Adobe Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual
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1.2. Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 11 CRITERION TEST 20 min This is the criterion test for the Basic PhotoShop module It is going to test your comprehension of the module you just participated in or allow you to test out of the PhotoShop basic module Open PhotoShop Create a new document with 150 resolution and 8 0 inch by 10 0 inch size with a white background Open CriterionTest psd you will have to find it Select EgyptHead and paste onto your new document position on bottom of your document Select Artemis and paste into your new document position it in lower left corner Select Fairy and paste it into your new document position it in upper right corner Select Arena and paste into your document position above EgyptHead near top of document Make sure Fairy is visible on a layer above arena Select this is a test text layer and paste into your new document position it across the bottom of the document on top of EgyptHead layer Select Text tool and type your name in a blue color in a 30 point font position it near top left where it is visible Save for web as YourNameTest jpg in the Test folder with a file size of 200 k or less Save as YourNameTest psd in Test Folder Print one copy File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona
3. Click on top layer in Layer Palette Click on Paint tool in tool bar Paint 6 lines on document Stretch History Palette to show all states Click on state 2 or the second line we drew Notice that everything under it has faded Click on state 4 or the fourth line we drew Notice the changes 0 Now click on state 2 and draw a line Notice that all states under 2 have dissappeared a oe ge G a Layers On the layer pallette there are several useful features One is the locking features At the top of the layer palette notice several boxes with icons Checking the boxes will lock features of layers on the active document Preserves transparency Paint prevents painting or drawing Position prevent moving things Locks All makes editing impossible Trashes a new layer Creates a new layer gt 0 gt Oe o o These features make editing easier and prevent common mistakes File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 9 EXERCISE 9 TEXT AND FONTS Text in PhotoShop has been improved It is now postscript and is equivalent to Illustrator or Quark in printed appearance It is also used differently than older versions it behaves more like a word processor Practice Steps Close the open document and don t save Open a new document that is 72 resolution 250 pixels x 600 pixels and has a transparent backgr
4. 1 File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual OBJECTIVE Having successfully completed the Photoshop Module Basic I you will be able to assist an ILC Client with basic questions concerning opening a document creating a document editing a document copying and pasting within a document saving a document copying to and from a Zip disk and printing a document These skills will be usable on both Macs and PCs EXERCISE 1 PHOTOSHOP CONCEPT First we will go through a Collage comparison in class to illustrate how Photoshop features work and apply to something we already know This collage example should stick in your mind as you think of what you want to do with Photoshop Always try to relate an unknown to a known to simplify a problem Below is a complete Photoshop interface example 10 5146AM E G Adobe Photoshop 7 0 F ile Edit Image Layer Select Filter Yiew Window Help hef oat seecipaver C show sounding sox TS Ja FS bb oo a Pre Browser Brushes U gt Untitled 1 33 3 RGB Tool Bar Menu Bar Work Area Palettes File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual EXERCISE 2 OPENING A FILE Opening a file is easy just do Menu gt File gt Open Navigate to the file and highlight it then cl
5. Multimedia Module PHOTOSHOP 7 BASIC USER MANUAL For information and permission to use these training modules please contact Limell Lawson limell u arizona edu 520 621 6576 or Joe Brabant jorabant u arizona edu 520 621 9490 Modules available online at http mll arizona edu workshops shtml tutorialpdfs Photoshop _User pmd Last modified 08 14 02 Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 270 EE ee ne ele nae E ea ee ee E eee 3 Exercise 1 Collage Example cccccccsccceeeceeeceeeseeeceeeseeeseeesaeesaeeseeeseeeseeeseees 3 Exercise 2 Opening a et ee en eee en ee ene ete eer 4 Exercise 3 Creating a New Document ccc cceccceccseeceeeeceeeeeeeseeeaeeseeeeseeeaeeeas 4 Exercise 4 Selecting Copying Pasting ccccceccssccsseceeeceeeseeeceeseeeeeeeseeeeeeaes 5 Exercise 5 Saving a Document and the Format ccccecceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeees 6 Exercise 6 Printing Your File arerenen ete cee aco ce ete tt ataccearteneeesde dateawesewenexacecsatseracsmnbensaues T Exercise 7 Saving for the WeD ccccccccsccseeceeeceeeeeeeceeeceeeceeeceeceeseeeeeeeeeeenes T Exercise 8 Layers and History Scrcsiewesiencsiccenevaich oxo Sasndsnctumeldneacienuuececammemceoensents gan hcoauie 8 Exercise 9 Text and Mo e oe ee ne en eee ee eee 9 FINAN ROVIOW cesera Er eis eco se napa E EEA EE E aE 10 Criterion iS SU sesioen nsns abreberaie decane eiaeiiai eiaa aeaa aaaea 1
6. h we just want to copy and paste it This works just like a word processor in the sense that you select an area copy an area and then paste it to a destination Notice that when you paste into another document a new layer is created TIP Another useful trick for copying pasting is the move tool Select a layer from one document and move it with the move tool to the other document It will paste whatever was on that layer into the new docu ment File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 6 What you just pasted is separate from other parts it can be moved rotated etc separately from the others just like in the Collage example Also note that you cannot affect that layer unless you single click on it in the Layer window Menu gt Window gt Layer EXERCISE 5 SAVE DOCUMENT AND THE FORMAT Formats PSD This is the PhotoShop format and it preserves layers JPG This is for the web and is used for graphics on the web 4 GIF This is also for the web but is best for text TFF A great cross platform format that preserves all quality for printing PCT Another good format for print and cross platform Steps 1 First lets open Collage psd located in the workshop folder on the desktop 2 Menu gt File gt Open navigate to document click once on it click OK 3 Next let s save it as Work psd in t
7. he Test folder in the workshop folder on the desktop 4 Next save it as Work jpg in the FindMe folder in the workshop folder on the desktop 5 Menu gt File gt Save As Change name Navigate to desired save location Click OK File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 7 EXERCISE 6 PRINTING YOUR FILE Steps 1 Open Test jpg 2 Menu gt File gt Page Setup A window will open Check that document is going to print to the printer you desire If it is not 3 Select desired Printer Make sure Landscape Portrait is correct 4 Click OK 5 Menu gt File gt Print All should be ok but just double check 6 Click OK a Ta PIE air So I wal hy oe H7 mem Aua h ea LELEA rRer OP age ii top an upee Seno l ewe oT a o pivw m E E Ah lamak Tar HF Catar Laveriet 7 a raver anr a ee ace anentaver Hy I TES Led D Taai a ak O Foi ie re Srate nop es ee Can Ea C ae Sam Hedda tected i vse eas repne hauss L 3 E Tapa MAC LOOK PC LOOK EXERCISE 7 SAVING FOR THE WEB When creating anything for the web file size is of great importance almost equal to quality The save for web option allows you to optimize the files for size while seeing the results to quality This is easy even though the interface is confusing Also this is NOT Image Ready rather a new PhotoShop fea
8. ick OK But what if you don t know where the file is If the location of the file is unknown use Find File Practice Steps 1 Find the file Collage jpg Use File Find Note Location 2 Go back to PhotoShop 3 Do Menu gt File gt Open Collage jpg NOTE Sometimes a window asking if you want to convert to open Convert to working space is the desired option sits Edit Image Layer Select Filter Yiew Window Help Open New Document SUAS GE _ Open Document Open Recent Close All LEW Save 5 Save S DES Save for Web 35 _ Revert Save Document As Import Export Workgroup Automate File Info Page Setup DEP Print with Preview F Print CC 3EP Print One Copy 4 3P EXERCISE 3 CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT This next task is creating a new document There are several issues to consider First is a reminder to watch me then we will do it together SIZE is the dimensions of your document and can be set using pixels inches or others BACKGROUND is what your bottom layer is Transparent colored or white RESOLUTION is very important It is how much info is in your document File name Photoshop7_User pmd Last modified 08 14 02 Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 5 To create a new document you choose Menu gt File gt New This opens a window that requires some input Size We will use 8 inche
9. ound Select the text tool Click on Doc Type something Click on check mark in options palette BR Oxo B Wm 2 0 Font Bold Font Appearance Position Color Bend sande t Italic Size We just added some text in PhotoShop Notice that the text appeared on a new layer Also notice that the text appeared in the last used font and color Next we will edit the text changing its color font position and size Practice Steps T Select the layer your text is on 8 Select the text to be edited 9 Change the color of the text 10 Change the font type 11 Apply a bend 12 Move the text 13 Click ok the check mark File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 10 FINAL REVIEW Here is a recap of what we have learned in this workshop Si A A A a a a a The concept of PhotoShop How to open a document How to create a new document with the needed resolution How to select an area copy and paste the selection How to save the document and saving formats How to print our document How to save images for the web and their formats The use of layers and the history palette And finally how to use the text editor All in all a lot of stuff Any questions about any of this before we go into the criterion test phase File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002
10. s by 11 inches Background We will use white Resolution We will use 150 NOTE Resolution specs Web Resolution 72 Print resolution 150 or 300 Film Resolution 600 Rather than getting into a discussion on resolution lets just use these settings as they will work everywhere Follow Along Steps Okay lets do this together Menu gt File gt New Put in a Size 8 inch by 11 inch Background is White Resolution is 150 this time hy What good is an empty document if you don t know what to do next Now we are going to learn how to put some content into it via Select Copy Paste EXERCISE 4 SELECTING COPYING PASTING First lets reset the tools This is done by clicking on a tool and resetting all tools in tool option bar directly below the menu bar z File Edit Image Layer Select Filter Yiew Window Help C Auto Select Layer Show Bounding Box bb gp dd Click and hold where indicated by the circle This reveals a window select reset all tools and click OK This is done because a previous user could have set custom configurations that you do not desire Next let s focus on a selection tool such as the Marquee Tool The Marquee Tool allows you to click and drag an area of an image thus selecting it Notice that the selected area is surrounded by the Marching Ants a moving dotted line This is the area that you can affect This selected area can be affected in many ways for now thoug
11. ture Follow Along Steps 1 Open Test psd 2 Menu gt File gt Save for Web This opens a new window 3 In upper left click on 4 up it creates 4 images The upper left image is your original the others are examples of options 4 Select the second image by clicking on it notice black line surrounds it In upper right of window are options for saving Output settings are for creating HTML or background etc What you really need is the format setting 5 Choose jpeg for image or GIF for text then set quality and ok The options should be practiced as the effects are many Basically you must balance file size with quality and format type Quality is a combination of of colors and quality setting File name Photoshop7_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 08 14 02 University of Arizona Photoshop 7 Basic User Manual 8 Exe OKs Comel Practice Steps a 1 Open Test psd 2 2 Menu gt File gt Save for Web T 3 Save a GIF that is 100k or smaller with the name a ae Work01 gif in the workshop folder on the desktop Fiennes el 4 Next save a jpeg of 75 k or smaller as Antario Wet Sra os To Work01 jpg in workshop folder on desktop 5 Now go to workshop folder and check that files are in folder EC eee at nae eo esceras BEE REE EXERCISE 8 LAYERS AND HISTORY Follow along steps Open Test psd Open Menu gt Window gt History Open Menu gt Window gt Layers
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