file information (Photoshop)

Adding digital copyright information

Before adding a watermark

Embedding digital watermarks

Using the Watermark Durability setting

Using the signal strength meter

Setting preferences for saving files (Photoshop)

Creating multiple-image layouts (Photoshop)

Creating contact sheets

Creating picture packages

Customizing picture package layouts

Placing Photoshop images in other applications (Photoshop)

Using image clipping paths to create transparency

Printing image clipping paths

Exporting paths to Adobe Illustrator

Object linking and embedding (OLE) (Windows only)

Printing (Photoshop)

About printing

Printing images

Positioning and scaling images

Setting output options

Selecting halftone screen attributes

Printing part of an image

Choosing a print encoding method

Printing vector graphics

Using color management when printing

Creating color traps

Printing duotones

About duotones

Modifying the duotone curve

Specifying overprint colors

Saving and loading duotone settings

Viewing individual printing plates

Printing duotones

Exporting duotone images to other applications

Printing color separations

Automating Tasks

About actions

Using the Actions palette

Recording actions

Creating a new action

Recording paths (Photoshop)

Inserting stops

Setting modal controls

Excluding commands

Inserting nonrecordable commands (Photoshop)

Specifying an output folder (ImageReady)

Recording image size options (ImageReady)

Inserting optimization settings for selected slices (ImageReady)

Playing actions

Setting playback options (Photoshop)

Editing actions

Rearranging actions and commands

Recording additional commands

Rerecording and duplicating actions and commands

Deleting actions and commands

Changing action options

Managing actions in the Actions palette

Saving and loading actions (Photoshop)

Saving actions (ImageReady)

Organizing sets of actions (Photoshop)

Using the Batch command (Photoshop)

Using droplets

Creating a droplet from an action

Creating droplets for use on different operating systems

Using droplets to process files

Editing droplets (ImageReady)

Using droplets to automate optimization settings (ImageReady)

Using the Automate commands (Photoshop)

External automation

Creating templates for data-driven graphics (ImageReady)

About data-driven graphics

Using variables

Using data sets

Previewing data-driven graphics

Saving templates for use with other Adobe products

Macintosh Shortcuts

Viewing

Selecting and moving objects

Painting

Editing

Path editing*

Slicing and Optimizing

Windows Shortcuts

Viewing

Selecting and moving objects

Painting

Editing

Path editing*

Slicing and Optimizing

Legal Notices

Copyright


Index

A

a component [1]

Accented Edges filter [1]

Accurate Screens option [1]

actions

about [1]
adjusting tonal range and color with [1]
button mode [1]
creating new [1]
deleting [1]
editing [1]
excluding commands [1]
inserting nonrecordable commands [1]
inserting paths [1]
inserting stops [1]
managing [1]
optimizing slices with [1]
playing [1]
recording [1] [2]
renaming [1]
resizing images with [1]
sets of [1]

Actions palette [1]

active layer [1]

Actual Size command [1]

Adaptive color table [1]

add anchor point tool [1] [2]

Add Noise filter [1]

Add option [1]

Add to Channel option [1]

Add To Master Palette command [1]

additive colors [1]

Adjust commands. See online Help [1]

adjustment layers [1]

about [1]
creating [1]
editing [1]
for color corrections [1]
for filters [1]
See also online Help [1]

adjustments. See tonal and color adjustments [1]

Adobe Acrobat Reader [1]

Adobe AlterCast [1]

Adobe Certification program [1]

Adobe Color picker [1]

Adobe Gamma utility [1]

Adobe GoLive [1]

Adobe Illustrator

files, opening [1] [2]
files, placing [1]

Adobe Online [1] [2]

Adobe Online preferences [1]

Adobe Premiere [1]

Adobe Web site [1]

advanced blending options

grouping blend effects [1]
range for blending layers [1]
removing fringe areas [1]

airbrush [1]

airbrush tool [1]

Align To Selection command [1]

aligning

image maps [1]
linked layers [1] [2]
selections [1]
shapes [1]
slices [1]
type [1]

alignment. See Snap [1]

All Caps command [1] [2]

Allow Non-Linear History option [1]

Allow Non-linear History option [1]

alpha channels

about [1]
adding textures [1]
as selections library [1]
calculating [1]
converting to spot channel [1]
copying [1]
creating [1]
deleting [1]
display [1]
file formats for saving [1]
file size of [1]
naming [1]
options [1] [2]
saving [1]
saving and loading selections as masks [1]
saving selection in [1]
storing masks [1]

Alt HTML element [1] [2]

anchor points

adding and deleting [1]
creating [1] [2]

angle

brush option [1]
global lighting [1]
layer style option [1]

Angled Strokes filter [1]

angular gradient tool [1]

animated GIFs

about [1]
in rollover state [1]
opening [1]
See also animations [1]

Animation palette [1]

animations

about [1] [2]
copying and pasting frames [1]
creating [1] [2]
delay time [1]
deleting [1]
disposal method for frames [1]
flattening frames into layers [1]
looping options [1]
optimizing [1]
previewing [1]
rearranging frames [1]
selecting frames [1]
tweening frames [1]

annotations [1]

playing in actions [1]
saving [1]

ANPA colors [1]

anti-aliasing

3-D rendering [1]
Adobe Illustrator files [1]
EPS files [1]
layer style option [1]
PDF files [1]
placed artwork [1]
rasterized shapes [1]
selections [1] [2]
type [1]

Apple Color Picker [1]

AppleScript [1]

applications, jumping between [1]

Apply Image command [1]

Arrange command [1]

arranging

image maps [1]
slices [1]

arrowhead options [1]

art history brush tool [1]

Artistic filters [1]

See also individual filter names [1]

ASCII encoding, in EPS and DCS files [1]

Asian type. See CJK type [1]

aspect ratio, constraining

when placing files [1]

authorship information [1]

Auto Color command [1]

Auto Contrast command [1]

Auto Erase option [1] [2]

Auto Levels command [1]

Auto Regenerate option [1]

Auto Screens dialog box [1]

auto slices. See slices [1]

automatic frame disposal [1]

Automatically Create First Snapshot option [1]

automating

commands for [1]
multiple image layouts [1]
optimization [1] [2]
using actions [1]
using Batch command [1]
using droplets [1]
See also actions [1]

average-key images [1] [2] [3]

AVI format [1]

B

b component [1]

background color

choosing [1] [2]
editing with Color palette [1]
filling selections with [1]
printing [1]
selecting with eyedropper tool [1]
setting in new images [1]
slices [1]

background eraser tool [1]

backgrounds

converting to layer [1]
from filter effects [1]
layer styles and [1]

Bas Relief filter [1]

base color [1]

base layer [1]

baseline [1]

baseline shift [1]

Batch command [1]

Batch Rename command [1]

Behind mode [1]

Bevel and Emboss effect [1]

Bicubic interpolation [1]

Bilinear interpolation [1]

Binary encoding, in EPS and DCS files [1]

bit depth

about [1]
converting images between [1]

bitmap images

about [1] [2]
channels and [1]
converting to grayscale images [1]
See also images [1]

Bitmap mode

about [1] [2] [3]
duplicating channels in [1]
paint bucket tool [1]
saving transparency in [1]
type in [1]

black and white points, scanning and [1]

black generation [1]

Black Matte [1] [2]

black point compensation [1]

black-and-white images, creating [1]

bleeds [1]

Blend Clipped Layers as Group option [1]

blend color [1]

Blend If option for layers [1]

Blend Interior Effects as Group option [1]

blend tool. See online Help [1]

blending modes

described [1]
for channel calculations [1] [2]
for layer sets [1]
layer style [1]

blending RGB colors [1]

Blur and Blur More filters [1]

Blur filters [1]

Blur More filter [1]

blur tool [1]

BMP format [1]

boolean selections [1] [2]

Border command [1]

borders [1]

bounding boxes

image map [1]
type [1]

brightness

adjusting [1]
defined [1]
equalizing [1]

Brightness/Contrast command [1]

Bring Forward command [1]

Bring Forward option

for image maps [1]
for slices [1]

Bring to Front command [1]

Bring to Front option

for image maps [1]
for slices [1]

Browse command [1]

browsers

adding to Preview In menu [1]
previewing in [1]

Brush Stroke filters [1]

brush tool [1]

brushes

about [1]
airbrush option [1]
clearing options [1]
color dynamics [1]
dual [1]
dynamics, about [1]
noise [1]
other dynamics [1]
preset [1]
scattering [1]
shape dynamics [1]
size options [1]
texture [1] [2]
tips, customizing [1]
wet edges [1]

Brushes palette [1]

Build Master Palette command [1]

bump maps [1]

Burasagari option [1]

burn tool [1]

Button Mode command [1]

C

cache and histograms preference [1]

Calculations command [1]

calibration bars [1]

canvas

filling [1]
resizing [1]

Canvas Size command [1]

captions

printing [1]

Cascade command [1]

CCITT compression [1]

Chalk & Charcoal filter [1]

Change Layer Content command [1]

Channel Mixer command [1] [2]

channels

bit depth [1]
blending [1]
calculating [1]
color [1]
color information and [1]
creating [1]
deleting [1] [2]
display [1]
duplicating [1]
duplicating between separate images [1]
file size of [1]
hiding and showing [1]
inverting [1]
layer mask [1]
maximum number of [1]
merging [1]
mixing [1]
moving [1]
optimizing images with [1]
options [1] [2]
printing [1]
Quick Mask [1]
saving selections in [1]
selecting [1]
sequence of [1]
source [1]
splitting into separate images [1]
thumbnails