Overview

Need answers quickly? Adobe PhotoshopCS5 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Includes Workshops ACE Exam Objectives More than 600 Essential Photoshop CS5 Tasks   Inside the Book • Improve productivity with the CS5 interface and templates • Use automatic layer alignment and blending to work with objects • Use live filters to view and modify the results of opening files • Use more precise color correction to enhance a photo • Use content-aware options for scaling and fill • Use image trickery to change or enhance an image • Create eye-catching bevels and special effects • Transform plain text into a show-stopping image • Create and manipulate 3D models using presets and custom options • Use tool presets to construct the right tool for the right job • Test content on different target devices   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts  

Full Product Details

Author:   Steve Johnson ,  . Perspection Inc.
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.946kg
ISBN:  

9780789744470

ISBN 10:   0789744473
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   13 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780789749338
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction xix 1 Getting Started with Photoshop CS5 1 Installing Photoshop 2 New! Starting Photoshop 4 Viewing the Photoshop Window 6 Showing and Hiding Panels 7 Working with Panels 8 Working with Photoshop Tools 10 New! Creating a New Document 12 Selecting Color Modes and Resolution 13 Creating a New Document Using Presets 14 Working with Non-Square Pixels 15 Opening Images 16 New! Inserting Images in a Document 17 Importing Raw Data from a Digital Camera 18 New! Working with Smart Objects 20 Changing Image Size and Resolution 22 Checking for Updates and Patches 24 New! Getting Help While You Work 26 New! Saving a Document 28 New! Using the Status Bar 30 Closing a Document 31 New! Finishing Up 32 2 Understanding Navigation and Measurement Systems 33 Changing the View Size with the Navigator Panel 34 Changing the View Area with the Navigator Panel 35 Changing the Color of the Navigator Panel View Box 36 Changing the Screen Display Mode 37 Changing the View with the Zoom Tool 38 Increasing or Decreasing Magnification 40 New! Moving Images in the Document Window 41 Working with Multiple Documents 42 Working with One Image in Multiple Windows 43 Moving Layers Between Two Open Documents 44 Creating Notes 45 Working with the Info Panel 46 Changing How the Info Panel Measures Color 47 Working with Rulers 48 New! Creating Tool Presets 50 3 Customizing the Way You Work 51 Optimizing Photoshop 52 New! Setting General Preferences 54 New! Modifying File Handling Preferences 56 New! Working with Interface Preferences 58 New! Working with Cursors Preferences 59 New! Controlling Transparency & Gamut Preferences 60 Working with Units & Rulers 62 Working with Guides, Grid & Slices 64 Selecting Plug-Ins 66 Selecting Scratch Disks 67 Allocating Memory & Image Cache 68 New! Working with Type 70 Managing Libraries with the Preset Manager 71 Using and Customizing Workspaces 72 New! Building Specialized Workspaces 74 New! Creating a Customized User Interface 75 Defining Shortcut Keys 76 4 Mastering the Art of Selection 77 Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool 78 Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool 79 Using the Single Row and Single Column Marquee Tools 80 Using the Lasso Marquee Tool 81 Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool 82 Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool 84 Using the Quick Selection Tool 85 Using the Magic Wand Tool 86 Selecting by Color Range 87 Refining a Selection Edge 88 New! Adding and Subtracting a Selection 90 Cropping a Selection 91 New! Using Channels to Create and Store Selections 92 Modifying an Existing Selection 94 Copying and Pasting a Selection 95 New! Using Free Transform and Transform 96 Using the Puppet Warp 98 New! Using Content-Aware Scaling 99 Using Content-Aware Fill 100 New! 5 Working with Layers 103 Understanding the Layers Panel 104 Defining Layer Designations and Attributes 105 Creating a New Layer 106 New! Selecting Layers 108 Creating a Layer Group 109 New! Creating a Selection from a Layer 110 New! Creating a Layer from a Selection 111 New! Converting a Background into a Layer 112 Controlling Image Information Using the Layers Panel 114 Moving Layers Between Documents 115 Using Merge Layer Options 116 Linking and Unlinking Layers 117 Working with Layer Blending Modes 118 Setting Layer Opacity 119 New! Duplicating a Layer 120 Deleting Layers 121 New! Changing Layer Properties 122 Working with the Layer Comps Panel 123 Exporting Layers as Files 124 Setting Layers Panel Options 125 New! Using Smart Guides 126 6 Working with the History Panel 127 Setting History Panel Options 128 Working with Linear and Non-Linear History 130 Controlling the Creative Process with Snapshots 132 Duplicating a History State in Another Document 133 Saving the History State of a Document 134 Reviewing the History State Text File 135 Combining the History Brush with a History State 136 New! Using the Art History Brush 138 New! Changing the Eraser Tool into the History Brush 139 Controlling History States 140 7 Working with Adjustment Layers, Filters, and Tools 141 Creating an Adjustment Layer 142 New! Modifying an Adjustment Layer 143 Merging Adjustment Layers 144 Creating a Temporary Composite Image 145 Controlling Adjustment Layers with Clipping Groups 146 Deleting an Adjustment Layer 147 Using Blending Modes and Opacity with Layers 148 New! Using Masks with Adjustment Layers 150 Creating Masks with Selections 151 Using the Add Noise Filter 152 Using the Reduce Noise Filter 153 Keeping Proper Perspective with Vanishing Point 154 Working with the Lens Correction Filter 156 New! Using the Box, Surface, and Shape Blur Filters 158 Using the Gaussian Blur and Despeckle Filters 160 Using the Unsharp Mask Filter 161 Using the Smart Sharpen Filter 162 New! Using Sharpen, Blur and Smudge Tools 164 New! Setting Up Multiple Clone Sources 165 New! Using the Clone Stamp Tool 166 Using the Dodge and Burn Tools 167 Using the Healing Brush and Patch Tools 168 Working with the Spot Healing Brush 170 Working with the Red Eye Tool 171 Controlling Tonal Range 172 Working with the Histogram Panel 174 8 Understanding Colors and Channels 175 Working with 8-, 16-, and 32-Bit Images 176 Working with the Channels Panel 178 Working with Color Modes 179 Understanding the RGB Color Mode 180 Understanding the CMYK Color Mode 181 Understanding the Grayscale Color Mode 182 Understanding the Bitmap Color Mode 183 Understanding the Indexed Color Mode 184 Understanding the Lab Color Mode 186 Understanding the Duotone Color Mode 187 Using the Multichannel Color Mode 188 Using the Replace Color Adjustment 189 Working with the Color Panel 190 Working with the Swatches Panel 192 Using the Stroke and Fill Commands 194 New! Creating Spot Color Channels 196 Using the Auto Contrast and Auto Color Commands 197 Using Levels Adjustment Commands 198 Using the Exposure Adjustment 199 Using Curves and Color Adjustments 200 Adjusting Hue and Saturation 202 Using the Match Color Adjustment 203 Using the Selective Color Adjustment 204 Using the Channel Mixer Adjustment 205 Using the Gradient Map Adjustment 206 Using the Photo Filter Adjustment 207 Using the Invert and Equalize Commands 208 Using the Threshold and Posterize Adjustments 209 Using the HDR Toning Adjustment 210 New! Using the Shadows/Highlights Adjustment 212 Using the Black & White Adjustment 213 9 Using the Paint, Shape Drawing, and Eraser Tools 215 Understanding Foreground and Background Colors 216 Using the Brush and Brush Presets Panel 218 New! Modifying the Brush Presets Panel 219 New! Selecting Brush Tip Sets 220 New! Adjusting Brush Tips 221 Adjusting Bristle Brush Tips 222 New! Creating Customized Brush Tips 223 Saving Customized Brush Tips 224 Working with the Brush and Airbrush Tools 225 Working with the Brush Mixed Tool 226 New! Working with the Pencil Tool 227 Working with Auto Erase 228 Working with the Line Tool 229 Using the Standard Shape Tool 230 Working with the Custom Shape Tool 232 Creating a Custom Shape 233 Saving Custom Shape Sets 234 Using the Paint Bucket Tool 235 Working with the Eraser Tools 236 Working with the Magic Eraser Tool 238 Creating and Applying Gradients 239 New! Creating and Saving Customized Gradients 240 New! Using the Color Replacement Tool 242 10 Creating Masks 243 Understanding Layer and Vector Masks 244 Creating a Layer Mask 245 Using Paint Tools with Layer Masks 246 New! Using Selections to Generate Complex Layer Masks 247 Using Layer Masks to Generate Soft Transparency 248 Creating Unique Layer Mask Effects 249 Creating a Vector Mask 250 Modifying Layer and Vector Masks 251 Creating Channel Masks 252 Creating Channel Masks from Scratch 253 Modifying Channel Mask Options 254 Creating Channel Masks from Selections 255 Making Channel Masks from Native Color Channels 256 Loading Channel Masks 258 Moving Channel Masks Between Documents 260 Combining Channel Masks 261 Using the Quick Mask Mode 262 Working with Quick Mask Options 263 Modifying Selections with Quick Mask Mode 264 11 Using the Paths Panel 265 Understanding Vector and Raster Images 266 Converting a Selection into a Path 267 Working with Pen Tools 268 Creating Paths Using the Freeform Pen Tool 270 Using the Magnetic Option with the Freeform Pen Tool 271 Adding and Deleting Anchor Points 272 Modifying Anchor Points 274 Modifying Existing Direction Lines 276 Converting Straight Points and Curved Points 277 Working with Clipping Paths 278 Filling an Area of an Image Using Paths 280 Stroking an Area of an Image Using Paths 281 Creating Shapes as Paths 282 Exporting Paths to Adobe Illustrator 283 Exporting Paths Using the Export Method 284 12 Working with Layer Styles 285 Understanding Layer Styles 286 Adding a Layer Style 287 New! Creating and Modifying a Drop Shadow 288 Working with Bevel and Emboss 290 New! Working with Contour and Texture 292 Applying a Color Overlay 294 New! Using the Stroke Layer Style 295 New! Using Pattern Overlays 296 New! Working with Outer Glow and Inner Shadow 298 New! Applying an Inner Glow Style 300 New! Creating Customized Layer Styles 302 Creating Customized Styles Using the Styles Panel 304 Moving Existing Layer Styles 306 13 Getting Creative with Type 307 Using Standard Type Tools 308 Working with Type Options 310 Working with the Character Panel 312 Working with the Paragraph Panel 314 Setting Anti-aliasing Options 315 Using the Warp Text Option 316 Using Spell Check 318 Finding and Replacing Text 319 Using the Rasterize Type Command 320 Creating Work Paths and Shapes from Type Layers 321 Creating Shape Layers 322 Creating a Type Mask 323 Isolating Image Pixels Using a Type Mask 324 Creating Chiseled Type with a Type Mask 326 Using Masks to Generate Special Effects 328 Creating and Modifying Text on a Path 330 14 Manipulating Images with Filters 331 Working with the Filter Gallery 332 Creating and Working with Smart Filters 334 Applying Multiple Filters to an Image 335 Modifying Images with Liquify 336 Working with Liquify Tool Options 338 Working with Liquify Mask Options 340 Working with Liquify View Options 341 Creating a Liquify Mesh 342 Applying a Liquify Mesh 343 Using the Lens Blur Filter 344 Working with Photo Filters 346 Blending Modes and Filter Effects 347 Building Custom Patterns 348 Using the Fade Command 350 Controlling Filters Using Selections 351 Using a Channel Mask to Control Filter Effects 352 Protecting Images with Watermarks 354 Viewing Various Filter Effects 356 15 Automating Your Work with Actions 359 Examining the Actions Panel 360 New! Building a New Action 362 Recording an Action 363 Adding a Stop to an Action 364 Controlling the Playback of a Command 365 Adding a Command to an Action 366 Deleting a Command from an Action 367 Working with Modal Controls in an Action 368 Changing the Order of Commands in an Action 369 Copying an Action 370 Running an Action Inside an Action 371 Saving Actions into Sets 372 Saving Actions as Files 373 Moving and Copying Actions Between Sets 374 Inserting a Non-Recordable Command into an Action 375 Using Enhanced Scripting 376 Enhancing the Process with Droplets 378 Using a Droplet 380 16 Controlling Image Output 381 Setting Document Print Options 382 New! Setting Print Output Options 384 Printing a Document in Macintosh 386 Printing a Document in Windows 388 Changing Printer Settings 389 New! Printing One Copy 390 New! Understanding File Formats 391 Saving a Document with a Different File Format 392 Inserting File Information into a Document 394 Understanding File Compression 396 Preparing Clip Art for the Web 398 Preparing a Photograph for the Web 400 New! Preparing an Image for the Press 402 Preparing an Image for an Inkjet or Laser Printer 404 Understanding Monitor, Image, and Device Resolution 406 17 Working with Automate Commands 407 Working with Batch File Processing 408 Working with Conditional Mode Change 410 Using the Crop and Straighten Photos Command 411 Converting a Multi-Page PDF to PSD 412 Creating a PDF Document 414 Using Photomerge 416 Merging Images to HDR 418 New! Processing Multiple Image Files 420 Using the Fit Image Command 422 18 Managing Color from Monitor to Print 423 Producing Consistent Color 424 Calibrating Using Hardware and Software 425 Setting Up Soft-Proof Colors 426 Changing from Additive (RGB) to Subtractive (CMYK) 428 Working with Rendering Intents 429 Printing a Hard Proof 430 New! Working with Color Management 432 Embedding ICC Color Profiles 434 Assigning a Different Profile to a Document 435 Converting the Color Space to Another Profile 436 Using Hue/Saturation for Out-Of-Gamut Colors 438 Using the Sponge Tool for Out-Of-Gamut Colors 440 Working with the Out-Of-Gamut Warning 442 19 Designing for the Web and Devices 443 Saving for the Web 444 Working with Save For Web Options 446 Optimizing an Image to File Size 447 Working with Web File Formats 448 Optimizing a JPEG Document 450 Optimizing a GIF Document 452 Optimizing a PNG-8 Document 454 Optimizing a PNG-24 Document 456 Optimizing a WBMP Document 457 Creating an Animated GIF 458 Working with Animation 460 Slicing Images the Easy Way 462 Working with Slices 464 Arranging Slices 466 Saving a Sliced Image for the Web 468 Adding HTML Text or an URL Link to a Slice 470 Defining and Editing Web Data Variables 472 Exporting Directly to Video 474 Exporting an Image to Zoomify 476 20 Extending Photoshop 477 Counting Objects in an Image 478 Taking Measurements in an Image 480 Aligning and Combining Layers 482 Opening Video Files and Image Sequences 484 Creating a Video Layer 485 Modifying a Video Layer 486 Splitting a Video Layer 488 Cloning Video Layer Content 489 Setting 3D Preferences 490 New! Creating 3D Models 492 New! Creating 3D Models Using Repousse 494 New! Creating 3D Models Using Preset Shapes 496 Changing Render Settings 497 Modifying 3D Models 498 New! Browsing 3D Content 500 New! 21 Working Together with Adobe Programs 501 Exploring Adobe Programs 502 New! Exploring Adobe Bridge 503 Getting Started with Adobe Bridge 504 Getting Photos from a Digital Camera 505 Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera 506 New! Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge 508 Applying Image Adjustments 510 Creating a Web Photo Gallery 511 Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge 512 Using Mini Bridge 513 New! Exploring CS Live Services 514 New! Sharing My Screen 515 New! Reviewing CS Documents 516 New! Exploring Adobe Device Central 518 Checking Content Using Adobe Device Central 519 Using Adobe Extension Manager 520 New Features 521 New! Adobe Certified Expert 525 Index 531

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Steve Johnson has written more than 20 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office XP, Windows XP, and Macromedia Director MX and Fireworks. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., a software training company committed to providing performance-based training to help people effectively and efficiently use computer technology. Since 1991, Perspection has written more than 100 computer books that have sold more than five million copies.

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