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1
Q

What is Photoshop used for?

A 
Create original artwork
Manipulate color images
Retouch photographs
Repair damaged images
Create images for Web pages
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What are photoshop images made of

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Pixels

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What are steps to create a new file

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Click File on the Menu bar
Click New
Enter the required width in the Width text box
Enter the required height in the Height text box
Click Ok

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How should Save As be used

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Save a file under a new name and to preserve a
copy of the original file

Open a file in one file format (e.g., .BMP) and save
it in another file format (e.g., .JPG)

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5
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How can you change windows you already arranged

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Change to floating windows by clicking the
Arrange Documents button on the Menu bar, then
click Float All in Windows

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What are the areas of the Photoshop window

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Menu/Application Bar
Options Bar

Tools Panel

Status Bar

Document Window

Panels

Docks

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A section within an image that can be

manipulated independently

A

Layers

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How does the history panel record

A

The History panel contains a record of each task

completed in an image

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What can be done with layers

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Add, delete, and move layers

Drag a portion of an image (a selection) to
another Photoshop image

Hide and display layers

Change the opacity of a layer

Change the order of layers

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Componetns of the layers panel

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opacity slider

image layer

type layer

background layer

adjustment layer

layer style

clipping mask

layer mask

layer style button

new layer button

delete button

new layer group

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commonly used layers

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Type,Image, Adjustment, Background

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12
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How can layers be added

A

New command on the
Layer menu

New Layer command on
the Layers panel menu

Click the Create a new
layer button on the layers panel

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How can layers be deleted

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Layers panel list arrow next to
the layer name

Delete layer button

Drag the layer name to the
Delete layer button

[Alt] buttons with the Delete layers button

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14
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An area of an image surrounded by a marquee

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Selection

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15
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Why use the crop tool

A

To remove a portion of an image

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How is a leyer defringed

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Application Bar -> Layers

Matting

Defringe

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17
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What tools can be used to organize layers?

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Layer groups

Layer colors

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18
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What are two common selection methods?

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Using a tool

Using a color

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19
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Slection methods using color

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Tools:

Lasso tools

Marquee Tools

Quick Select Tool

Colors:

Color Range

Magic Wand

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20
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What are fastening points?

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An anchor within a marquee

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Which tools use them?

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Polygonal Lasso Tool

Magnetic Lasso Tool

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What can be done with selections?

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Moved

Copied

Transformed

Adjustment

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23
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Non-printable horizontal and vertical lines, used To help position a selection

A

guides

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How can a marquee be modified?

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Add to

Subtract from

Intersect with a selection

Expand a marquee

Contract a marquee

Smooth out the edges of a marquee

Enlarge a marquee and add a border

Refine an edge

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How can a selection be transformed?
By changing its size and other qualities
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What does the healing brush fix
imperfections
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What does the healing brush match
texture, lighting, shade of sample
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What color mode is used for visual output?
RGB
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Printed output color
CMYK
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What is the default foreground/ | background color?
Black and White
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How can you change the foreground color?
Colors panel Swatches panel Color Picker Eyedropper tool (sampling)
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Why use the color picker dialog box?
# Choose a color from a color spectrum Numerically define a custom color
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Border around a layer
stroke
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What is the gradient tool used to do?
Create dynamic effects by blending colors
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What are the 5 gradient options?
Linear Diamond Radial Angle Reflected
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Why are filters used
To significantly alter the appearance of an image
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How is the Match Color command accessed?
Application Menu -> Image Adjustments Match Color
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Text in photoshop is called
text
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Can be scaled to any size without losing clarity Type created in Photoshop is initially this type
outline
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Composed of pixels Type is converted to this type when you apply special filters
bitmap
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Where can type be modified?
Options bar Character panel Paragraph panel
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3 categories of text
Serif Sans Serif Symbol
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foyr types of character spacing
Kerning Tracking Leading Baseline Shift
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How to add a style
Click Layer on the Application bar Point to Layer Style or Click on Add Layer Style on Layer Panel Click a style
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two popular styles of type
Drop shadow, bevel and emboss
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What are painting tools used for
modify color in an image
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Painting tools refer to any tool that uses a _____ to apply.
brush tip
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6 painting tools
Smudge Sharpen Blur Dodge Burn Sponge
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controls fade option
jitter
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used to work on unwanted or damaged imagery
patch tool
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What do painting tools match
texture, lighting, shading
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number of brush tip libraries
12
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used to restore pixel data
History brush tool
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What can a layer mask cover
An entire layer or specific areas within a layer
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How many masks per layer
one
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What is the difference between black and | white when painting a Layer Mask?
black - increase | white - decrease
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Changes that can be reversed even after the | image has been closed
non-destructive changes
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where layer mask thumbnail is displayed
In the Layers panel to the right of the image | thumbnail
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how can multiple layers be selected
Contiguous Layers - Press and hold Shift while clicking additional layers on Layer Panel Non-Contiguous Layers - Press and hold Ctrl while clicking additional layers on Layer Panel
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What is the difference between aligning and | distributing layers?
Aligning layers to each other Distributing layers to evenly space content
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What does blending pixels control?
The colors and form of an image by blending | pixels on one layer with pixels on another layer
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A special layer that acts as a color filter for a single | layer or all the layers beneath
adjustment mask
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How can it be clipped to create a Clipping | Mask?
Press Alt + Click on line separating the layers on | the Layers Panel

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