Vocab list

Question 1

Active Layer

Answer 1

The layer highlighted in the layers palette the appears in parenthesis in the document window title bar.

Question 2

Additive Colors

Answer 2

Combination of colors that make white. (R,B,G). When all values are 255, white results.

Question 3

Anchor Points

Answer 3

Small squares similar to fastening points that connect straight or curved line segments

Question 4

Angle

Answer 4

Setting that determines where a drop shadow falls relative to the text

Question 5

Base Layer

Answer 5

Bottom layer in clipping group, serves as group’s mask

Question 6

Baseline

Answer 6

An invisible line on which type rests

Question 7

Blur filters

Answer 7

blurs things… used to soften a selection or image

Question 8

Brightness

Answer 8

The measurement of relative lightness or darkness of a color. (percentage 0%-100%)

Question 9

Character palette

Answer 9

Helps you control type properties. Located on the tool options bar

Question 10

Clipboard

Answer 10

Temporary storage area in operating system

Question 11

Clipping group

Answer 11

Links contiguous layers

Question 12

Clipping path

Answer 12

Used when you need to extract a Photoshop object from within a layer, place it in another program, and retain its transparent background

Question 13

CYMK image

Answer 13

Has at least four channels (C,M,Y,K)

Question 14

Endpoints

Answer 14

Anchor points at each end of an open path

Question 15

Feather

Answer 15

Method used to control the softness of the selection’s edges, by blurring the area between the selection and the surrounding pixels.

Question 16

Filters

Answer 16

Alters the look of the image. Customized special effects: distortions, blurring, and changes in lighting

Question 17

Flattening

Answer 17

Merges all visible layers into one (background layer). Deletes all hidden layers.

Question 18

Font

Answer 18

Characters with similar appearamce

Question 19

Font family

Answer 19

Represents a complete set of characters, letters, and symbols for a particular typeface. Divided into san serif, serif, & symbol.

Question 20

Guides

Answer 20

Horizontal and vertical lines that you create to help you align objects. “Bluelines”

Question 21

Handles

Answer 21

Boxes on the sides of objects

Question 22

Histograph

Answer 22

A graph displaying the numeric values of colors used to make adjustments in the input and output levels.

Question 23

History palette

Answer 23

A record of each action performed during a session. (allows 20 levels of undo).

Question 24

Kerning

Answer 24

Controlling the amount of space between two characters

Question 25

Leading

Answer 25

the vertical amount of space between lines of type

Question 26

Marquee

Answer 26

Series of dotted lines indicating a selected area that can be edited or dragged into another document

Question 27

Menu bar

Answer 27

Contains menus containing PS commands

Question 28

Merging Layers

Answer 28

Combining layers into one (Flattening is merging all layers and deleting hidden layers)

Question 29

Pixel

Answer 29

Dot in a bitmapped image that represents a color or shade (1 in = 96 px)

Question 30

Point

Answer 30

Unit of measure for font sizes (1 in = 72 points)

Question 31

Rasterize

Answer 31

Converts type layer into image layer

Question 32

Resolution

Answer 32

Number of pixels per inch

Question 33

RBG image

Answer 33

red, blue, green channels

Question 34

Subtractive colors

Answer 34

BLACK = C,M,Y,K absorbing all color

Question 35

Tolerance

Answer 35

The range of pixels that determines which pixels will be selected. (lower the tolerance, the closer the color is to the selection)

Question 36

Tracking

Answer 36

Uniform space between characters