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HOW TO USE Adobe® Photoshop® CS2
By Daniel Giordan, Doug Nelson
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Publisher: Sams Publishing
Pub Date: August 05, 2005
ISBN: 0-672-32751-1
Pages: 320

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		About the Authors
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Reader Services
		How to Use This Book
			The Complete Visual Reference
		Introduction
		Part 1.  Getting Started with Photoshop
			Task 1 Welcome to Photoshop, Bridge, Camera Raw, and ImageReady
			Task 2 How to Use the Toolbox
			Task 3 How to Use the Menu Bars
			Task 4 How to Use Photoshop and ImageReady Palettes
			Task 5 How to Use the Color Picker
			Task 6 How to Select a Color
			Task 7 How to Browse Files in Bridge
			Task 8 How to Use Rulers, Grids, and Guides
			Task 9 How to Use Color Management
			Task 10 How to Set Photoshop Preferences
			Task 11 How to Set ImageReady Preferences
			Task 12 How to Set Bridge Preferences
			Task 13 How to Set Camera Raw Preferences
		Part 2.  Optimizing Photoshop Projects
			Task 1 How to Use Multiple Views
			Task 2 How to Undo with the History Palette
			Task 3 How to Create Custom Tool Presets
			Task 4 How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
			Task 5 How to Use the Preset Actions
			Task 6 How to Create Custom Actions
			Task 7 How to Set Up Batch Processing Options
			Task 8 How to Optimize Color Files for Printing
		Part 3.  Selection Techniques
			Task 1 How to Select Geometric Areas
			Task 2 How to Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool
			Task 3 How to Select by Color Range
			Task 4 How to Use Quick Mask
			Task 5 How to Convert Selections to Paths
			Task 6 How to Modify Selections
			Task 7 How to Save and Load Selections
		Part 4.  Working with Tone
			Task 1 How to Measure and Compare Pixel Values
			Task 2 How to Optimize the Tonal Range
			Task 3 How to Improve Contrast with Curves
			Task 4 How to Improve Contrast with Shadow/Highlight
			Task 5 How to Use the Dodge, Burn, and Sponge Tools
			Task 6 How to Sharpen Images
			Task 7 How to Use Smart Sharpen
			Task 8 How to Use Blur to Sharpen
			Task 9 How to Convert Images to Grayscale
		Part 5.  Working with Color
			Task 1 How to Make Global Color Corrections
			Task 2 How to Use the Match Color Command
			Task 3 How to Correct a Range of Colors
			Task 4 How to Use the Color Replacement Tool
			Task 5 How to Build Duotones for the Web
			Task 6 How to Build Duotones, Tritones, and Quadtones for Print
		Part 6.  Image Editing Basics
			Task 2 How to Add Canvas
			Task 3 How to Crop an Image
			Task 4 How to Flip and Rotate an Image
			Task 5 How to Warp an Image
			Task 6 How to Silhouette an Image
			Task 7 How to Use the Healing Brush
		Part 7.  Drawing and Painting with Color
			Task 1 How to Paint an Image
			Task 2 How to Erase an Image
			Task 3 How to Erase a Background
			Task 4 How to Use the History Brush
			Task 5 How to Use the Clone Stamp
			Task 6 How to Draw Graphic Shapes
			Task 7 How to Build a Custom Brush
			Task 8 How to Use the Pattern Maker
			Task 9 How to Apply Gradients
			Task 10 How to Create Custom Gradients
		Part 8.  Using Type
			Task 1 How to Add Type to an Image
			Task 2 How to Create 3D Text
			Task 3 How to Create Typographic Style Sheets
			Task 4 How to Build Filtered Text Effects
			Task 5 How to Warp Text
			Task 6 How to Set Text on a Path
		Part 9.  Using Paths
			Task 1 How to Create a Straight-Edge Path
			Task 2 How to Create a Curved Path
			Task 3 How to Edit a Path
			Task 4 How to Convert a Path to a Selection
			Task 5 How to Stroke Paths
			Task 6 How to Create Clipping Paths
		Part 10.  Working with Layers
			Task 1 How to Create and Move Layers
			Task 2 How to Link Layers
			Task 3 How to Create Clipping Masks
			Task 4 How to Create Layer Groups
			Task 5 How to Create Smart Objects
			Task 6 How to Transform Layers
			Task 7 How to Create Adjustment Layers
			Task 8 How to Add a Layer Mask
			Task 9 How to Merge and Flatten Layers
			Task 10 How to Create Layer Comps
		Part 11.  Digital Photography Features
			Task 1 How to Build a Contact Sheet
			Task 2 How to Make Picture Packages
			Task 3 How to Use the Red-Eye Tool
			Task 4 How to Reduce Noise
			Task 5 How to Build Panoramas
			Task 6 How to Organize Images with Custom Metadata
			Task 7 How to Work with Camera Raw Images
		Part 12.  Building Web Files
			Task 1 How to Preview Files in Browsers and Platforms
			Task 2 How to Build GIF Files for the Web
			Task 3 How to Optimize GIF Color Sets
			Task 4 How to Create a GIF Transparency
			Task 5 How to Build JPEG Files for the Web
			Task 6 How to Optimize Files with Variable Compression
			Task 7 How to Slice Images for the Web
			Task 8 How to Build Imagemaps
			Task 9 How to Build Filter-Based GIF Animations
			Task 10 How to Build JavaScript Rollovers
			Task 11 How to Build a Web Gallery
		Part 13.  Special Effects
			Task 1 How to Use Blending Modes
			Task 2 How to Build a Glow Effect with Stroke Path
			Task 3 How to Create Lighting Effects
			Task 4 How to Apply a Radial Blur
			Task 5 How to Apply a Ripple Effect
			Task 6 How to Add a Lens Flare
			Task 7 How to Add Noise Texture
			Task 8 How to Use the Fibers Filter
			Task 9 How to Distort an Image with Liquify
			Task 10 How to Use the Filter Gallery
			Task 11 How to Add Texture
			Task 12 How to Create a Halftone Pattern
			Task 13 How to Use the Vanishing Point Filter
		Glossary
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			J-K
			L
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			N
			O-P
			Q-R
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			T-U
			V
			W-X-Y-Z
		Index