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Adobe
Photoshop Basics
Adobe PhotoShop 5.0
Digital Image Software
·
Indicates an
action
·
Boot up your
computer
If
you do not know how to boot up the computer, please find the PC BASICS packet
·
Look around and
become familiar with the Desktop of your computer.
·
Look for the
Adobe PhotoShop Icon
·
Double Click on
the icon to Launch Adobe Photo Shop 5.0
If
you do not see the ADOBE PhotoShop Icon on the desktop:
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Click on Start
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Hold the mouse
over the word Programs until the drop down menu opens
·
Hold the mouse
over the word ADOBE until a menu appears
·
Hold the mouse
over the word Photoshop 5.0 until a menu appears
·
Click on Adobe
PhotoShop 5.0
·
Across the top of
the screen is the TITLE BAR
Below the Title Bar
is the Menu Bar.
·
Click on file to see the drop down menu
Here
you can begin a new file, open or close files, print, save a file and more.
Each
menu choice that has an arrow to the right of the selection will open another
menu.
·
Hold your mouse
pointer over one of the selections that has a right arrow and view the drop
down menu
·
Click on OPEN
A
dialog box opens
·
Look in: C:/
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Select the
Windows folder
·
Using the
sliding location bar, look at the end of the windows folder and select one of
the files. There should be some named
bubbles, clouds, rivets etc.
·
Select and Open
one or more of the files
I
have opened three files in the figure below:
·
Select a file
by clicking in the image. (the title bar of the image turns blue)
·
Click on Edit
to see the drop down menu
Review
the items in the edit menu. The most
common functions here are cut, copy and paste. You will see some of the choices
are black and others are gray. The gray choices will be black when you are
in the correct mode to utilize them.
You
will also notice that to the right of each choice is a key code. These key codes are short cuts to the
function. It is time saving to learn the key codes for the functions that you
use the most.
·
Click on Image
·
Review the drop down menu features
Here
you will be able to rotate the image, resize the image and crop.
Let's try a few of these with your
image.
·
Click in the
image to select it.
When
an image is selected the title bar of the image is blue.
·
Click on Image
in the Tool Bar
·
Click on Image
Size
A
dialog box opens. You can adjust image
size by either pixels or percent. Adobe
automatically keeps the image in proportion unless you actively change it.
Let
us decrease the image size by 30%.
·
Enter 30 in the
first box on the upper left
·
Use the TAB key
to move to the next box
·
Click on the
arrow next to the box to drop down the choices OR use the arrow keys to select
percent
The
number in the lower box is changed automatically. If you want to keep the image in proportion you do not need to do
any more.
·
Click OK
The
image is resized to your specifications
·
Click Image in
the Menu Bar again
·
Click on Image
Size
·
Change the
image size to 150%
·
Click OK
Look
at the image and note the changes.
It
would be to your advantage here to play with the image size feature a bit. Try it with pixels and percentages. Try it with different images. This is how thumb nail pictures are obtained
from larger images.
Do
not worry. No permanent changes will be
made to the image in the computer if you DO NOT SAVE the
changes.
·
Click on Edit
·
Click on Undo
Adobe
can undo the last act. So remember when
you make a change and if is not what you like.
Click immediately on Edit - Undo.
Ok
Let's Practice
·
Open the file
called Setup located in the Windows directory.
Forgot
how to get there? Go back to page 4
·
Resize the
image to 600 pixels
Now
we move on
·
Click on image
·
Click on Rotate
Canvas
·
Click on 180
degrees
·
Look at the
image
·
Click on Edit
·
Click on Undo
·
Click on Image
·
Click on Rotate
image
·
Click on 90
degrees CW (clockwise) *
·
Look at the
image
·
Click on Edit
·
Click on Undo
·
Repeat the last
six steps, rotating the image CCW (counterclockwise) at the step ending with a
*
·
Repeat the last
six steps, choosing arbitrary and enter
45 degrees at the step ending with a *
·
Repeat the last
six steps choosing Flip Horizontal at the step ending with a *
·
Repeat the last
six steps choosing Flip vertical at the step ending with a *
Well, that was fun. You flipped that
image all around. If you brought any images with you take the time play a bit
resizing and flipping your own images.
Let us skip over to the VIEW Menu.
·
Click on VIEW
in the Menu bar and look at the drop down menu.
·
Click on ZOOM
in
Your
image grew larger
·
Hold down the
CTRL key and press the +
Your
image grew larger still
·
Hold down the
CTRL Key and press the -
Your
image zoomed back one level
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Click on View
·
Click on ZOOM
out
Your
image has returned to its original size. Either choice will Zoom in and out.
·
Zoom in on your
image
·
Click on View
·
Click on New
View
A
second copy of your image appears in it's original size.
·
Click on View
·
Click on Show
Rulers
This
feature will help setting up images and sizes for printing as well as other
advanced features of Adobe
·
Click on Show
Grid
This
feature will help with more precise placement and sizing. Feel free to take a minute to check out the
other features of the VIEW menu. You
will learn to use them as you go along.
·
Click on View
·
Click on Hide
Grid
·
Click on View
·
Click on Hide
Rulers
There
we are back where we started. Before we
move to the TOOL BOX, let us practice the SAVE function but not really do
it. It is similar to the SAVE function
in any other program.
·
Click on FILE
in the Menu Bar
There
are three choices for SAVE
*
SAVE is the choice that will QUICK SAVE your file. Any changes you have made will replace the original image.
*
SAVE AS is the choice that will SAVE your file under a different name but in
the same format as the original. This a
good practice if you are going to experiment. Immediately upon opening a file
you are going to experiment on, SAVE AS a different name and then any changes
you make will not affect the original even if you SAVE by mistake.
*
SAVE A COPY is the last choice. This is
where you can change the format of the picture.
·
Click on SAVE
AS
Observe
the Dialog BOX. You will want to make a
selection in the SAVE in box. Most
often you will save to your Floppy 3.5 disk, or to another location on your C:/
drive.
You
will also want to change the name to one that makes sense to you. Do this in
the FILE NAME box
·
Click on the
arrow to the right of the SAVE AS box
·
Observe
the selections in the Drop Down
Box.
The
most common formats for images are *.jpg and *.gif
Select
one of these two when you are saving the images to a disk to share with someone
else.
·
Click Cancel
Now
Let us return to the TOOL BOX
This
is when we start to have fun with images.
We can crop them, color them, write on them, etc.
The
TOOL Box is usually loaded when Adobe Loads. You will find it on the right hand
side of your Window. BUT if it is not present then
·
Click on WINDOW
in the Menu Bar
·
Click on Show
tools
TOOL BOX
A Click in each box
activates a different function
Access Adobe on the WEB
Selection Tool Move Tool
Has a sub menu of tools
Lasso Tool Magic
Wand
Air Brush Paint
Brush
Rubber Stamp History
Brush
Has a sub menu of tools
Eraser Pencil
Has a sub menu of tools
Blur Dodge
Has a sub menu of tools Has
a sub menu of tools
Pen Text
Has a sub menu of tools Has
a sub menu of tools
Measure Linear
Gradient
Has a sub menu of tools
Paint Bucket Eye
Dropper
Has a sub menu of tools
Hand Zoom
In
Foreground Color
Background Color
Edit in Standard Mode Edit in Quick Mask Mode
Standard Screen Mode Full Screen Mode
Full
Screen Mode with Menu Bar
This Quick Guide
should help orient you to the tool bar.
We will only use a few of these features in this Basic Introduction.
First let us crop
our image.
·
Click on the
Selection Tool in the Tool Box
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Hold the Left
mouse button down until a sub menu appears.
·
Click on the
CROP TOOL
This
should be the tool immediately to the left in the sub menu. It looks a bit like
a sextant.
·
Starting in a
space near the top of the image in the upper left corner, click and drag a box
to enclose a section.
·
If you do not
like the area that is surrounded by a dashed line, click anywhere in the image
and try again.
When
you have an area surrounded that you are pleased with, then
·
Press ENTER
HATE
IT??? - QUICK - CLICK EDIT - UNDO -
Then repeat the steps
LIKE
IT??? Move on
·
Click on the
Selection Tool again
·
Hold down the
Left mouse button until the sub menu appears
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Choose the
rectangle
·
Now Click on
the Eyedropper
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Move the
eyedropper into your image and click on an area with color.
·
Look at what
happens to the Foreground box in the Tool Box
·
Choose a color
you like
·
Click on the
AIR BRUSH tool
·
Drag it around
in your image.
QUICK
- CLICK UNDO - If you hate your creative addition
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Click on the
Paintbrush and drag it around a bit.
·
Click on the
Pencil and do the same.
You
are not limited to the size of the brush or pencil stroke.
·
Click on Window in the Menu Bar
·
Click on Show
Brushes
·
Click on
another size to try
·
Click in your
image again and try out the new size.
·
Click on the
Eraser
·
Drag it around
in your image
What
the eraser actually does is cover over your work with the background color.
By
now your image is getting a bit messy so throw caution to the wind and try
this.
·
Click in the
Background color
·
A palette of
color pops up
·
Move around in
the palette until you find a color you like, make sure that color is showing in
the top half of the box at the right of the window. The bottom half is your
current background color.
·
Click OK
·
Now play with
your eraser a little bit.
Are
you having fun yet?
How
about we start with a clean image?
·
Click the X in
the upper right corner of your image.
DO NOT SAVE the changes
·
Click NO
·
Click FILE
·
Click OPEN
Follow
the directions on page 4 of this packet to open the file called SET UP found in
the WINDOWS directory
·
Open the file
called SETUP
There,
now you have a clean image to work with
·
Click on the
TEXT TOOL in the TOOL BOX
·
Move your
cursor into the image near the top or anywhere you would like to place text and
click
A
Dialog box opens
·
Choose a Font
or accept the default
·
Choose a Style
or accept the default
·
Change the SIZE
to 20 points
·
Click on the
COLOR and choose a color
·
Click in the
Text area in the bottom and enter the text you would like to see.
Stumped?
Try your name or something as simple as WINDOWS
·
Click OK
At
first you will only see a small wiggling box. Do not fear. As soon as you do
something else , your text will appear.
·
Click on the
Selection Tool
·
Click and drag
a small rectangle in your image
·
Click on the
Paint Bucket
·
Move the paint
bucket to the inside of the rectangle
·
Click
VOILA!! You now have a rectangle filled with color.
You will find a use for this feature some day.
One
last fun thing before we conclude for this packet.
Images
are made up of small blocks of color called pixels. It is possible to zoom in on these pixels and change them as you
wish. This can have lots of fun
applications as well as provide a way to "touch-up" your images.
·
Click on the
ZOOM TOOL in the TOOL BOX
·
Position the
tool over a spot with color in your image.
·
Click
·
Reposition the
tool to the same place on the image and click
·
Repeat until
the image is a series of small boxes
For
the sake of instruction, we will make a spot of vast contrast.
·
Click on the
foreground color in the TOOL BOX
·
Select a color
of vast contrast to the one in your image.
·
Select the
Paintbrush tool
·
Click on
Windows in the Menu Bar
·
Click on show
Brushes
·
Select the
smallest brush size
·
Click in the
image
A
box or pixel should fill with the foreground color.
·
Click in
several boxes to create a design effect
·
ZOOM out (CTRL -) to see the effect of your
pixelation
·
Select the Zoom
tool
·
Select another
area of the image to ZOOM in to pixelate
·
Select the
Eyedropper
·
Place the
eyedropper in the image and choose one of the variations of color.
·
Select the pen
tool
·
Pixelate an
area with the new color
·
Zoom out to
view the effect on your image
Well we have
traveled to many places in ADOBE but have only scratched the surface.
If you still have
trouble with some of these options, go back through the packet. Do this as
often as you need to get the basics.
If you still have
more time, be bold and test out some of the other tools and options.
Remember you can
undo the last step you took, if you go to EDIT - UNDO immediately.
If you forgot, then
close the file without saving the changes and reopen the file. Of course you
lose all the positive changes you made since the last save.
SO - as you go along
remember to SAVE your positive changes regularly.
One Final word…… Practice with
images……
Adobe has almost
limitless possibilities to manipulate images but this packet contains the most
common functions.
Practice and soon you
will be able to open, size, and insert your images into any newsletter or email
that you would like.
HAPPY
IMAGING